The Department of Labor and Employment Iloilo Field Office Head Melissa along with Mayor Richard Garin personally handed over the cheque to the parents/guardians of the child laborers in barangays Maricolcol, Saring, and Tambong.
The three barangays with 27 families, received the total amount of P790,164.00
Thank you very much DOLE!

The members of the Oyungan Irrigators Association here gets the full support of Mayor Richard Garin as he allowed the use of backhoe for the rehabilitation of their irrigation facilities.
“Present your request to the MEO, tell them to inform me kun available (ang backhoe), if not inform me kay pangitaan ta ka mahuraman,” he told the members.

Benedicta Estapor and the representative of Lolita Alabado, all senior citizens, received their cheque amounting to P10,000.00 from Mayor Richard Garin. The financial assistance will be used to augment to their expenses for food and medicines.