00:00It's the mother of all government's aid and relief programs.
00:03And it's a traveling roadshow that punctuates the President's assistance to farmers,
00:07fisherfolk, and families in need program with even bigger cash handouts, a ton of support services,
00:13more training, and livelihood programs to the beneficiaries of the place it visits.
00:18Our Mela Las Moras has more on the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair
00:22now in the province of Surigao del Sur.
00:25Jassem arrived early here at De La Salle John Bosco College in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur
00:32to participate in the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair.
00:35As a college student, Jassem said he would really appreciate any help or aid from the government
00:40to help sustain all his needs in school.
00:42Good thing is he got what he wished for and couldn't help himself from expressing gratitude.
00:48Of course, I am studying at Northeastern Mindanao State University.
00:54And we are having a kind of financially unstable.
01:05House Speaker Martin Romualdez spearheaded today's launching of the BPSF Caravan in Surigao del Sur.
01:11This program aims to bring various government aid and programs closer to Filipinos.
01:16During his speech, Romualdez emphasized not only being focused on creating legislation,
01:21but also on the implementation of the new set of laws just passed.
01:24That's why they are crisscrossing the country to ensure or check
01:27if government programs are being felt by our countrymen.
01:51According to the House Speaker's office, the total worth of services and aid provided at the BPSF Caravan
02:04in the province amounts to more than a half billion or 560 million pesos.
02:08One of the agencies which extended various forms of assistance was the Department of Migrant Workers.
02:21That's 1,270,000. That's composed of 85 beneficiaries.
02:27What I can say to the OFWs here in the new government of President Bongbong Marcos Jr.,
02:35the government is bringing services to the people, not just to the OFWs, but to the entire Philippines, to the Filipinos.
02:45Aside from the BPSF, among other programs which were launched in the province,
02:50include the Cash Assistance and Rice Distribution or CARD program,
02:54the Startup Incentives, Business Opportunity, and Livelihood or SIBL program,
02:59and the Integrated Scholarship and Incentives program for the youth.
03:02For all these blessings, Surigaonons are deeply grateful.
03:06I am thankful to President Marcos because we were given, we were included here.
03:13Thank you very much for your help to our poor people. Thank you very much.
03:20From Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Melalez Moras for a new and better Philippines.
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