Five hundred senior citizens received on Wednesday, June 14, their social pension funded by the City Government of Batac. Each senior citizen received 3,000 pesos for the first and second quarters of 2023. A program patterned from that of the national government, this aims to augment the daily subsistence of senior citizens. Eligible recipients must…

To further elevate the assistance to local farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and PhilRice will be distributing free hybrid and inbred palay seeds on the next two weeks, June 13-16, and June 19-22 at Barangay Tabug Community Center. Facilitated by the Office of the City Agriculturist, the distribution held today was graced by Vice…

The City Government of Batac celebrates the 125th Philippine Independence Day with a flag raising ceremony followed by a monumental clean-up drive across all barangays. In his message, Atty. Windell D. Chua, Acting Mayor, underscored that this year’s Independence Day celebration manifests cleanliness, unity and collective responsibility. Celebrating freedom not just in history, but in…

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) is set to benefit over 1,600 Batac residents through the Cash for Work Program. The program’s beneficiaries, who are mainly farmers affected by drought, participated in an orientation today, conducted by Mr. Mark Vallan of DSWD Regional…