Balik Probinsya
Controversies
Controversies
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The [Gabriela Women's Party](/wiki/Gabriela_Women%27s_Party "Gabriela Women's Party") has criticized the Balik Probinsya program, saying it could create a "wave" of new COVID\-19 cases amidst the pandemic situation, and citing two alleged Balik Probinsya beneficiaries in Leyte testing positive for the disease. They also believe the program is proof of the government's preference for temporary relief over long\-term solutions and the program will bring more socioeconomic problems in the countryside. However the Department of Interior and Local Government disputed Gabriela's claims, saying that the two Leyte cases involved beneficiaries of a separate program, Hatid Probinsya, which aims to help non\-residents stranded in Metro Manila to return to their home provinces, and insists that the Balik Probinsya program is a long\-term solution which seeks to provide a platform for low\-income families in urban areas to move to their home provinces while implementing relevant livelihood and infrastructure programs in the rural areas of the country.


How can low-income families benefit from moving to their home provinces under the Balik Probinsya program?