DDO mobile kitchen served 13K children in GK and NHA villages!

Davao de Oro--- More than 13,000 young children from the villages and resettlement sites of the province of Davao de Oro benefited from the feeding program serving fried chicken and arozz caldo through the mobile kitchen (mobile kusina).

A feeding program that promotes healthy and nutritious foods under the “Kusina ng Kalinga” (KNK) program of the province.

On June 2, 2020 a total of 200 children from the Gawad Kalinga (GK) villages in GK Li'l Baguio and GK LBC of the municipality of Maragusan, Davao de Oro benefited the free feeding program of the provincial government headed by Gov. Tyron Uy.

Mark Tenio KNK Focal person said that more than 13,000 children were already served out of 14,000 target children of the entire province to be fed through the mobile kitchen with nutritious foods especially in this time of crisis due to COVID-19.

He added that the Mobile Kusina was already operating for almost 2 months in serving free foods to the children living in the GK and NHA sites of the province.

On May 26, 2020, a total of 700 children also availed of the free feeding program at the National Housing Authority (NHA) resettlement sites in Kidawa, Laak Davao de Oro.

Tenio expressed his thanks to the program partners headed by Governor Uy and other private sectors for the donations (in kind or in cash) to be used for the duration of the program.

“Akoang kinasingkasing nga pagpasalamat sa mga volunteers gikan sa pag sugod og hangtod karun nakauban nato sa matag adlaw ang Bayanihan Para sa Karunungan (BPSK), Provincial Women's and Development Council (PWDC) headed by Maam Sholai Lim, Provincial Governors Office, NHA in charge, uniformed personnel, Youth for Peace, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), Compsotela Valley Scholarship Program (CVSP) alumni and scholars , DYA in camanlangan, Beutyderm and Dumper party list thru Congressman Claudine Bautista og uban pa,” said Tenio.

The mobile kitchen was first piloted in Barangay Union, Monkayo on April 24, 2020 where there was a total of 1,000 young children who availed of the program.

Makawala sa kakapoy , Bisan pa sa ulan og kainit sa panahon nga makita ang mga bata nga nalipay og nabusog sa mobile kitchen sa probinsiya kauban sa mga volunteers nag padayun muserbisyo sa kabataan sa nagkadaiyang villages ug resettlements sites. Sarap maging bata ulit, bisan pa sa panghitabo sa kalibutan pero para sa ilaha parang wala lang, the KNK focal person said.

The Mobile Kitchen is one of the program of the Provincial Government that promotes spirit of volunteerism (bayanihan) were no one's left behind in Davao de Oro. (Rey Antibo, ID Davao de Oro)

35 ka mga estudyante sa CTCSM nga nakahuman sa 14-Day Quarantine nakauli na

Human sa ilang 14-Day Quarantine gitabangan sa gobyerno nga makauli sa ilang pinuy-anan ang 35 ka mga estudyante sa CTCSM, ug door to door ang gihimong paghatud kanila diha sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka panimalay.

Gisugdan ang pagpanghatud sa Mayo 30,2020 ug gisulti ni LDRRMO Ritchie Jermia nga ang probinsya mismo maoy naghatud Door to Door sa mga taga Davao City ug Panabo City. Sa mga taga-other regions ang probinsya maoy naghatud kanila ngadto sa EOC sa ilang lugar nga mao say naghatud kanila paingon sa ilang pinuy-anan.

Pick-up sa ilang EOC diha kapitolyo ang mga taga Agusan del Sur. Samtang, ang tulo nga mga taga Davao De Oro gisundo sa ilang Mun. EOC nga mao say naghatud kanila sa ilang panimalay.

Niadtong Mayo 29,2020 nahuman ang ilang 14-Day Quarantine sulod sa usa ka komportableng quarantine facility sa kapitolyo sa Nabunturan, ug kini gitapos sa usa ka fellowship dinner atol sa closing program kauban mismo si Gov. Jayvee Tyron  Uy nga nanghatag og P3,000.00 nga pabaon sa kada usa kanila aron aduna silay pocket-money panahon sa ilang pagbiyahe.

Sayo sa buntag niadtong adlawa adunay nagkadaiyang pampering services sama sa libreng gupit ug libreng nail care services nga gidalit ngadto sa kada usa kanila sa Prov'l Women Development Council (PWDC) nga una nang nanghatag kanila og lamiang mga snacks kaduha sa usa ka adlaw gikan sa pagsugod hangtud nahuman ang ilang 14-Day Quarantine sa Davao De Oro.

 (Gilbert M. Cabahug PAO-ID DDO)

Ysalina Bridge

Davao de Oro agriculture reports response on COVID-19

The Provincial Agriculturist Office (PAGRO) of the provincial government of Davao de Oro reported their initiatives and actions for food security and contingency plan in response to Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

As of May 25, 2020 report during the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) Virtual Meeting, they were able to allocate a total of P15Million pesos for the provision for food security on agriculture and fisheries for COVID-19 emergency situation for the rice, corn and vegetables commodities. They also allocated fuel and other assistance for the operation of the KADIWA on Wheels per cooperative for the Palengke Bound for Barangay (PBB).

PAGRO has allocated a total of 2,727 Liters of Gasoline and 6,979 Liters of Diesoline as of May 24, 2020 as fuel assistance through Kadiwa on wheels for the continuing operation of the PBB.

According to Minda Agarano, PG Head of PAGRO, "with the assistance, as of April 14 to May 15, 2020, more than Php8M estimated sales was generated by the 48 vendors from the six (6) participating municipalities namely: Compostela, Monkayo, Mawab, Maco, Pantukan and Laak servicing 83 barangays."

Meanwhile, as of May 6, 2020 a total of 1,231 rice-farmer-beneficiaries for the Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) with P5,000 each for the first batch within the 10 municipalities of the province with 940 cash cards were already distributed through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

For the 2nd Batch, a total of 303 slots farmer-beneficiaries were allotted with cash cards. For the 3rd batch, a total of 1,090 slots for ongoing verification from LBP and will be released thru payroll list pay out not in cash card.

On the other hand, for the rice seeds positioning 600 bags of inbred seeds were already distributed directly to IA participated in early planting (QTA) and for the High Yield Technology Adoption (HYTA) 2,897 bags hybrid seeds with varieties: M20, US88, Bigante Plus, Longping Variety and SL19 were already delivered and positioned to the bodegas of Municipal Agriculturist Office (MAGRO) of the 11 municipalities.

As of May 22, 2020, 4, 069 bags out of 19,680 bags of inbred seeds at 20kgs/bag with Varieties: Rc 222, Rc 160, Rc 216, Rc 402, and Rc 480 were partially delivered to the municipality of Compostela 2,000 bags, New Bataan 1,054 bags, Montevista 1,015 bags and the remaining seeds will continue to deliver until last week of June 2020.
(Rey Antibo, ID DDO)