DSWD recognizes community volunteers in Caraga
region
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 4 (PIA) -- The
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recognized the community
volunteers for their constant support to the programs and projects under the
Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of
Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) in Caraga region.
This was in time with the conduct
of the 3rd National Community Volunteers’ Congress and 5th National Bayani Ka!
Awards held in Butuan City.
Led by DSWD Secretary Rolando
Bautista, awardees received a plaque and were encouraged to continue their
humanitarian and voluntary works in the communities.
Bautista emphasized the relevance
of helping people and its impact to the communities, as well as the role of the
social workers and community volunteers as they serve as silent heroes for
their effort to help uplift the lives of the Filipino people.
Bautista also acknowledged the
active participation of the officials from the local government units.
“We believe that the projects that
have been established in the different communities address the needs, issues,
and concerns of the populace. With this, we thanked the local government units
for continuously embracing the processes and principles of KALAHI-CIDSS to
ensure the provision of relevant programs and projects to the Filipino people,”
said Bautista.
There were eight awardees from
Caraga region. These are: 1) Barug Kababaihan Sa San Roque Association in
Trento, Agusan del Sur (gender and development category); 2) Bayogo Tribal
Community in Madrid, Surigao del Sur (IPs welfare category); 3) Barangay
Sub-Project Management Committee of Zillovia in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur
(promotion of just peace category); 4) Bayogo Tribal Community in Madrid,
Surigao del Sur (youth category); 5) Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee
of Bayugan 3 in Rosario, Agusan del Sur (person with disability welfare
category); 6) Barangay Local Government Unit of San Ignacio in Trento, Agusan
del Sur (improved local governance category); 7) Barangay Sub-Project
Management Committee of Antao, Carmen, Surigao del Sur (environment protection
category); and 8) Las Nieves Poblacion Rural Water Works and Sanitation
Association (LAPRUWASA) in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte (sustained community
volunteers group category).
Meanwhile, beneficiaries also
expressed their gratitude for having availed of the different projects from the
KALAHI-CIDSS.
Joan MontaΓ±ez, president of Barug
Kababaihan of Trento, Agusan del Sur highlighted how the women sector has
become empowered through the programs of the government and how their
livelihood has increased and helped their families. “Our organization will
expand and will help more women in our community,” she said.
“Our life has significant changes
and we hope that the government will continue to provide us more developmental
projects,” said Delfina Angeles – Grol, IP welfare from Madrid, Surigao del
Sur. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DOH Caraga hinimok ang mga Caraganon na labanan ang paglaganap ng
TB
By Nora L. Molde
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Setyembre 4
(PIA) -- Nananawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) Caraga region sa publiko na
tumulong sa paglaban sa sakit na Tuberculosis o TB.
Bagamat libre ang gamutan nito,
batay sa rekord ng DOH, 60 Pilipino ang namamatay araw-araw dahil dito.
Ayon kay Arlene Serrano, TB
program coordinator ng DOH Caraga, dapat ay magpakonsulta ang mga taong
mayroong ubo ng halos dalawang linggo upang masuri ng maigi at mabigyan
ng gamot kung sila ay magpopositibo sa TB.
Sa layuning masugpo ang TB sa
rehiyon, hinikayat din ni Romelyn Torralba, DOH Caraga health
information officer ang mga Caraganons na tumulong sa kampanya ukol rito.
Sa kasalukuyan, mayroong 88 DOTS
facilities o directly observed treatment – short course at 124 na laboratories
sa Caraga region upang mabigyan ng gamot ang mga pasyenteng may TB,
drug susceptible man ito o drug resistant TB patient. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
