PRESS RELEASE
May 11, 2008
Office of Caloocan City Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri
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AS PART of the city government's program to uplift the social and economic condition of residents, particularly of unemployed mothers, Caloocan Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri ordered the conduct of a series of free livelihood trainings in the barangays.

According to Echiverri, the free livelihood training would provide residents with opportunities to earn extra income, and as a way of buffering the effect of higher prices of basic goods.

Target po ng ating programa ang mga inang nahihirapang mag-budget ng kanilang pang-araw-araw na gastusin subalit may sobra-sobrang oras para alagaan ang kanilang mga anak,” Echiverri said.

Echiverri added it is imperative we strengthen livelihood development by institutionalizing it and wholeheartedly involving the residents of every barangay.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Office through its Caloocan City Manpower Training Center conducted the week-long livelihood training in Barangays 28, 33 and 34 where residents learned important tips and techniques in food technology, meat processing and detergent making among others.

For his part, LIRO chief Dante Esteban reiterated their program would be doubly effective if residents would come together and organize themselves into a group just like what the Nagkakaisang Kababaihan of Barangays 33 and 34 did earlier.

Esteban added that Mayor Echiverri also directed him to extend assistance to the enterprising mothers by hooking them up with reputable suppliers and dealers that would readily accommodate their newfound business venture.