AgNor PPOC immersion set

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 19, 2019): AgNor PPOC immersion set

BUTUAN CITY – To fully serve communities in insurgency-influenced barangays in the province of Agusan del Norte, the Provincial Peace and Order Council Oversight and Advisory Committee (ADNOAC) of Agusan del Norte is set to conduct a one-day PPOC Immersion on March 28, 2019 in Barangay Tagmamarkay, Tubay, Agusan del Norte.

The event will bring services from different government agencies and private groups to the residents of the four barangays of Tubay, to include residents of barangays Tagmamarkay, Sta. Ana, Doña Telesfora, and Doña Rosario.

Residents of the four barangays including the Indigenous Peoples, Persons With Disabilities, pregnant women and children will benefit services from the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculturist Office, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Provincial Health Office, Department of Agrarian Reform-Provincial Agrarian Reform Office, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Provincial Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Red Cross, Department of Labor and Employment, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, and Department of Justice-Public Attorney’s Office.

Other offices that will also give their services are the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Department of Education, Philippine health Insurance Corporation, Philippine Statistics Authority, Land Transportation Office and other private groups.

Expected services during activity will include free medical and dental, vaccination, massage, haircut, legal counseling and many others.

Also, food packs will be given to the indigenous people and other residents. Contraceptives will be provided to couples; buntis kits to pregnant women; seedlings to farmers; and fingerlings to fishermen.

A skills training and demo and lectures on illegal recruitment and trafficking will also take part of the event.

The incoming PPOC Immersion is the 4th in the province.

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1019762