Hundreds of residents of barangay Bayog in the mountain city of Canlaon have benefited from various services offered during the Serbisyo Caravan on Wednesday.
The activity, spearheaded by the Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, is the second of its kind this year, as part of the whole-of-nation approach of President Duterte to attain inclusive and sustainable peace.
Services offered during the Serbisyo Caravan included dental treatment, distribution of medicines and multi-vitamins, medical consultation, minor operation, haircut and massage, seedlings distribution, flu vaccination for senior citizens, animal vaccine and deworming, and distribution of food packs, among others.
Police Chief Master Sgt.Edilberto Euraoba III, information officer of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office, said the Dagyawan sa Barangay: Talakayan para sa Mamayan is an “avenue for productive, valuable, and visible engagement between the government and its citizens at the local and grassroots level.”
During the activity in Canlaon, focal persons from national government agencies addressed the inquiries of residents such as Pag-IBIG Fund loans and contributions; SSSonline inquiry and verification; National Bureau of Investigation online registration; DTI skills training; and Land Bank of the Philippines loans to rice farmers.
The dialogue/consultation was also held to identify problems, the root causes and possible solutions and interventions, especially in conflict areas affected by the communist insurgency.
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Participating government agencies and offices included the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Visayas-Malasakit Center, Department of the Interior & Local Government, Department of Transportation, Technical Education & Skills Development Authority, Department of Agrarian Reform, the city government of Canlaon, provincial government of Negros Oriental, Department of Trade & Industry, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management &Penology, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Environment &Natural Resources, National Irrigation Administration, Department of Labor & Employment, Department of Social Welfare & Development, Social Security System, Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippine Coconut Authority, PhilHealth, National Food Authority, National Bureau of Investigation, and the Philippine Information Agency.
Uniformed services that also participated in the activities were the Armed Forces of the Philippines, specifically the Philippine Army and Philippine Navy, and the Philippine National Police from the national, regional, and provincial and local levels.
Others present were the physicians of the Department of Health, Naval Force Central Medical Team, and the Province’s medical team. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)
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