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==Response for Sendong victims overwhelming—OCDRC XII==

*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=69753

*Tuesday, December 27, 2011

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Response for the hard-hit victims of Tropical storm Sendong in Northern Mindanao was overwhelming, according to the Office of Civil Defense Regional Center (OCDRC) XII. In the OCD's report, it cited the assistance of the provincial government of Saranggani which donated more than P500,000.00 worth of 469 sacks of rice, 53 boxes of bottled water, 150 gallons of drinking water, 232 boxes of canned goods, 134 boxes of noodles, 207 boxes of infant milk, 861 sacks and 142 boxes of used clothing, 4 boxes of assorted grocery items, 400 plastic mats, one box and two packs of kitchen utensils, two sacks of bags, one sack and three packs of assorted footwear and 15 funeral caskets. Along with the relief items was the P3,266.00 worth of financial assistance coming from individuals who opted to donate in cash. The relief items were delivered just before Christmas day in three 10-wheeler trucks headed by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) team. The province has also deployed a team of responders and volunteer nurses to northern Mindanao specifically in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City to conduct medical outreach activities. In its desire to help the victims, the provincial government has temporarily turned its provincial gymnasium to operations center for the collection, processing and dispatch of relief goods. The provincial government of South Cotabato also gave its share by approving the release of P1.5 million for relief and other forms of assistance including the 450 bags of rice and 20 funeral caskets. It also deployed its PDRRMO response team to help the victims in the area. The OCDRC XII said the city government of Cotabato also donated 10,000 bottles of water and assorted relief goods which were distributed by its own response team. Meanwhile, the city government of General Santos shelled out P500,000.00 cash assistance to each of the city government of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. Aside from cash, the city government also turned over some relief items which were delivered Friday, Dec. 23, according to the City Public Information Office. The relief items were gathered through the collective efforts and assistance of different sectors and organizations here in the city, it said. Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio has also tasked its City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) to send a team to assist in stress debriefing of the victims. In the report, OCDRC-12 also acknowledged the assistance of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) XII for augmenting the supplies of DSWD Region X. These were 2,000 family food packs, 10,000 bottles of water, 1,500 clothing packs, 2,000 plastic mats, 2,000 mosquito nets, 1,629 bed sheets, 1,579 hand towels, 600 bath towels and sent off 15 social workers to assist in the stress debriefing of victims in Iligan City. The Department of Health (DOH) XII has also ensured that 21 cadaver bags will be sent to DOH Region X. It said that it will send its own Mental Health Psycho Social Service Team this week to also assist in stress debriefing along with DSWD personnel and local counterparts. Earlier, the Deparment of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII has issued a memorandum enjoining the local chief executives (LCEs) in Region XII to provide assistance to affected families in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City. (CTA/PIA General Santos City)