KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE — The local government here is set to launch today, Nov. 24, a community dedicated to hosting returnees to Lanao del Norte province under the national government’s Balik-Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program.
Called the Bagong Pag-asa Green Village, it is located some two kilometers from the national highway in Tacub village.
Kauswagan Mayor Rommel Arnado said the six-hectare community would accommodate 200 returnees who have applied under the program initiated by Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go at the height of the coronavirus lockdowns.
The program aims to decongest Metro Manila of migrants from the provinces, who were drawn there in their search for econ…
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