LEGAZPI CITY, April 6 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), has awarded PHP 3 million seed capital funds to 201 individual beneficiaries from Irosin, Sorsogon.

In a phone interview on Saturday, Ram Joseph Zaragosa, DSWD-Bicol project development officer for SLP, said 201 program participants were granted PHP15,000 each as start-up capital.

"Para sa mga magsisimula ng negosyo, sana maayos at mapalago nila. Meron din naman na mga pandagdag puhunan (For those who are starting a business, we hope that they can sustain and grow their businesses. There are also additional investments)," Zaragosa said.

He encouraged the beneficiaries to form an association to a...