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Outreach program benefits thousands of poor residents in Davao Oriental

DAVAO CITY, Jan. 20 (PNA) -- The provincial government of Davao Oriental said the latest outreach program it facilitated in the town of Lupon benefited more than 3,000 poor residents in the area especially from Barangay Marayag.

“The provincial government of Davao Oriental is continuously pouring down aid and services to barangays, benefiting thousands of hapless poor constituents,” the information office said in a statement on Friday.

The latest outreach program, dubbed as Nagkakaisang Lingkod-Bayan (NLD) ng Davao Oriental Barangay Outreach Caravan was held last January 18, Wednesday.

In the same statement, Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang said the outreach program hopes to make the government’s presence felt by the people especially those living in far-flung areas by mobilizing government resources in order to bring services and goods directly to the communities.

“This is a commitment we share with the national government under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte whose main thrust is to provide services straight to the people,” Dayanghirang added.

A total of 23 provincial offices and national line agencies joined last Wednesday’s caravan, bringing with them various services ranging from medical checkups and dental services, distribution of food packs and school supplies, legal consultations, provision of seedlings, and conduct of lectures on various government programs, disaster preparedness and climate change.

Various projects were also turned over during the caravan, including the 54 housing units to families whose homes were destroyed at the height of Tropical Depression “Agaton” in 2014, which caused heavy floods that swept away houses in the said village.

The housing project was implemented through the Modified Shelter Assistance Program of the Provincial Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

National government agencies also turned over various projects to the people of Barangay Marayag that include a concrete bridge that will benefit some 670 households; a Daycare Center from the DSWD; and a small impounding water system from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

In support to agriculture, the Provincial Agriculture Office also turned over 20,000 cacao seedlings, 100 bags of corn seeds and 200 packs of vegetable seeds while the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) also distributed 20,000 tilapia fingerlings to the residents for their inland fishponds.

Considered a suitable area for agriculture, Governor Dayanghirang vowed to pour down agricultural support to Barangay Marayag and other nearby villages to help augment the short supply of fruits and vegetables in markets in the City of Mati, and help boost the livelihoods of local farmers.

“Since the provincial government started the outreach program in December 2016, at least 8,000 residents have already been reached by the program, including those in the village of Marayag,” the information office added.

Gov. Dayanghirang also wanted to serve by the outreach program at least three barangays each month.

The target barangays belong to the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) communities with a marginalized population and physically and socio-economically separated from the mainstream society in Davao Oriental.

These areas are considered vulnerable to insurgencies.

“We live in the same province and whatever social unrest that erupts here would directly affect us all. What we can do now is to work together and support each other in order to achieve genuine and long-lasting peace that we have dreamed of for so long,” the governor said.

The Philippine Army also supported the series of outreach programs of the provincial government of Davao Oriental.

The army, the province said, served as one of the main partners in the implementation of the outreach caravan, as their forces will continue to serve as bridge to communicate the people’s needs to the government through the Peace and Development Outreach Program (PDOP).

Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, commanding officer of the army’s 28th Infantry Battalion, said they will continue to strengthen their partnership with the provincial government and other national agencies to deliver services to the people.

Zagala added that despite the enemy forces’ attempts to disrupt peace and recover their lost bases in the area, the military assured they will stand to protect the people and the peace that has been achieved so far. (PNA)

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