118,459
edits
Difference between revisions of "Quirino News"
→BFP Diffun conducts fire, earthquake drill
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
---- | ---- | ||
<!--- DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE ---> | <!--- DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE ---> | ||
==European Commission provides assistance to typhoon affected schools, barangays== | |||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=451331708620 | |||
*Wednesday 14th of March 2012 | |||
:by Thelma C. Bicarme | |||
CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 14 (PIA) -- Around 15 elementary and integrated schools and 13 barangays of Maddela and Nagtipunan who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel last year, received assistance such as Health/WASH and disaster risk reduction trainings from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) office of the European Union, the world's biggest donor of humanitarian aid, through the assistance of the German and Spanish Red Cross. | |||
Kathleen Joy R. Gañgan of the Philippine Red Cross Quirino Chapter said the beneficiaries are Balluigi Elementary School, Balluigi High School, Diduyon ES, Dipintin HS, Sto. Tomas ES, San Salvador ES, Villa Hermosa Norte ES, Mariano Gadingan ES, Sta Maria ES and Maddela South Central School of Maddela; Dipantan ES, Sangbay Integrated School, Disimungal IS, Scala IS, Asaclat IS and Landingan IS in Nagtipunan. | |||
Gañgan stated that selected students of the said schools were given hygiene kits containing towel, bath soap, toothbrush and toothpaste as well as information and education materials on hygiene. | |||
“Aside from the hygiene kits, some schools were also granted small-scale repair of health and sanitation facilities and water system. All these projects are being implemented by the Philippine Red Cross in six months, from November 30, 2011 to May 2012,” Gañgan said. | |||
Community health volunteers are also conducting participatory hygiene and sanitation (PHAST) or hygiene promotions on the safe use of water and sanitation facilities and on hand washing among the students. | |||
Gañgan assured that the project implementation will be strictly monitored by the PRC and the community health volunteers to ensure its sustainability. | |||
On disaster risk reduction, some officials and personnel of the barangay and school beneficiaries are given trainings and orientation on disaster risk reduction methodologies and tools, IEC materials and Red Cross 143 trainings. | |||
“Due to the short-term period of only 6 months, mainly for implementation during rainy season, the Spanish, German and Philippine Red Cross focused mainly on health and wash action lines and trainings but are also supporting long term recovery and rehabilitation components and activities,” Gangan explained. | |||
She also said that provision of livelihood, shelter assistance, improvement of water sources, water system and latrines in the disaster-prone barangays are already included the long term plans for possible second phase of ECHO funding in 2012 to 2013. (TCB-PIA2) | |||
==BFP Diffun conducts fire, earthquake drill== | ==BFP Diffun conducts fire, earthquake drill== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R02&article=451331516932 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R02&article=451331516932 | ||
| Line 65: | Line 97: | ||
In the post drill conference, Mayor Marlo Guillermo thanked the BFP for ensuring the safety of the Diffunians against fire and he also lauded the quick response of the PNP Diffun, headed by Police Senior Inspector Jaime Lucas, who immediately provided security in the area and assistance in the rescue operations. | In the post drill conference, Mayor Marlo Guillermo thanked the BFP for ensuring the safety of the Diffunians against fire and he also lauded the quick response of the PNP Diffun, headed by Police Senior Inspector Jaime Lucas, who immediately provided security in the area and assistance in the rescue operations. | ||
Meanwhile, BFP also conducted a similar drill at Barangay Aklan, one of the most far-flung barangays of Diffun, to educate and prepare the residents for possible earthquakes or fires. | Meanwhile, BFP also conducted a similar drill at Barangay Aklan, one of the most far-flung barangays of Diffun, to educate and prepare the residents for possible earthquakes or fires. | ||
==Quirino cassava cooperative sets 500-hectare expansion== | ==Quirino cassava cooperative sets 500-hectare expansion== | ||