(22 December 2021 | Bangsamoro Government Center) — The Bangsamoro Government sends PhP 13 million worth of aid, including 175,000 kilograms of rice, for the typhoon-stricken victims in Dinagat Islands.
Two ministers joined the official send-off ceremony earlier today at the Bangsamoro Government Center.
Atty. Raissa H. Jajurie of the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) and Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo of the Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG) personally checked the relief goods.
MSSD provided 125,000 kilograms of rice, 1,600 water jugs, and 3,200 boxes of water purification tablets.
The Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READi), under the Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG), supplied 2,000 food packs.
Project Tabang under the Office of the Chief Minister donated 1,500 hygiene kits.
BTA Parliament Deputy Minority Floor Leader and Commander 63rd Naval Group Reserve NFRWM PN Suharto M. Ambolodto coordinated multi-stakeholder support for the transportation. The 28 trucks from the Philippine Army, the Cotabato Provincial Government, and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) XI and XII shall transport the relief goods from the Bangsamoro Government.
The goods are expected to arrive in Dinagat Islands within the week.
Dinagat Islands has been levelled to the ground after being battered by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai). Ninety-five percent (95%) of the structures in Dinagat were damaged, with either roofs, walls, or whole structures destroyed. Ninety percent (90%) of the crops in the island were wiped out by the typhoon while many boats were destroyed. Water and power supply has not yet been restored.
Internally displaced persons are, in general, highly vulnerable especially after a calamity. However, in Dinagat Islands, the total absence of electricity, scarcity of water & food, zero communications across the province, and the destruction of the district hospitals combined with the dwindling supply of medicines has aggravated their situation.
Dinagat Islands, a 4th class province in Mindanao, comprised of seven municipalities and 100 barangays, has a total population of 128,117. More than 116,300 people have been affected by the typhoon.
Food has been running out and the aid from the Bangsamoro Government shall provide the much needed life-saving support.
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