For Jonna C. Pacinos, a 35-year-old vendor, her journey from modest origins to a thriving enterprise epitomizes the spirit of perseverance and determination.
Equipped with only a table, chair, and tarpaulin, she would diligently set up her corner at 2 in the morning daily, serving the early-morning needs of fishermen and locals who sought a comforting cup of coffee or a hearty breakfast at the fish port.
Ms. Pacinos’s small enterprise evolved into the backbone of her family’s well-being, providing not only financial stability but also supporting the education of her three children. On Tuesday, her journey came full circle as she proudly stood in front of her upgraded and vibrant stationary nego-kart from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol at the Mercedes Fish Port in Mercedes, Camarines Norte.
“Maraming salamat po sa Nego-kart at sa mga gamit na ipinagkaloob po sa akin. May dagdag kagamitan para makagawa ng snack hindi lang kape at biscuit, lalo na po parating na ang summer siguradong dagsa po ang tao dito sa amin.
Napakaganda… salamat po at hindi na po ako mababasa kung sakaling umulan at nakakaenganyo po ng costumer ang negokart kiosk. (Thank you very much for the Nego-kart and for the items that were given to me. There are additional tools to make snacks, not just coffee and biscuits, especially since summer is approaching, and people are sure to flock here. It’s wonderful… Thank you, and I no longer have to worry about getting wet when it rains. The Nego-kart kiosk is also attracting more customers.), Pacinoโs said.
Ms. Pacinos’s is among the ten (10) beneficiaries of the ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป Livelihood Project of the Department in Camarines Norte. Alongside her, nine (9) other beneficiaries engaged in various livelihoods exemplify the diverse opportunities created by the initiative, such as Fruits and Vegetable vending, Almusalan operations, Coffee shop management, Lugaw vending, Native Delicacy preparation, and Burger vending.
Regional Director Ma. Zenaida A. Angara-Campita announced that ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก 12 ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ค-๐ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ค๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐’๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ.
โ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐๐’๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ,โ Campita added.
Camarines Norte Provincial Head, Ms. Cherry B. Mosatalla, extends a heartfelt message to the beneficiaries, encouraging them to prosper in their livelihoods and emphasizing the importance of taking care of the nego-karts. She wishes them good luck and highlights the necessity of hard work.
Hon. Alexander Pajarillo, Municipal Mayor, Mr. Ramil Apolinario, PESO Manager, Mr. Ricky A. Hernandez, DOLE Livelihood Focal showed their unwavering support to the project.
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ค-๐ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ. ๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐จ. ๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ; ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ,โ Mayor Pajarillo said.
The ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป Livelihood Project is not merely a distribution of resources, but a comprehensive initiative aimed at transforming street food vending into a clean, safe, and accessible culinary experience. The commitment of DOLE to provide additional nego-karts underscores the agency’s dedication to fostering economic growth and tourism in the region.
(Source: DOLE Bicol)