PGMA lauds Italian partnership in dev projects in rural areas
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has lauded the commitment and participation of the Italian government as a vital partner in development projects in some rural areas in the province of Iloilo.
Speaking at the Monday, December 1 inauguration of the Tinapay ng Bayan project of 15 out-of-school youths in Janiauy town, province of Iloilo, the President said the Italian government assisted the bakery project of the Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) of Janiuay with bakery equipment such as oven, refrigerator, baking pans and other tools.
The livelihood and hunger mitigation cooperation project is managed by the OSYs and located inside the Good Samaritan Gawad Kalinga project in Brgy. Sta Rita, Janiuay.
The bakery project is currently making profits in producing more than 1,000 packs of break every day delivered to various school canteens in the municipality of Janiuay. Read more »








