TARLAC CITY — A total of 29 villages in Tarlac availed of the Barangay Microfinance Program to establish a talipapa.
“This will ensure daily food supply for residents at affordable price as set by Department of Trade and Industry,” Governor Susan Yap said.
“It will also discourage residents from going to public markets therefore avoiding the further spread of coronavirus disease. Social distancing in the talipapa will have to be established by the barangays,” Yap added.
The modified Barangay Microfinance Program of the Provincial Government is an interest-free loan package for barangays in the creation of their barangay talipapa.
Barangays who have no existing loan under the program and no existing talipapa are qualified to apply for the loan amounting to PhP20, 000 interest-free from April 1 until October 31, 2020.
Records of the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office showed that barangays who availed of the loan package came from far-flung areas of the province.
It includes barangays Bora, Sta. Maria, Sapang Tagalog, and Sinait in Tarlac City; Sta. Ines Centro, Sta. Ines West, Pilpila, Timmaguab, Pinpinas and Taguiporo in Sta. Ignacia; and Villa Aglipay, Iba, Sula, Pao and Burgos in San Jose.
Also, barangays Kapanikian and Guevarra in La Paz; Bantog, San Gavino and Balbaloto in Victoria; Santiago, Singat, Mabini and San Jose in Gerona; Balite in Pura; Bobon Caarosipan in Camiling; Castillo in Concepcion; Bantog in Anao; and San Roque in Bamban.