TACLOBAN CITY – At least 70 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the Northern Samar Provincial Jail, Brgy. Dancalan, Bobon, Northern Samar have been equipped with livelihood skills from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), with 63 completing the training in Coconut Water Vinegar and Kalamansi Juice Making, 70 in basic wiring, and 46 in entrepreneurship.
Governor Edwin Ongchuan commended OIC-Provincial Jail Warden EnP Jay Keenson Acebuche for creating opportunities that improve the setting inside the provincial jail. He also cited its benefits to the PDLs, especially through livelihood as they reintegrate into society.
Meanwhile, the PDL graduates were given care packages containing blankets and grocery items. “If justice may have been elusive outside, I will make sure that transformative justice will be felt among all persons deprived of liberty,” Acebuche assured. (By Marie Tonette Marticio / EV Mail March 3-9, 2025 issue)
