Under the leadership of Municipal Mayor Eulogio Clarence Martin P. De Guzman III, 142 beneficiaries (Batches 13,14,15, and16) from the Municipality of Bauang received financial assistance from the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) headed by Ms. Arlie R. Alonzo, RSW, last July 31, 2024 at the People’s Hall, MSWDO, Brgy. Central East, Bauang, La Union.

Inspirational messages were delivered by Hon. Myrna U. Ligas, Sangguniang Bayan Member (SBM), member of Committee on Social Welfare & Development, Women and Family Welfare and Responsible Parenthood, and Senior Citizen and Hon. Tanya Roberta A. De Guzman, SBM, Chairperson for the same Committee. The program follows the Bauang Financial Assistance Ordinance 2022 authored by Hon. Tanya Roberta A. De Guzman. This Ordinance “institutionalizes the grant of various financial assistance / Aid to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Municipality of Bauang through the MSWDO to qualified resident recipients.” The Ordinance fund comes from the savings of the Municipality.

Information about the application for financial assistance at the MSWDO can be found here.