Legazpi City (PIA) – To curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 5 (DSWD-5) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1, the funding of P10.8 million worth of projects for 36 conflict-affected barangays in the region.
The project which is under the agency's Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services and Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Indigenous Peoples – Community Driven Development (PAMAMA IP-CDD) program aims to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through community projects.
In a statement, the DSWD-5 said the barangays that will receive P300,000 each as grant were identified as insurgency-affected areas by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.
The communities to benefit from the grant include the barangays in Capalonga, Camarines Norte (Binawangan, Itok, Lucbanan, San Antonio and Villa Belen); Labo, Camarines Norte (Bayabas, Cabatuhan, Dumagmang, Excibang, Guisican, Macogon, Malayan, Malibago, Maot and Submakan); Ragay, Camarines Sur (Agao-ao, Cabadisan, Laguio, Panaytayan Nuevo, Patalunan and Salvacion); Del Gallego, Camarines Sur (Bagong Silang, Mansalaya and Pamplona); Lupi, Camarines Sur (Belwang, San Rafael Norte, Hagumit and Tible); Baleno, Masbate (Banase and Eastern Capsay); and Aroroy, Masbate (Balite, Manamoc, Pangle, Capsay, Concepcion and Managanaga).
The barangays will implement the Disaster Response Operations Modality/Procedure to address the effects or impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the community projects identified based on their needs.
“The eligible projects that can be funded under the program are the conduct of Information, Education and Communication activities about COVID-19, procurement of personal protective equipment, hygiene kits, sanitation and cleaning supplies to be distributed during activities, procurement of communication devices like sound systems, upgrading of identified public buildings into temporary isolation spaces and capability building activities on disaster response and mitigation,” the agency said.
Establishment or upgrading of the community-based monitoring system to be used for national or local tracking and response, provision of temporary employment using a cash-for-work scheme, and procurement of Department of Health-approved medical tools and equipment to be used in the Covid-19 response are also included in the DROM/P eligible projects.
PAMANA under the OPAPP is the government’s development framework that aims to strengthen peacebuilding, reconstruction, and development in conflict areas. (PIA5/DDC/DSWD-5)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1052009
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