Manila, June 2 -- At least 946 partner beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga Region's (DSWD-13) project geared toward climate change mitigation and risk resiliency received over PHP7.2 million in salaries during three-day payout operations conducted last week across four provinces of the region.

The payouts followed the recent completion of a 20-day work period by the recipients on their respective community projects under Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished).

In a statement on Monday, DSWD-13 said the distributions were conducted on separate occasions from May 27 to 31 in the provinces of Surigao del Norte,...