Pag-IBIG Fund releases P47B in MP loans; 2.3M members assisted
BUTUAN CITY, March 19 - Pag-IBIG
Fund released P46.96 billion in multi-purpose loans (MPL) last year, the
highest ever released in a single year, and posting a growth of P1.58 billion
or four percent higher than the amount released in 2017.
The amount assisted 2,268,715
members with their immediate financial needs, which is 11 percent higher than
in 2017.
“Pag-IBIG Fund’s performance in
2018 is outstanding. One of our record-breaking feats is the amount we
disbursed as multi-purpose loans which many of our members rely on.
The amount of cash loans and the
number of borrowers have been steadily increasing since 2016 because more and
more members are turning to Pag-IBIG Fund for their financial needs. And we
intend to help more members in 2019 as we continue to heed the call of
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to provide social services to more Filipinos,”
said Secretary Eduardo D. del Rosario, who heads both the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of
Trustees.
Pag-IBIG Fund also released P2.28
million in calamity loans (CL) to 160,203 members for them to recover from the
effects of calamities in their area.
In total, the Pag-IBIG Fund
released P49.23 billion under the MPL and CL programs that benefitted the
2,428,918 borrowers in 2018.
“In Pag-IBIG Fund, we always find
ways to serve our members better. So in 2018, despite our transition to a new
system, our MPL program was able to assist nearly 2.3 million members with
their immediate financial needs. This year, we expect to process loans faster
with this new system. This is a testament to our commitment to deliver nothing
less than the Lingkod Pag-IBIG Brand of Service. Ang pangangailangan
ng bawat miyembro ay aming tinutugunan ng mahusay at tapat na serbisyo, mula sa
puso (We address the needs of our members through efficient and sincere service
from the heart),” said Acmad Rizaldy P. Moti, Pag-IBIG Fund chief executive
officer. (Pag-IBIG Fund/VLG/PIA-Caraga)
AgNor PPOC immersion set
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, March 19 (PIA) – To
fully serve communities in insurgency-influenced barangays in the province of
Agusan del Norte, the Provincial Peace and Order Council Oversight and Advisory
Committee (ADNOAC) of Agusan del Norte is set to conduct a one-day PPOC
Immersion on March 28, 2019 in Barangay Tagmamarkay, Tubay, Agusan del Norte.
The event will bring services from
different government agencies and private groups to the residents of the four
barangays of Tubay, to include residents of barangays Tagmamarkay, Sta. Ana,
Doña Telesfora, and Doña Rosario.
Residents of the four barangays
including the Indigenous Peoples, Persons With Disabilities, pregnant women and
children will benefit services from the Department of Health, Department of
Agriculture-Provincial Agriculturist Office, Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority, Provincial Health Office, Department of Agrarian
Reform-Provincial Agrarian Reform Office, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Provincial Social Welfare and Development,
Philippine Red Cross, Department of Labor and Employment, Provincial Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council, and Department of Justice-Public
Attorney’s Office.
Other offices that will also give
their services are the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National
Police, Department of Education, Philippine health Insurance Corporation,
Philippine Statistics Authority, Land Transportation Office and other private
groups.
Expected services during activity
will include free medical and dental, vaccination, massage, haircut, legal
counseling and many others.
Also, food packs will be given to
the indigenous people and other residents. Contraceptives will be provided to
couples; buntis kits to pregnant women; seedlings to farmers; and fingerlings
to fishermen.
A skills training and demo and
lectures on illegal recruitment and trafficking will also take part of the
event.
The incoming PPOC Immersion is the
4th in the province. (NCLM/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
PRO13 tops nationwide crime solution efficiency
BUTUAN CITY, March 19 - Police
Regional Office (PRO) 13 has maintained its number one spot in the Crime
Solution Efficiency (CSE) for the month of January and February 2019.
According to Senior Supt. James
Goforth, Chief of the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division,
PRO13 packed a rating of 89.32% followed by the National Capital Region Police
Office with 88.32% as second and Police Regional Office II with 86.99% as
third.
In the first two months of 2019,
the total crime volume in the region reached 1,359 comprised of 236 index
crimes and 1,034 non-index crimes.
Out of 1,359 crime volume, 1,187
crime incidents were solved by the police units.
Chief Supt. Gilberto DC Cruz,
PRO13 Director, thanked the community, other law enforcement agencies and all
stakeholders that contributed in the crime solving efforts of the police
force.
Crime Solution Efficiency is the
percentage of solved cases out of the total number of crime incidents handled
by the Philippine National Police for a given period of time. (PNP Caraga/PIA
Caraga)
