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Responding to the common clamor of residents who are still waiting for the financial assistance through the Social Amelioration Program of the DSWD, the Joint RIATF on Covid 19 has pushed for an immediate intervention to meet the people’s concern.
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DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III issued an appeal to all Region XII residents who had been caught in community quarantines in various places in the country to immediately get in touch with authorities to help facilitate their return home.
This developed as the DILG XII-Regional Operation Center received plea for help from a group of tourists and OFWs alike who got caught in the enhanced community quarantine that was implemented in Cebu City.
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The Joint RIATF XII on Covid 19 and the RIATG XII pushed for the quick action of LGUs to address the discrimination and harassment being faced by health workers, along with those who are suspected to be Covid 19 positive, PUIs or PUMs.
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As the whole region is currently on an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until April 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government XII and the Philippine National Police XII showed their commitment in implementing social distancing guidelines and restrictions against mass gathering by going after those who blatantly violate the quarantine regulations in the Region.
DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III, showed her commitment to tackle the issue head-on regarding the management of deceased Covid-19 victims via another schedule of video conference attended by members of the Management of the Dead and Missing (MDM) cluster for Covid-19 headed by the DILG.
The online meeting on April 8 was attended by the PNP, BFP, DOH, AFP, DSWD, OCD, Philippine Red Cross, Governors of the provinces in Region XII, City Mayors of Gen. Santos City and Cotabato.
