Monday, January 27, 2020

CabSec Nograles to Caraganons: We are here for your needs

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 27, 2020): CabSec Nograles to Caraganons: We are here for your needs (By Doreen Marielle N. Rosales)


BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- In the recent conduct of a Peace Caravan in Barangay Mt. Carmel, Bayugan, Agusan del Sur spearheaded by the members of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in Caraga, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) Caraga, assured those who participated in the activity that the government is working their best to address their varying needs and concerns.

During the short program, the Cabinet Secretary reiterated the significance of the activity which is to provide solutions to existing concerns in the community by means of rendering basic services and identifying other issues in order for the local government to provide relevant interventions efficiently.

The Peace Caravan, he said, is not the end of our service to the people but rather the beginning of the many services that the government is willing to provide.

Merla P. Ahad, barangay captain of Mt. Carmel, was given the chance to present the main issues faced by their community, putting emphasis on the need for a construction of a local access road from their area and even in neighboring communities to the highway.

“Through the provision of such infrastructure, not only will it provide convenience to the daily routine of our people but will also drastically improve their livelihood as it will firstly help lessen the costs for transportation of goods to the city proper,” she said.


In response, he promised to take action on the matter within the year or the following year. However, he reminded the residents of Mt. Carmel that the government follows a certain process and asked to extend their patience.

“The government will never deprive you of chances to maximize your growth. The Caraganons have been craving for sustainable progress for a long time and now is the perfect opportunity to give them what they truly deserve,” CabSec Nograles added.

He also underscored the activity’s correlation to the whole mandate of the Executive Order No. 70 or the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), which served as a bridge between the government and its people. Through the people’s continuous support and cooperation of the said directive of President Rodrigo Duterte, sustainable progress will be made possible.

The Peace Caravan conducted was able to render various basic services to over 1,500 residents in Mt. Carmel and in neighboring communities such as free health consultation accompanied by free medicines, dental services, grooming services such as haircut, and services specifically made for senior citizens and pregnant women. (PIA-Caraga)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1033449

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