The government will continue to provide assistance to
communities displaced by recent military campaign in central Mindanao
with the help of other organizations, a Palace official said.
People affected by the fighting asked the government to stop
the military offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters so they
could back to their homes. They also asked for additional humanitarian
assistance.
“Tutugon naman po tayo doon sa mga assistance na kailangan
nila, hindi lang doon sa ‘pag provide ng pagkain sa mga kababayan nating nasa
loob ng evacuation centers, at siyempre ang mga attendant services na rin
diyan, katulad ng medical services at kung ano pang mga kailangan,” Deputy presidential
spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview Saturday.
There is ongoing counseling for people who are displaced by
the conflict in coordination with the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the
provincial disaster risk management council and municipal governments, Valte
told dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
The Department of Health is also conducting medical
missions, and it also provides prepositioned supplies, hygiene kits and other
essential medicines to affected communities.
Health officials are also doing blood sugar screening, and
vaccination against pneumonia. They also conduct medical consultations in
cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
according to Valte.
Valte also reported that based on the record from the
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the number of
displaced families staying in evacuations centers had gone down.
Most of the 56,000 displaced persons are staying in 44
evacuation centers, Valte said. Those who stay outside the evacuation centers
are pegged at 8,500. The government continues to assist them as well, she said.
“Ang priority naman siyempre ng AFP diyan is ang safety ng
mga civilians so talagang nagkakaroon ng displacement,” she noted.
“On the side of government, hinahabol na natin ang
pagbibigay ng kalinga sa mga nadi-displace na mga pamilya doon.”
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