QC Govt. Gives financial Aid to 480 Small business Owners

The local government units of Quezon City have given livelihood financial assistance to a total of 480 small-scale entrepreneurs. Last Wednesday, the city government announced that the cash aid for small businesses is part of the Pangkabuhayang QC Program under the QC Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office (SBCDPO).

The payout for the beneficiaries was given at the Carlos Albert High School in Barangay Santol last Tuesday.

“Ang mga benepisyaryo mula batches 13 at 14 ay nakatanggap ng livelihood assistance mula PHP10,000 hanggang PHP20,000 (The beneficiaries from batches 13 and 14 received an amount ranging between PHP10,000 and PHP20,000),” the city government’s Facebook post read.

According to Mayor Joy Belmonte, the city government is aware of the hardships that small businesses face amidst the two-year pandemic.
“Bago ang payout, sumasailalim muna ang mga benepisyaryo sa training at management seminar upang madagdagan ang kanilang kaalaman sa pagpapaikot ng kita (Before the payout, the beneficiaries have undergone training and management seminar to arm them with knowledge on how to run their businesses),” she said.

Last February, LGU distributed livelihood assistance to those who belong to batch 11 and 12, which consists of beneficiaries from Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.

Previous batches received financial assistance from the city government last year.

“Ang Pangkabuhayang QC ay programa ng lungsod para dagdagan ang puhunan ng mga displaced worker, may-ari ng maliit na negosyo, OFWs na nawalan ng trabaho, unemployed solo parents, at PWDs na naapektuhan sa gitna ng pandemya (The QC livelihood program aims to give additional capital for displaced workers, owners of small businesses, OFWs who have lost their jobs, unemployed solo parents, and PWDs who were affected amid the pandemic),” Belmonte said. (PNA)

Source: Philippine News Agency