November 10, 2022
The CSWDO has prepared food packs and grocery packs for members of Indigenous People Communities in Marilog, Paquibato, and Baguio District, Ms. Julie P. Dayaday- Supervising Administrative Officer IV of CSWDO said in an interview over the Davao City Disaster Radio on Thursday.
She said that they already considered weather disturbances that may affect the transportation of the food packs.
“Kini sya mag-commence sa first week of December but among na-agreehan during the meeting with security kadtong mga lugar nga medyo lisud adtuan tungod kay gina-take advantage nato ang panahon masayo-sayo ang paghatod pero ang paghatag distribution sa December pa gyud ang ilang schedule (The activity will commence in the first week of December but we have agreed during the meeting with the security cluster that for hard to reach areas, considering the weather, may be delivered earlier but the distribution will be in December yet according to the schedule),” she said.
She added that even before the pandemic, it is already the policy of the Davao City government to distribute goods to areas where IPs live.
“Wala na gyud sila nanaog kay kita na gyud sa siyudad sa Davao ang nagsaka pagpanghatod sa ilahang food packs (They did not come [to the city] anymore because we in the City of Davao are the ones bringing the food packs to them),” Dayaday said.
Dayaday said that as some of the IP visitors in the city’s downtown area have arrived, the CSWDO will have a coordination meeting with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and representatives of various municipalities with IP communities such as Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur and Agusan. The Davao del Norte Governor and his Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO) will also join the coordination meeting.
“Kay naa sila diri sa Davao, nakita nato nga naay mga bata, ang atong concern kay basin mangaligsan, walay proper ang ilang pagtulog and hygiene so mao nang pagahisgutan sa amoang coordination meeting (Because they are here in the city and they are bringing with them their children, our concern is that they will be run over by vehicles, they also have no proper sleeping area and they have concerns on hygiene, so those are the things that will be discussed in our coordination meeting),” she said.
She also said that organized sectoral groups will receive their pahalipay.
“Para sa sectoral ang amoang guidelines ana kay didto gyud ta sa organized (For the sectoral groups, our guidelines is we will only distribute to those groups that are organized),” she said. CIO
