Manila, Dec. 10 -- Indigenous Peoples (IP) families affected by the implementation of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in the Municipality of Calinog in Iloilo received an additional PHP7 million for their livelihood projects from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Steve Cordero, Watershed Management Section Chief of the Institutional Management Division of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), said DOLE is part of the interconvergence mechanism under JRMP II.

"As of this time, we are now on our fourth tranche of livelihood program from DOLE with a total amount of almost PHP19 million. We continuously avail of the program of DOLE because of our good performance during their monitoring," he sa...