“Balik Dde Oro” for stranded Davao de Oro residents

Davao de Oro Province--- On account of COVID-19’s effect worldwide, fear continues to coat everyone’s heart. Daily activities were no longer the same as it was before and outside activities were being limited. Families wanted to be with each other as humanity continue to fight this dreaded disease.

As the Golden Province of Davao de Oro prioritizes the welfare of all Dabawenyos, a Return Home Special Program and humanitarian initiative called “Balik Dde Oro” was initiated by the Provincial Government.  The program intends to help residents and constituents of Davao de Oro who were currently stranded outside the province due to the different community quarantine policies implemented nation-wide to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection.

“Balik Dde Oro” partners with the 11 Municipal Local Government Units of the province. The program started its operation on May 4, 2020 and catered calls, text messages and online applications from Dabawenyos who wanted to get back home.  Hotline numbers coming from the municipal and provincial hub caters applications and served as the call center operation center and were operated by the municipal and provincial officers as well as volunteers from the scholars of the Compostela Valley Scholarship Program (CVSP).

The program includes guidelines and conditions for all applicants who intend to get back to their respective families in the province. The initiative was also made possible through the partnership with Smart Telecommunications who donated sim-cards for the Emergency Operations Center and "Balik Dde Oro" Operations Center.

To date, since it started its operation, it already received and catered a total of 389 applicants via call in the provincial hotlines. Stranded applicants were categorized into three (3): DDO residents stranded within Davao Region (Form 1), stranded outside Davao Region (Form 2) and Non-DDO residents stranded within our province (Form 3). There 183 applicants under Form 1; 188 applicants in Form 2 and 18 applicants in Form 3.

These individuals will still have to be verified and validated before being qualified to avail in the program. Each application will undergo validations such as: verification of residency from the municipal and barangay level, coordination with its respective family, submission of requirements such as health or quarantine certificate if there are any and if the applicant will abide to the terms and conditions of the program.

The conditions of the program includes undergoing a standard screening protocol and must be willing to undergo a 14-day quarantine period in the Barangay Isolation Unit (BIU) before going home, family of the applicant must provide them with food during the quarantine period provided that they will observe social distancing measures and wearing of protective gears during visits. The program is not applicable to those who will be going out of the province and does not cover the return trip and stranded passengers coming from “Lockdown” areas will automatically be declined.

According to Christine Dompor, Supervising Tourism Operations Officer IV of Davao de Oro, deadline of application was on May 7, 2020. For the upcoming days, dissemination and coordination to concerned EOCs will take place including the planning for the logistics. Schedules for the pick-up and transport for all qualified passengers will be posted on the official facebook page of the province after the arrangement of the logistics and coordination with EOCs from other provinces. Transport operations will start on May 16 onwards.

Davao de Oro continues to live with the spirit of “Bayanihan”, prioritizing the good of all its constituents leaving no one behind. (Jasteen Abella, ID DAVAO DE ORO)

Home Office

My column in Mindanao Daily, BusinessWeek Mindanao and Metro Cagayan Times

IN times of Covid-19 and ECQ or even GCQ, many of us are lucky working at home. For me it's a double-edged sword. I love to stay at my home office - on the other side, I miss my teaching and meeting people. Working at home - does this productivity come naturally, or can you learn it?

For some, working from home is a gift – a remarkable opportunity to focus and be hyper-productive, all the while finding time to play with the dogs and even exercise in short pants. For others – well, the transition isn’t quite as seamless. Some find all they’ve done with their eight hours is answer two or three emails, dream about a having a drink or discover their ‘cheese hour’.

It’s true, what British writer Meredith Turits said:  some people simply have dispositions and personality traits that enable them to better adjust to the new world of remote work than others. However, it’s not so black and white. You’re not necessarily destined to be good or bad at working remotely – some may just have to put in more effort than others.

Procrastination is never easier than when your superior isn’t looking over your shoulder. As long as the status light on your communication app is green, it’s easy to rush to the fridge and try to get something to eat or drink, or get into a YouTube hole, with no one any the wiser.

If it feels easier to procrastinate at home than in the office, it is for most: tele work is a “weak situation” with murkier expectations about behavior, says Timothy Pychyl, associate psychology professor at Carleton University in Ontario. In contrast, he points to a common situation: “In an elevator, we all typically ‘act elevator’, for example avoid eye contact with others, and keep our distance as [much as] possible …. The office is more of a strong situation with expectations for many things such as dress codes, arrival and departure times [and] time spent on or off task.” Weaker cues and lower accountability may make procrastination more likely at home.

And without the strong situation of an office, it’s quite a bit easier to dismiss unpleasant tasks and meetings with not very much welcome people. . When there’s a task on your plate you don’t want to dive into, or you’re banging your head against a wall with a tech problem, you’re testing your ‘frustration tolerance’, says Pychyl. Those who have a lower frustration tolerance are much more likely to procrastinate – they’re the people who get up from their desk and find a distraction.

I don't know how you my dear readers "survive" these times. Anyway, my very best wishes at the end: stay safe and healthy.

More than 3,000 children from Davao de Oro avail mobile kitchen

Davao de Oro---(Monday, May 4, 2020) More than 3,000 young children benefit the feeding program through the mobile kitchen (mobile kusina) of the provincial government of Davao de Oro.

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

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 nutritious and delicious foods that were served such us arrozcaldo and fried chicken.

On April 27, the team for the mobile kitchen went to New Bataan Resettlement Project-1 in Barangay San Roque, New Bataan, Davao de Oro where there was also a total of 1,432 children who availed the same of the said feeding program.

The province has targeted 14,000 children to feed through the mobile kitchen with nutritious foods especially in this time of crisis due to COVID-19.

The feeding program for the children using 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.

The provincial government also expressed their thanks and gratitude to the support from the Davao Multipurpose Seed Producers Cooperative (DAMSEPCO) for the 23 sacks of rice being donated for the continuing operation of the Mobile kitchen.

On the other hand, Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy also allocated his salary to support for the success of program together with his staff of the Provincial Governor's Office donated some amount from their own pocket.

"According to Governor Uy "padayon tang nagapakaon sa mga kabataan nga nagpuyo sa mga NHA ug GK Villages, nga aduna'y dako nga panginahanglan og pagkaon nga nutritious karong panahonan.

"He added that “dakong kalipay namo nga makita ang mga pahiyum sa atong mga kabatan-onan nga nagpuyo resettlements villages. Sobra 14,000 ang atuang target nga mga kabataan ang atong target nga mapakaon, ug dili ta muundang hangtod masiguro nato nga makakaon ug tarong ang tanang kabataan sa atong probinsiya.” (Rey Antibo, ID DDO)

Liebe Landleute

Liebe Landsleute,

die weltweite Corona-Krise stellt uns alle vor enorme Herausforderungen. Der Lebensalltag der Menschen in den meisten Ländern hat in den letzten Wochen einschneidende Änderungen erfahren – hier in den Philippinen gilt in den vielen Provinzen seit Mitte März eine sog. Enhanced Community Quarantine, die mit umfassende Restriktionen verbunden ist. Ich hoffe, dass Sie in diesen ungewohnten Lebensumständen und trotz vieler Einschränkungen gut zurechtkommen, und wir bald gemeinsam zu einem normaleren Alltag zurückkommen können.

Die - nach derzeitigem Stand für Metro Manila sowie zahlreiche weitere Provinzen bis zum 15. Mai geltenden - Vorschriften der ECQ gelten auch für die Botschaft Manila, d.h. wir arbeiten seit Mitte März in einem Schichtsystem mit reduzierter personeller Besetzung und Nutzung von home-office-Formaten. Aufgrund der mit der ECQ verbundenen Vorgaben ist die Botschaft bis auf weiteres für den Besucherverkehr geschlossen, telefonische und e-mail-Erreichbarkeit sind selbstverständlich weiterhin gegeben und ausgebaut worden. Ich bitte um Verständnis, dass die Botschaft aufgrund der aktuellen Einschränkungen das gewohnte Dienstleistungsangebot, insbesondere im konsularischen Bereich, derzeit leider nicht erbringen kann. Uns ist klar, dass diese Situation für viele hier ansässige Deutsche schwierig ist, insbesondere wenn es um Fragen zu Pässen, Visa für Familienangehörige, Urkundenüberprüfungen etc. geht.

Auch unsere Honorarkonsuln in Cebu und Davao leisten in der aktuellen Situation Herausragendes – gerade sie sind an ihren Standorten von besonders harten Beschränkungen betroffen. Ein großer Dank gebührt daher Honorarkonsul Seidenschwarz sowie Honorarkonsul Döring und ihren Teams, die ehrenamtlich umfassende konsularische Hilfe leisten und Deutschen im Land Unterstützung gewähren.

In den letzten Wochen war die Betreuung gestrandeter deutscher Urlauberinnen und Urlauber der Schwerpunkt unserer Arbeit, insbesondere die Organisation von Sweeper- und Repatriierungs-Flügen im Zuge des Rückhol-Programms der Bundesregierung. Das Repatriierungs-Programm der Bunderegierung richtete sich an gestrandete deutsche Touristen, nicht an hier ansässige Deutsche – bei etwaigen Ausreisewünschen stehen hierfür weiterhin kommerzielle Flüge von Manila aus zur Verfügung.

Die umfassende Einstellung inländischer Flug- und sonstiger Reisemöglichkeiten in den Philippinen stellt auch die Botschaft bei der konsularischen Betreuung gestrandeter deutscher Touristen vor besondere Herausforderungen – wir tun alles in unseren Kräften Stehende, um Transportmöglichkeiten zu organisieren und darüber zu informieren, aber angesichts der bestehenden Restriktionen können wir dies nur innerhalb der bestehenden Möglichkeiten tun.

In der täglichen Zusammenarbeit mit philippinischen Behörden erleben wir hervorragende Unterstützung unserer Anliegen, obwohl auch die philippinischen Behörden großen Belastungen ausgesetzt sind und bestrebt sind, die Krise bestmöglich zu bewältigen. Ich bitte daher um Verständnis, wenn es in Einzelfällen zu ärgerlichen Situationen gekommen sein mag. Ich bin sicher, dass hier dauerhaft ansässige Deutsche bereits viel Erfahrung mit philippinischen Behörden haben, was die Lage sicherlich in vielen Fällen erleichtert.

Auch weiterhin bleibt der Dialog mit den hier in den Philippinen vertretenen deutschen Institutionen eine wichtige Säule unserer Arbeit.

Die Professionalität und Flexibilität, mit der sich Goethe-Institut, GIZ, die Deutsche Schule Manila (GESM) und Deutsch-Philippinische Handelskammer (GPCCI) aber auch deutsche Unternehmen den Herausforderungen gestellt haben – und z.B. home-office-Möglichkeiten und online-Formate nutzen, ist sehr beeindruckend und trägt entscheidend dazu bei, in der hiesigen deutschen community, aber auch in der Kooperation mit philippinischen Partnern ein Stück Normalität sowie Stabilität zu gewährleisten, die gewachsene enge Zusammenarbeit fortzusetzen und den Gesprächsfaden nicht abreißen zu lassen.

Trotz der aktuellen Einschränkungen stehe ich in laufendem Kontakt mit Vertretern der philippinischen Regierung wie auch mit meinen Botschafter-Kollegen aus EU und anderen wichtigen Partnerstaaten. Mit unseren gemeinsamen Anstrengungen wollen wir zur Bewältigung der Corona-Krise beitragen und haben dabei auch die Anliegen und das Wohlergehen aller dauerhaft in den Philippinen ansässigen Ausländer im Blick.

Mit den besten Grüßen,

bleiben Sie gesund,

Anke Reiffenstuel

Botschafterin

Davao de Oro gives out tilapias to Covid-19 Checkpoints

Davao de Oro Province--- As front-liners province-wide continue to take risk, providing safety and healthcare to the general public, another act of gratitude will be given unto them.

It can be recalled that the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro distributed vegetables packs to every front-liners province-wide for the past 15 days. Through the coordination of the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro, a total of 3,000 kilograms of tilapias will be distributed to COVID-19 checkpoints along the highway within Davao de Oro from Congressman Dong Mangudadatu of Maguindanao’s 2nd District.

Various checkpoints in highways from the municipalities in district 1 and 2 will receive the packs. “Daghan kaayong salamat sa pagsupporta diri-a sa mga front-liner, kalipay namo nga makadawat ani nga hinabang nga gikan sa atung panggamahanan” said a front-liner from Pantukan, Davao de Oro.

For District 1, a total of 20 COVID-19 checkpoints from the municipalities of Montevista, Monkayo, Compostela, New Bataan, and Maragusan received 576 kilograms of tilapia together with 18 checkpoints from the municipalities of Nabunturan, Mawab, Maco, Mabini, Pantukan and Laak who received 610 kilograms. Military checkpoints in some areas in the province also received the packs.

As humanity’s fight with the dreaded disease continues, Davao de Oro ensures the welfare of every front-liner who serve as heroes in this time of distress. (Jasteen Abella, ID DAVAO DE ORO)

Photocaption tilapia distribution---Through the coordination of the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro, a total of 3,000 kilograms of tilapias will be distributed to COVID-19 checkpoints along the highway within the province from Congressman Zajid "Dong" Mangudadatu of Maguindanao’s 2nd District. (Photo by Ronel Alvarez)

RESTLESSNESS

My column in Mindanao Daily, BusinessWeek Mindanao and Metro Cagayan TIMES

Very often - sometimes too often! - the thought is back! Especially nowadays, while experiencing ECQ and staying in our own four walls. ... If we wake up in the morning (or even many times in the middle of the night), the thought is back. Sometimes, the thought will not let us sleep. The "act of thinking", the "reflection", the "opinion" or the "serious consideration", no matter, how we describe it - our memory and conscience is always with us as a permanent companion.

We brood over unsettled problem. Sometimes, we bear unfair treatments, arrogance, ignorance, incompetent know-it-all-betters, and unbearable oddballs, who inexorable love to make our life a hell while living themselves a disorderly life.

We would not like to be distracted, but we're toying with some good ideas how we could throw overboard all that "human garbage". What will come next is a matter of conjecture.

Of course, I've got my ideas, but I'm not a mind reader. Too many trains of thought make us thoughtless and absent-minded -  especially in difficult and important daily life situations.

Does waiting and/or sleeping solve our problems? Or is it just again in time? Our life's central idea should not be, that while waiting, time solves all our problems. Thoughts should intensify, condense and deepen plans follow by actions.

It's good and helpful to carry thoughts in us all the time. Incomprehensible, or better unfinished thoughts, no matter whether positive or negative, should be slept on, before tiredness outstrips us with supersonic speed.

Sometimes, we feel that our thoughts and ideas can't be fulfilled with life. Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways; but where the heart is weak, it will find a thousands excuses. If doubts begin to take roots, we should rouse from pink-tinted idealism or wear down and annihilate nightmares and erase and wipe out such thoughts and ideas.

If our thoughts are good and have the chance to be fulfilled in action, especially if "the other side" is prepared and willing to step on to such a bridge of life, we might get a support and words of encouragement.

And, if not? No action?

Maybe it is God's will to keep and protect us from a careless, rash, disadvantageous and uneasy action. Every new day gives us new inexhaustible possibilities to survive, to bear trials and to start a new beginning. We overlook and fail to notice many chances in lie through our sluggishness and laziness while thinking and dreaming of unequaled and unfulfilled ideas.

My dear readers: as always stay safe.

Bundesregierung verlängert Reisewarnung bis zum 14. Juni

Das Kabinett hat ein ganzes Bündel von Maßnahmen zur Corona-Krise beschlossen. Urlauber im Wartestand müssen sich weiter gedulden. Ob die Geduld von Pflegekräften angesichts von Einmal-Prämien anhält, wird sich zeigen.

 
"Auswärtiges Amt rät weiter vom "sorgenlosen Reisen" ab
Die Bundesregierung hat die weltweite Reisewarnung für Touristen wegen der Coronavirus-Pandemie bis mindestens 14. Juni verlängert. Ein entsprechender Vorschlag des Auswärtigen Amts wurde vom Kabinett angenommen. Damit sind die Pfingstferien in einzelnen Bundesländern, aber noch nicht die Schulferien im Sommer betroffen, die erst ab 22. Juni beginnen.

"Weiterhin starke und drastische Einschränkungen"

Das Auswärtige Amt begründete die Verlängerung in der Kabinettsvorlage damit, dass "weiterhin mit starken und drastischen Einschränkungen im internationalen Luft- und Reiseverkehr und weltweiten Einreisebeschränkungen, Quarantänemaßnahmen und der Einschränkung des öffentlichen Lebens in vielen Ländern zu rechnen" sei. Die Reisewarnung gelte "bis auf weiteres fort, vorerst bis einschließlich 14. Juni 2020".

Bundesaußenminister Heiko Maas hatte die Warnung Mitte März für alle touristischen Reisen ins Ausland ausgesprochen - ein beispielloser Schritt. Bisher gab es solche Warnungen nur bei einer Gefahr für Leib und Leben, vor allem für Kriegsgebiete wie Afghanistan oder Syrien. Eine Reisewarnung ermöglicht eine kostenlose Stornierung von bereits gebuchten Reisen.

Maas will keine Prognose für die Reisesaison im Sommer geben. Die Bundesregierung könne nach wie vor "kein sorgenloses Reisen" empfehlen, sagte Maas in Berlin. Niemand könne versprechen, dass die internationale Reisewarnung nach dem 14. Juni aufgehoben werden könne. "Eine europäische Lösung wäre wünschenswert", sagte der SPD-Politiker. Aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Verläufe der Pandemie sei aber auch nicht auszuschließen, dass es bei der Reisewarnung zu Differenzierungen kommen werde. Was die Bewegungsfreiheit in Deutschland betreffe, so werde die Bundesregierung darüber am 6. Mai mit den Ministerpräsidenten der Länder beraten.

Database for stranded persons launched

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT, SUNSTAR Davao

THE Davao City Government, on Monday, April 27, opened a database center for individuals stranded within and outside the city.

The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) launched the Davao City Stranded Persons Database Center (DCSPDC) wherein stranded individuals must report to the center their situation by providing the following details through the center's provided text hotline and e-mail address posted on the City Government of Davao and CTOO Facebook page.


For residents stranded outside Davao City, they must provide the following: their name, date of birth, mobile number, address in Davao, address currently in, the starting date in the city he or she got stranded, purpose of travel, and persons travelling with and its relationship.

While for persons stranded in Davao, they must submit their name, date of birth, mobile number, address in Davao, the starting date when he or she got stranded in Davao City, home address, city/municipality/province where he or she originates, purpose of travel in Davao City, and persons travelling with and their relationship.


CTOO, in an online post, said DCSPDC will respond to their text or email for additional information.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced the creation of the center on Saturday, April 25, after receiving various complaints from individuals, especially Dabawenyos stranded outside.

As of now, those stranded outside Davao Region still cannot enter following the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), as recommended by the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

Duterte-Carpio also emphasized that according to the IATF-EID, air travel ban inside the region is still prohibited as airport operation is still limited to cargo transport.

Opening the center, the mayor said, is the only help the City Government can do to help those stranded passengers.

The mayor also emphasized the need to collate data from those who were stranded outside the region, in order for the city to prepare their isolation facilities.

She said they would be immediately required to go under 14-day quarantine in case the regional lockdown will be lifted.

However, in Davao City, the city needs to capacitate its isolation facility to more than 1,000 beds.

As of now, she said the city has a current total of 415 bed to its 11 isolation facilities.

"Kung magpasulod daw ta og, let's say, 500 ka tao ang atong 415 ka beds is not enough to accommodate new wave of infection sa mga musulod (Our current 415 bed capacities is not enough to accommodate new wave of infection if we would allow entry of 500 people outside the region)," Duterte-Carpio said in a radio interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.

But she said those who wanted to leave the city can still go out, provided that the city or town they go home to can cater to them.

The mayor, meanwhile, received reports that certain local government units are working on to usher back home their stranded residents inside Davao City. These are Davao Oriental and a certain province of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Duterte places Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro under General Community Quarantine

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By MDN Digital News Team

 April 24, 2020

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BACK TO BUSINESS BUT WITH CAUTION. President Rodrigo Duterte announces Friday that areas considered only as moderate and low risk can go back to business starting May 1, 2020, but with precautions and continued government interventions.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental - President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday announced he is placing Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City and other areas tagged as moderate risk areas and low-risk areas, under general community quarantine starting May 1, 2020.

The president has also approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases extending enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, CALABARZON and Central Luzon until May 15.

The presidents pronoucements was re-echoed by his presidential spokesperson, Lawyer Harry Roque during a televised briefing aired on mainstream media and on social media on Friday morning.  

The presidential spokesperson said that regions and provinces that will be placed under general community quarantine are those considered and identified as moderate and low-risk areas, to include the following:

Moderate-risk areas:

Abra, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Marinduque, Camarines Sur, Aklan, Capiz, Samar, Western Samar, Zamboanga Del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Maguindanao, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Sur.

Low-risk areas:

Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Ilocos Sur, Batanes, Quirino, Aurora, Palawan, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon, Masbate, Guimaras, Bohol, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Davao Occidental, Sarangani, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Basilan and Sulu.

For areas tagged or identified under general community quarantine, the following will be observed:

* workers and sectors in category I, II and III may continue to work or operate in phases;
* the general population may go out of their homes only for purposes of accessing basic necessities;
* in any case, those with ages below 21 years old and those 60 years old and above as well as those with ages ranging from 21 years old but below 60 years old but who reside * with co-morbidities or other risk factors shall stay home;
* non-leisure stores in malls and shopping centers may partially open;
higher education institutions may continue classes to finish the academic year and issue credentials to students in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the Commission on Higher Education;
* priority and essential construction projects may resume in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the DPWH;
* public transportation may operate at a reduced capacity in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the DOTr;
* local government units shall enforce curfew at night for non-workers; and
airports and seaports may operate insofar as the unhampered movement of goods.

DDO launches Palengke Bound to Barangays (PBB)

Davao de Oro---If Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has its Mobile Palengke, Davao de Oro (DDO) also launches a Palengke Bound to Barangay (PBB) in the entire province during the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) due to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Through the initiatives of the provincial government of DDO headed by Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy in cooperation with the eleven (11) municipal local government units and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as the private sectors of the province to bring the marketplace available in all barangays of DDO.

The PBB was being piloted in Maco, in partnership with Barangay Poblacion and the Poblacion Market Vendors Association. It was immediately followed and replicated in five (5) towns of DDO namely the municipalty of Mawab, Maco, Pantukan, Compostela and Laak.

Aside from the PBB the Pharmacy Bound for Barangays in the municipality of Laak was also launched through its mobile palengke so that they can sale medicines in the far-flung barangays.

"Nahitabo kini tungod sa pagtinabangay ug kolektibo nga paningkamot sa tanan. Gusto pud namo pasalamatan ang DTI para sa mga PPE ug tarpaulin, sa mga MLGU sa ilang wala'y pagduha-duha nga kooperasyon ug sa pagpangita og mga sakyanan aron magamit nga mobile palengke," said Governor Uy.

The provincial government also pomised that they will provide 15-liters of fuel every PBB per day just to ensure that they can always went to the barangays loaded with their products.

On the other hand, with most of the local shops closed, DDO also established a Facebook-based marketplace dubbed as ‘Online Palengke’, where business enterprises can continue their services, and where the residents can buy their daily needs.

During the project launching at the Serbisyo Oro Mismo Neteleradyo program, Governor Uy stressed that this innovation can stir up the local economy even if the province is under the ECQ.

He also encouraged the residents to join the Online Palengke group in their municipality via Facebook group.

Gov Uy disclosed that all the municipalities in the province have their own Online Palengke, managed by the respective LGUs.

Aside from the PBB and online palengke the provincial government will also conduct a mobile kitchen feeding program that will be launch on April 24, 2020 at the muncipality of Monkayo, Davao de Oro. ( Rey Antibo, ID Davao de Oro)

Photocaption PBB---Photo taken at Barangay Melale, Laak, Davao de Oro for the Palengke Bound to Barangay and Pharmacy Bound to Barangay on April 22, 2020.