Village caravan reaches Antique’s upland town

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 5, 2021): Village caravan reaches Antique’s upland town (By Annabel Consuelo Petinglay)

FEEDING PROGRAM. Policemen hold feeding program in Barangay Nagbangi I in San Remigio, Antique on Nov. 4, 2021. Antique Provincial Police Office Information Officer Rossini Mena said Friday (Nov. 5, 2021) their feeding program is part of the Duterte's Legacy Barangayanihan caravan. (Photo courtesy of APPO)

The Duterte’s Legacy Barangayanihan caravan has reached Antique’s upland town for the second time this year bringing various services of the government to residents.

Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO) Information Officer Rossini Mena said in an interview on Friday that policemen, in coordination with other government agencies, visited Barangay Nagbangi I in San Remigio, Antique on November 4.

The caravan was held at Nagbangi I Elementary School, which is about 15 kilometers away from the town proper.

“We conducted information and education campaign about the different government training programs the residents could avail of,” she said.

The police also distributed food packs to 200 residents and gave food to 50 children.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the local government unit of San Remigio led by Mayor Margarito Mission, Jr. gave food packs consisting of rice and various grocery items.

The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) also distributed cloth face masks.

The local police provided free blood check-ups and distributed vitamins with the help of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).

Residents were briefed on organic farming and thereafter were given vegetable seedlings such as string bean, okra, cucumber, and cabbage by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Agricultural Program Coordinating Office.

Last Oct. 20, a similar event was also held in Barangay Osorio II.

Mena said the two mountainous barangays in San Remigio reportedly have a presence of the New People’s Army thus they need to raise the awareness of the locals for them to avoid being recruited.

“We also have to let the people know about the support and services of the government so they could access skills training particularly from TESDA to help them in their livelihood,” she said.

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