Agnor IPs benefit medical, social services during PPOC immersion
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA)
– More than 4,000 residents to include the Indigenous Peoples (IPs),
persons with disabilities, pregnant women from barangays of Tagmamarkay, Doña
Telesfora, Doña Rosario and Sta. Ana availed the different services during the
Agusan del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Immersion chaired by
governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba held at the covered court of
barangay Tagmamarkay on March 28, 2019.
During the whole day event and as
part of the women’s month celebration, pregnant women were provided with
‘Buntis” (pregnant) kits.
Regine Bandigan, one of the
pregnant women from barangay Telesfora who received the Buntis kit, thanked the
government for providing the basic social services in their area.
She is also happy that they were
given attention by the government, helping them to be prepared and ensuring
that they are healthy in delivering their babies. Aside from the buntis kit,
Bandigan also received a mosquito net and a family pack.
According to provincial director
Ellen Vee P. Chua of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Agusan
del Norte, barangay Tagmamarkay is the fourth municipality of the province that
was visited by the PPOC.
Barangay Tagmamarkay is one of the
identified barangays with insurgency issue and together with barangay Telesfora
they have more than 500 IPs households, Chua said.
Tagmamarkay barangay captain Jay
Mark Graven is thankful to the provincial government for bringing the services
to their area where the IPs were given importance by the government by
providing not only their medical needs but also other services.
Also, more than 70 kids also
availed the free circumcision initiated by the Philippine Army.
Aside from the medical and dental
services, the residents also benefited from the free legal consultations and
assistance, received family packs, seedlings, received slippers, livelihood
assistance, haircut, and many more. (NCLM/PIA Agusan del Norte)
