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The Department of Social Welfare and Development Office-Kalahi-CIDSS will implement cash for work project in Roxas City to provide temporary employment to people during this pandemic. The cash for work will focus on the coastal clean-up in Barangays Dumolog and Cogon with the latter as the lead barangay.Kalahi-CIDSS will provide more than P300,000 grant while the city government has a counterpart of P3,000.  At least 68 workers from the two barangays are expected to benefit from this project. This is the first time that Roxas City has availed of a Kalahi-CIDSS project. The Program will provide cash support in exchange for community works for the coastal clean-up of the two barangays. The cash for work project between the DSWD and the city government was firmed up after the Roxas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council approved a resolution approving the sub-project implementation. The provision of cash for work project to Roxas City is in line with the Kalahi-CIDSS Disaster

THREE hundred thirty-eight individuals in the six zones in the town of Sta. Barbara will benefit from the Cash For Work project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office-Kalahi-CIDSS. The cash for work project is being implemented at Zones 1 to 6 and Balabag centered on declogging of canals and clearing of roadside. The project aimed at providing temporary employment to the people at this time of the pandemic. The implementation is still ongoing. Kalahi-CIDSS has provided a total of P1.5 million grant for the cash for work project while the local government unit, barangay local government units, and communities have also provided in-kind contributions of P6,500. The six zones were identified by the local government of Sta. Barbara as recipients of the social welfare's project through an approved resolution from the Sta. Barbara Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.                                                        Worker Rex Saludares r