Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III assured its field officers and partner agencies that the Covid -19 Operations Center stationed at the DILG XII Conference Room continues to provide assistance and services twenty-four hours each day throughout the week.

The Regional OpCen acts as the conduit of information, instruction and updates from the Central Office OpCen, giving assurance for a timely and quick exchange of information from the field and vice versa.

DILG XII OpCen has started to monitor the Covid -19 cases in the Region since February 6 as the situation from quarantined areas continued to develop and evolve. At the OpCen, reports are gathered from field offices, then consolidated, updated and verified before being forwarded to the National OpCen at the Central Office, DILG.

“Information is vital during these crucial times, and so we made sure that our OpCen is fully operational. We have large TV monitors, fast internet connection, landline and mobile links and radio monitors to gather local concerns that need to be relayed to the Central Office OpCen”, Director Leysa said.

About ten selected personnel had been assigned to man the station. Not surprisingly, Director Leysa, ARD Lailyn Ortiz, CESO V and LGCDD OIC Chief Jermie Erie-Yeager are always on board to ensure quick response for pressing matters that may arise.

Reports are submitted at appointed times during the day: at 12 noon, 6 pm 12 midnight. The OpCen also provide real time updates and timely advise  to those who use the Department’s social media page and website.##