DOLE Caraga releases
CAMP fund assistance to beneficiaries
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, March 31 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) - Caraga
Regional Office has recently announced the release of the first
two batches of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Adjustment Measures
Program (CAMP) fund assistance amounting to P5,607,340.00 benefiting 1,117
workers in the private sector.
According
to DOLE-Caraga Regional Director Chona Mantilla, the first batch of release was
made on March 26, 2020, amounting to P2,063,220.00 which covered 411
workers in Agusan del Norte province.
“The
regional office has also released P1,516,040.00 to 302 workers from
Surigao del Norte; P1,450,780.00 to 289 workers from Surigao del
Sur; and P577,300.00 to 115 workers in Agusan del Sur,” added
Mantilla.
Director
Mantilla further bared that the regional office is waiting for additional cash
from the Central Office to fund the next batches of applicants.
For
more information, everyone is encouraged to check the DOLE Caraga’s website:
http://caraga.dole.gov.ph/ or Facebook Page:
https://web.facebook.com/dolecaraga13/. (DOLE-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga, naglatag ng
contingency plan vs. COVID-19
By
Venus L. Garcia
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Marso 31 (PIA) -- Sa harap ng patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng
coronavirus disease o COVID-19 sa bansa, puspusan ang health emergency response
action laban sa naturang virus ng Department of Health – Center for Health and
Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga.
Sa
isinagawang 1st Quarter Full Council Meeting ng Caraga Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), tinalakay ang contingency plan
bilang paghahanda sa worst-case scenario lalo na at nakapasok na ang COVID-19
sa Mindanao.
Kabilang
rito ang pinalakas na pagbabantay at pagtukoy sa resources at response
activities kung sakaling lumala ang sitwasyon.
“Itong
COVID-19 ay bagong uri ng virus kaya kailangan natin itong paghanda pa lalo.
Kailangan
nating maniguro sa ating kaligtasan at seguridad. Kaya hangga’t maaari ay
sundin natin ang mga guidelines na ipinapatupad ng pamahalaan upang masugpo ang
COVID-19,” sabi ni DOH-CHD Caraga regional director Jose Llacuna, Jr.
Bagama’t
wala pang naitalang nagpositibo na patients under investigation o PUIs, mas
hinigpitan pa ng mga lokal na pamahalan ang pagpapatupad ng localized community
quarantine.
Nagsimula
na rin ang ilang barangay sa pag-repack at house-to-house distribution ng food
packs .
“Ang
aming barangay ay naghahanda na rin ng mga family food packs na naglalaman ng
bigas, canned goods at instant noodles. Ibabahagi natin ito sa mga pamilyang
mas nangangailangan ng tulong,” sabi ni Wilo Montero, punong barangay ng Brgy.
Bayanihan, Butuan City.
Sa
Surigao del Norte, nakatanggap din ang frontliners ng Caraga Regional Hospital
ng health at sanitary supply gaya ng alcohol, anti-bacterial soap at
disinfectant maliban sa bigas at iba pang food items.
Samantala,
nanawagan naman ang mga nurse na nakadeploy sa barangay health centers na sana
ay matugunan ang kanilang kakulangan ng supply ng face mask, gloves at
disinfectant.
“Paubos
na talaga ang stock namin ng face masks at gloves. Nangangailangan din kami ng
face shield. Hiling sana namin ang support ng ating pamahalaan para
maprotektahan din ang aming mga sarili habang isinasagawa ang aming mga
tungkulin bilang frontliners,” sabi ni Louise Francia R. Centeno, registered
nurse ng DOH-CHD Caraga na nagsisilbi sa Barangay Health Center sa ilalim
ng national deployment project o NDP.
Sa
ngayon ay nanatili pa ring negatibo sa COVID-19 ang Caraga. Ngunit may
nananatiling 16 patients under investigation (PUIs) kung saan ang isa nito ay
namatay na may pre-existing medical condition na chronic kidney disease. Meron
ding 7,550 persons under monitoring (PUMs) kung 5,778 sa kanila ay cleared at
tapos na sa isolation period sa ngayon. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar 31 (PIA) -- City Mayor Roxanne Pimentel on
Saturday inspected the two entry/exit points in the city to observe
if proper protocol is implemented by the frontliners during the first day of
implementation of the modified community quarantine (MCQ), as a
precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
While
she was at the public market, the lady mayor also asked her constituents she
met along the way for their quarantine pass or identification card for the
workers.
Other
establishments or offices allowed to operate during the duration of the MCQ
are: groceries; supermarkets; mall in-house department stores; pharmacies and
drugstores; medical laboratories; banks and ATMs; hardware; money-transfer
services and bayad centers; courier services; printing presses; auto repair
services; gas stations and LPG; laundry shops; cellphone repair shops; pet
shops; convenient stores; wholesale and sari-sari stores; energy and internet
services; private business offices; government offices; offices/clinics of
doctors, dentists, optometrists, lawyers, public accountants, architects,
engineers, and other related professional services.
The ID
or certification cannot be used when buying groceries, medicines or any basic
necessities. In such, only the quarantine passes will be accepted and honored
that were distributed to only one authorized person per household/family
residents of the city.
Tandag mayor asks
public to stay at home due to COVID-19
By Nida
Grace P. Barcena
Mayor
Pimentel observed that the pedestrians passing through the checkpoint
obeyed the policy implemented by the authorities.
It can
be recalled that on March 25, 2020, Mayor Pimentel signed an Executive Order
No. 09-A S. 2020, an order for a temporary closure of entertainment and
amusement establishments offering non-essential services to the public due to
the threat of COVID-19 effective March 28.
Only
establishments which offer essential services are allowed to operate or
exempted as stated on the EO, such as: water refilling stations; public markets
(wet markets); agri-vet stores; savings and credit cooperatives; food
establishments such as restaurants, cafes, bars, bakery, and the like (provided
that, they shall discontinue their dine-in services, and shall only allow
take-out services), store/food deliveries services; & funeral parlors and
private cemeteries, provided that, they shall strictly impose a "family
members only" wake and burial, and social distancing thereat.
Residents
of Tandag City working in private establishments and government offices are allowed
to work during the duration of MCQ provided that they shall present either one
company ID, or certificate of employment issued by the employer upon inquiry of
the enforcers and shall only be used when going to and from work.
The ID
or certification cannot be used when buying groceries, medicines or any basic
necessities. In such, only the quarantine passes will be accepted and honored
that were distributed to only one authorized person per household/family
residents of the city.
No face
mask, no entry policy is strictly implemented. During this period, all
individuals, residents or non-residents are directed to wear face masks when
going out in public. The non-residents shall be issued visitor’s pass upon
entry at the border checkpoints, and transactions are limited to money
transactions; medical transactions; and buying raw and fresh wet market
products which only allowed at Luha Public Market in Barangay Mabua.
(PIA-Surigao del Sur)
