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Tawi-Tawi far-flung barangay receive relief goods from BARMM, LGU’s
BONGAO TAWI-TAWI- In an effort to ease the burden of the most vulnerable residents in the island Barangays of Tawi-Tawi province due to COVID-19 Pandemic, various households have already received relief food packs from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), provincial and Municipal Local Government Units (LGUs), and other concerned agencies, and individuals.
The distribution of relief assistance from BARMM through its
quick response fund, and relief operation carried-out by the LGUs could
somehow ease the sufferings of local folks brought about by Corona
Virus-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic resulting to the declaration of Enhanced
Community Quarantine (ECQ) lockdown by national government.
MP
Prof. Abdulla A. Ahang, member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority
(BTA) Parliament representing Tawi-Tawi province lamented the hardships
confronted by the people in the remote island barangays and
municipalities that were badly affected by the lockdown.
MP
Ahang assisted by MILF volunteers distributed to about two thousand
households in different barangays in Sibutu and Sitangkai municipality
from April 11-13
The
beneficiaries of relief food packs were fisher folks and Seaweed Farmers
whose livelihood are temporarily halted after the imposition of
Enhanced Community Quarantine where movement of residents are restricted
during lockdown period.
Aside from LGUs
relief efforts, relief operation was also carried-out by some members of
the Municipal Political Committee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF), BIAF decommissioned combatants, and other MILF line Agencies in
Tawi-Tawi who also served as front liners and volunteers during the
relief operation.
The relief operation was
coordinated with concerned Local Government Units and the Inter-Agency
Taskforce(IATF) on COVID-19 (IATF) in the areas.
Governor
Yshmael (Mang) I. Sali of Tawi-Tawi, also head of Inter-Agency
Taskforce against COVID-19 in the province along with Municipal LGUs
down to barangay level and other Government Agencies have collectively
taken appropriate measures to ensure that the needs of their
constituents are properly addressed.
They
appealed to their constituents to observe and obey the government
directives that pertain the COVID-19 especially the ECQ, social
distancing during the lockdown.
In abiding with
the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act” (RA 11469) on the COVID-19 Pandemic
the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Government have adopted Executive Order No.
2020-08 substantiating the adoption and extension of Enhanced Community
Quarantine (ECQ), and for other purposes in the province effective April
14 to April 30. 2020.
The Provincial
Government and LGUs in the province have expressed their profound
gratitude to BARMM Regional Government for the Personal Protection
Equipment (PPE) and other Medical Kits, and other assistance extended to
the province in its effort to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Relief
assistance beneficiaries have expressed their profound gratitude to MP
Ahang, PLGU and Local Officials for the food packs extended to them
during this trying times.
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