Manila, March 4 -- The province of Dinagat Islands has been granted PHP30 million by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13) to support various livelihood initiatives.

In a phone interview Tuesday, Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. said PHP15 million of the funding will support the enterprise and economic activities of 25 civil society organizations (CSOs).

The grant, part of DSWD's Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), was officially turned over to the provincial government on Monday.

Three CSOs from Libjo town -- Llamera Achievers Sustainable Livelihood Program Association, Rosita Unity Sustainable Livelihood Program Association and Imelda Sustainable Livelihood Program Association -- each received PHP600,000.

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