SP approves financial incentives for RIC presidents

IN its regular session Monday, presided over by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez, the 20th City Council enacted an ordinance authorizing the city accountant to charge the sum of P50,400 in the 2024 annual budget of the Office of the City Agriculturist for payment of the 4th Quarter CY 2023 financial incentives to the Rural Improvement Club (RIC) presidents.

The Rural Improvement Club (RIC) is a non-government women organization technically assisted by the agricultural technician of a local government unit. It is a voluntary, barangay-based organization composed of 20-30 rural women with varied interests and capabilities and is mobilized for socio-economic projects.

It is also a functional group of women, which serves as channel for developing women’s leadership and potential towards home and community improvement.

Specifically, RIC aims to bring about effective involvement and participation of rural women in home and community project through collective efforts, The Gavel learned.

The legislation was sponsored by the Committees on Agriculture and Cultural Communities, on Finance, Budget and Appropriations, and on Laws and Rules, respectively chaired by Councilors Jay R. Pascual, Yan Lam S. Lim, and Edgar S. Cabanlas.