Tingog widens outreach coverage with 4 more ATCs set up in Bohol

By Rio N. Araja TINGOG

party-list Reps. Yedda

Romualdez and Jude Acidre recently opened four more Alagang Tingog centers (ATCs) in Bohol, bringing to 80 the total number of ATCs nationwide.

The newest ATCs are situated in the municipalities of Ubay, Sierra Bullones, Balilihan and Tagbilaran. Romualdez and Acidre also led the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) pay-out to 1,000 beneficiaries from each municipality who received P5,000.00 each.

The beneficiaries said the financial

“We support it. It will unify us, strengthen us. It is the road to peace.”

Aguilar’s text message stated.

The proposed amnesty was rejected earlier by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) stat- ing that revolutionaries are “not motivated by selfish desires and personal gain.” help from DSWD and Tingog partylist would be used for their daily basic needs, such as food and medicine.

“The Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army will firmly reject Marcos’s treacherous offer of amnesty and surrender,” CPP spokesman Marco Valbuena said in a statement.

The party-list also gave away grocery bags, refrigerator units, and one motorcycle to several lucky individuals.

Acidre reassured the residents that the financial aid they received was only the start of the many assistance that the party-list would offer to the residents through their ATCs.

“Starting today, you will no longer find it difficult to look for Tingog party-list’s office. If you need hospital, burial, transportation or educational assistance, our Alagang Tingog Center is here to aid you,” he said.