A group of fishermen in Amlan, Negros Oriental, received a P625,000 grant from the Department of Labor and Employment under its Integrated Livelihood Program Monday, a government press release said.

The Tandayag Fisherfolk Association, composed of 34 fishermen, received the check from Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz in turnover rites at the coastline of Brgy. Tandayag in the town.

Virgilio Aviso, head of the association, said they will use the money to purchase 25 motorized boats to boost their income as all members use paddle boats.

“This grant is a big help to our association and we are very grateful that we have received the livelihood assistance,” Aviso said in the press release.

The money is also expected to help fishermen protect the six-hectare stretch of the Tandayag Marine Sanctuary in the jurisdiction of the barangay.

DOLE Undersecretary Lourdes Trasmonte urged other fishermen to form their association into a cooperative so they can have legal personality and can avail of grants from the government, the press release added.*

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