CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–Heeding to the requests of Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog local government units (LGUs), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-10 begun the distribution of family food packs (FFPs) to the affected locals as the said areas are placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), July 16-31.
“Ang opisina ng Field Office 10 sa pagkakaron nakahatag nami ug 20,000 family food packs sa Gingoog City and for Cagayan de Oro City magsugod mi ug hatag ug family food packs of about 5,000,” DSWD-10 Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga-Libang said during the CORDS-X Podcast with Communications Sec. Martin Andanar, July 24.
(Currently, DSWD Field Office 10 has provided 20,000 family food packs to Gingoog City and for Cagayan de Oro City, we have started the distribution of 5,000 family food packs)
She added that aside from requesting over 160,000 FFPs for Cagayan de Oro and 140,000 FFPs for Gingoog City, they are also preparing for the financial assistance for the affected families.
“While waiting for the letter [from the LGUs], itong Field Office ay nag-umpisa nang nag-prepare (our Field Office has already started the preparation) and when we received the letter, which is part of our guidelines, immediately we disposed the family food packs na kung ano po ang kaya naming maibigay agad-agad (that we can provide immediately),” the regional director said.
To respond in a speedy manner, DSWD Central Office through Sec. Rolando Bautista also works on the proposal of the regional office to provide financial assistance to the affected residents. The regional office has already provided the figures to be considered by the financial managers of the Malacañan Palace.
Dollaga-Libang is hopeful that the requests coming from CDO Mayor Oscar Moreno and Gingoog City Mayor Erick Cañosa will be granted by President Rodrigo Duterte. Meanwhile, DSWD-10 is coordinating with the LGUs on what the department could immediately give.
She also assured that the department will always extends its hand in aiding those who are in need not only during disasters but most especially in this time of pandemic. (RTP/PIA-10)
