COVID-19 relief operations organized

March 23, 2020 Metro BLISTT

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjie Magalong and City Administrator Bonifacio Dela Peña observed today March 20, 2020 the process flow employed by the Office of the City Social Eelfare and Development from receiving all the way to distributing food items from the Department of Social Welfare and Development to the barangay recipients as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response cluster program of the national government.
The mayor commended OCSWDO Betty Fangasan for the efficient, systematic and accountable handling of the relief goods along with the donations being received by the city from private individuals and organizations.
The mayor assured barangay officials and residents that with the system, the relief items will reach their target beneficaries as he promised that the city will do everything to address the needs of those affected by the health crisis.
Barangay officials are in charge of identifying the beneficiaries considered as the vulnerable households like the displaced workers and members of the 4Ps .
The list subject to validation by the OCSWDO is not fixed as more recipients can be added from time to time if the situation requires. The first two operations were done this week targeting 20,000 vulnerable households out of the 92,000 total in the city.
The food packs contain P450 worth of basic commodities. Fangasan said the food supplementation will continue until their supplies last. As of now, their stockpile from the national government will be good for a month.
This will be augmented by the stocks from the city government and donations from the private sector. The process of receiving, recording, itemizing, repacking and distribution is being done by the OCSWDO in coordination with the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, City Engineering Office, City Buildings and Architecture Office and some private volunteer organizations.
 
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