Manila, April 6 -- A total of 43 beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Pag-abot Program across various provinces in Central Luzon have been enrolled under the agency's Livelihood Program and Transitory Shelter Assistance to help them start anew.

In a statement Monday, DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the beneficiaries included 11 individuals from Nueva Ecija, 11 from Pampanga, 10 from Tarlac City, and 11 from Bulacan.

During the distribution activity, personnel from the Pag-abot Regional Project Management Office in Region 3 and the Local Social Welfare and Development Office actively guided the beneficiaries in selecting starting livelihood ventures to ensure that financial an...