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==South Cotabato sending coffins to Iligan, CDO; WFP joins relief ops== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=393377 | |||
*December 20, 2011, 4:44 pm | |||
:by (PNA) | |||
LDV/AVE/RSS | |||
KORONADAL CITY, Dec. 20 (PNA) – Aside from rice packs, the provincial government of South Cotabato committed Tuesday to send coffins to the typhoon-battered cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. | |||
South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. said the coffins will be delivered to the area this week along with the P1.5 million worth of relief assistance allotted by the local government for the victims of typhoon “Sendong.” | |||
He said the province has about 10 to 15 pieces of coffins in stock and they may send more units in the coming days. | |||
Pingoy said the assistance from the province would be brought to the two Northern Mindanao cities together with those coming from nearby Sarangani province. | |||
Sarangani Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez said they will be sending P500,000 worth of rice to the victims of the floods in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. | |||
He also appealed to those who want to help donate blankets, used clothes, toothbrushes and others to drop them at the provincial capitol gymnasium in Alabel town until Wednesday noon. | |||
Dominguez said courier company Fast Cargo has volunteered to transport the donations for free. | |||
In a related development, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has heeded the request of the Philippine government for immediate food, non-food items and logistics support in the ongoing relief efforts to Sendong’s victims. | |||
In coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Philippine Air Force, WFP immediately dispatched three tons of high-energy biscuits to the affected areas to assist 7,800 of the most vulnerable people who cannot easily cook food, WFP said in a statement. | |||
In addition, WFP has already mobilized and delivered key items needed for the relief operation, including water tanks and a mobile storage tent. | |||
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and displacement as a result of the storm and flash floods,” said Stephen Anderson, WFP country director. | |||
The government has specifically requested WFP emergency food and non-food items –such as blankets, water tanks, tarpaulins and tents– for over 74,000 people in the areas of Cagayan de Oro City, El Salvador City and Kinoguitan of Misamis Oriental, and Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, as well as logistics support to help transport government relief items to affected communities in Northern Mindanao. | |||
==24 LGUs in ARMM to receive P1.5-M support fund== | ==24 LGUs in ARMM to receive P1.5-M support fund== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=68741 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=68741 | ||
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ASFP handles the largest and only foreign loan assisted project that is being directly supervised by the ARMM government. It has been cited by the World Bank for its satisfactory performance, giving way to the approval of an additional financing. | ASFP handles the largest and only foreign loan assisted project that is being directly supervised by the ARMM government. It has been cited by the World Bank for its satisfactory performance, giving way to the approval of an additional financing. | ||
The additional loan would allow ASFP to cater to 596 more communities across ARMM that were not previously covered by the project. Close to a thousand communities in the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi have already benefitted from life-enhancing projects introduced by ASFP in its seven-year run. (BPI-ARMM/DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | The additional loan would allow ASFP to cater to 596 more communities across ARMM that were not previously covered by the project. Close to a thousand communities in the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi have already benefitted from life-enhancing projects introduced by ASFP in its seven-year run. (BPI-ARMM/DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | ||
==BFAR, DTI train coop members on seaweed processing== | ==BFAR, DTI train coop members on seaweed processing== | ||