BACOLOD CITY — The provincial government here released PHP483,333 worth of checks to beneficiaries of insured barangay personnel in Negros Occidental on Thursday.
Acting Provincial Administrator Lucille Gelvolea led the turn-over rites held at the Provincial Capitol.
The checks were personally received by the family-beneficiaries accompanied by their respective barangays officials from cities of Cadiz, Silay, Himamaylan and the municipalities of Pulupandan, Valladolid, Hinigaran, Ilog, and Candoni.
For accidental death of a barangay tanod or official, the beneficiaries can receive up to PHP100,000 while for natural death, up to PHP50,000.
The Barangay Insurance Program is being implemented through the Special Programs and Concerns Division of the Provincial Administrator’s Office.
In February this year, the provincial government released PHP410,000 in benefits to various beneficiaries.
As of February, 8,575 barangay tanods and 6,471 barangay officials in Negros Occidental have been enrolled in the insurance program.
Last November, the Capitol released PHP360,000 worth of checks to beneficiaries from the cities of San Carlos, Sagay and Kabankalan, and municipalities of Salvador Benedicto, Calatrava, Isabela, and Ilog.
In June 2017, the provincial government released PHP700,000 worth of insurance claims to beneficiaries from various towns and cities while in March last year, a total of PHP850,000 were also turned over to another set of family-beneficiaries. (Nanette Guadalquiver/PNA)
