GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTED P75M IN AID FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRY WORKERS

The government launched a BPSF providing P75 million aid for 15,000 members of the creative industry (Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN News)

The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), a flagship program of the Marcos administration provides a total of P75 million in financial aid and capacity-building programs to more than 15,000 creative industry members during the "Paglinang sa Industriya ng Paglikha" (Cultivation in the Creative Industry).

The event was launched at the Philippine Sports Arena (Ultra) in Pasig City that will run from October 13 to 14. The BPSF gave P5,000 in cash aid to beneficiaries under the “Ayuda sa Kapos Ang Kita Program” of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Also, five kilos of rice were given to each of the 15,000 beneficiaries.

According to Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, “The BPSF is one of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s programs to assist every sector of our society, including those in the creative industry. This shows that the government has not forgotten our workers in the fields of art and media.”

Romualdez said the event features the participation of 23 government agencies, provides access to more than 100 essential government services, such as permits, licenses and health services, that are critical for professionals in the creative industry.

Adding that training programs from agencies such as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are part of the initiative to ensure that beneficiaries have the necessary skills to succeed in their fields.

Romualdez is optimistic that the efforts of the BPSF toward the creative industry will pave the way for its long-term benefits. "I believe that the BPSF programs will allow more opportunities for our countrymen in the creative sector, and bring a more stable future for them.”

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer 

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