In pursuit to expanding the range of Kalingas benefiting social services in a form of financial, educational, and medical assistance, Governor James S. Edduba has again successfully secured an additional P50 million for various social service programs this September.

The funding request, submitted to the Office of the House Speaker Congressman Martin Romualdez, has been approved and is now in the process of being allocated to the appropriate implementing agencies.

The breakdown of the funds includes P20 million for the Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients (MAIP) program under the Department of Health – Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH CAR), P20 million for the Tertiary Education Subsidy Program (TDP) under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and P10 million for the Ayuda Para sa Kapos Ang Kita (AKAP) program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).