Thursday, October 10, 2019

Canlaon villagers in conflict area avail of free gov't services

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 10, 2019): Canlaon villagers in conflict area avail of free gov't services



SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE. Hundreds of residents in the insurgency-affected Canlaon City in Negros Oriental benefit from various basic services during the Serbisyong Caravan and Dagyawan: Talakayan ng Mamayan on Wednesday (Oct. 9, 2019). This is the second activity undertaken by the Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOTF-ELCAC) as part of President Rodrigo Duterte's whole-of-nation approach to attain inclusive and sustainable peace. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army)

Hundreds of residents of Barangay Bayog in the mountain city of Canlaon in northern Negros Oriental benefited from various services offered during the Serbisyo Caravan on Wednesday.

The activity, spearheaded by the Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) chaired by Governor Roel Degamo, is the second of its kind this year, as part of the whole-of-nation approach of President Rodrigo Duterte to attain inclusive and sustainable peace.


Services offered during the Serbisyo Caravan included dental treatment, distribution of medicines and multi-vitamins, medical consultation, minor operation, haircut and massage, seedlings distribution, flu vaccination for senior citizens, animal vaccine and deworming, and distribution of food packs, among others.

Chief Master Sergeant Edilberto Euraoba III, Public Information Officer of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) said that a "Dagyawan sa Barangay: Talakayan Para sa Mamayan", “an avenue for productive, valuable and visible engagement between the government and its citizens at the local and grassroots level”, was held at the Canlaon City gymnasium.

During the activity, focal persons from national government agencies addressed the inquiries of residents such as Pag-IBIG Fund loans and contributions; Social Security System (SSS) online inquiry and verification; National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) online registration; Department of Trade and Industry skills training; and Land Bank of the Philippines loans to rice farmers, to name a few.

The dialogue/consultation was also held to identify problems, the root causes and possible solutions and interventions, especially in conflict areas affected by the communist insurgency.

Participating government agencies and offices included the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Visayas-Malasakit Center, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Transportation, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Agrarian Reform, the city government of Canlaon, provincial government of Negros Oriental, Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Irrigation Administration, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Social Welfare and Development, SSS, Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippine Coconut Authority, PhilHealth, National Food Authority, NBI, and the Philippine Information Agency.

Uniformed services that also participated in the activities were the Armed Forces of the Philippines, specifically the Philippine Army and Philippine Navy, and the Philippine National Police from the national, regional, and provincial and local levels.

Others present were the physicians of the Department of Health, Naval Force Central Medical Team, and the province’s Magdegamo Medical Team.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1082845

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