The provincial government on Monday provided livelihood assistance and Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) cards to small junkshop workers in the province.
Governor Lilia Pineda, together with other local officials, led the distribution of at least 84 "karitons" (carts) to further improve the source of livelihood of the beneficiaries.
"We recognized this sector, especially those small junk shop owners as they helped us in our program on solid waste management as well as in the peace and order situation in the province since they are usually in the streets," Pineda said.
The governor also told the junk shop worker-beneficiaries that they will be given free PhilHealth cards which will cover including their immediate family members.
However, Pineda reminded the beneficiaries not to buy stolen items like communication cables and metal parts of road signs.
This came as part of the continuing campaign of the provincial government to curb criminality in various municipalities.
Pampanga Police Provincial Director Edgardo Tinio, along with other ranking personnel in uniform, also attended the event held at the capitol ground here.
Tinio suggested the provision of identification cards to the beneficiaries to easily differentiate them from other individuals engaging to illegal activities.
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