NAPC Vice Chairperson for Basic Sectors Ruperto B. Aleroza welcomes community leaders of the Basic Sectors in the Visayas during the Regional Sectoral Assembly held September 12-13, 2023 in Cebu City. (PIA-7) CEBU CITY (PIA) -- Around 400 representatives of basic sectors in the Visayas gathered in Cebu City for the Regional Sectoral Assembly (RSA) conducted by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on September 12-13, 2023. The RSA is in preparation for the conduct of the National Sectoral Assembly (NSA) scheduled on December 1-3, 2023. The participating basic sectors as identified by Republic Act 8425 are, namely: Artisanal Fisherfolk, Children, Cooperatives, Farmers and Landless Rural Workers, Formal Labor and Migrant Workers, Indigenous Peoples, Non-Government Organizations (NGO), Persons With Disabilities (PWD), Senior Citizens, Urban Poor, Victims of Disasters and Calamities, Women, Workers in the Formal Sector, and Youth and Students. Through the RSA,...