Around 875 families who were affected by the recent conflict
in Pikit town in North Cotabato received
relief packs and various assistance on Tuesday from attached agencies of the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12.
Ofelia Domingo, DOLE Region 12 director, said Wednesday they
released the assistance during the convergence outreach activity of DOLE 12’s
Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC).
She said the outreach program, which was dubbed “One Stop,
Big Time Peace and Solidarity Assistance Hub,” was launched in coordination
with the municipal government of Pikit.
The activity was mainly aimed to assist some 875 families
from Barangay Kabasalan in Pikit who were affected by the previous armed
conflict between the government forces and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters.
The DOLE-RCC member-agencies are the Overseas Workers
Welfare Administration, Technical Education Skills and Development Authority,
National Labor Relations Commission, National Conciliation and Mediation Board,
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Employees Compensation
Commission, Public Employment Services Office, Occupational Safety and Health
Council, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board and the National Reintegration Center
“We extended some assistance to the affected families to
help them cope with their situation,” she said in a statement issued by the
DOLE regional office here.
Aside from the relief packs, Domingo said they released
certificates of entitlement worth P500,000 to the beneficiaries.
Through the certificates, she said the affected families may
avail of livelihood projects of their own choice.
Pikit Councilor Benhur Mudale expressed gratitude to the
DOLE-12 for providing assistance to the conflict-affected families.
He said the livelihood packages would be a big help to the
beneficiaries who are rebuilding their lives anew after being displaced earlier
by the conflict.
“Nagpapasalamat kami sa tulong ng iba’t ibang ahensya na
pinangungunahan ng DOLE, dahil po sa inyong presensya mararamdaman ng mga
apektadong pamilya na sila ay mahalaga sa gobyerno,” Mudale said.
Inta Mugawan, 35, an evacuee and father of three children said
the assistance packages mean a lot to them.
“Halos lahat kami nawalan ng mahahalagang kagamitan sa aming
mga bahay, kaya malaking tulong na rin sa amin ang inyong dinala. Umaasa din
kami na patuloy na tutulong ang gobyerno sa amin,” he said.
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