SP accredits NGO in LSB

THE 19th City Council during its regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy adopted a resolution accrediting the Tipolohon Action GroupAssociation, Inc. for membership in the local special bodies.

This is pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-72 and Article 64, Rule XIII of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the 1991 Local Government Code and Commission on Audit circular.

The association, organized last January 20, 2019 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2021, seeks to uplift the living condition of its members by assisting them in the establishment of livelihood facilities, services and enterprises.

It also aims to encourage members to effectively utilize local resources for livelihood activities, and to acquire loans or other financial accommodation from government and private lending institution to finance productive livelihood enterprises, among others.

The legislation was reviewed and endorsed by the committee on planning, innovation and development chaired by Councilor Ian Mark Q. Nacaya.