ASSISTANCE FOR FALLEN 44

BEREAVED family members of the two of the Fallen 44, PO2 Omar Nacionales and PO2 Ephraim Mejia, whose roots were in Region 1 received financial assistance and critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) sessions during the visit of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas in Luna, La Union and in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, respectively, on 2 February 2015.

CISD session and provision of financial and food assistance to Nacionales family was done in Luna, La Union by Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo together with SWO III Maricel Caleja and SWO II Mylene Cabanban. The same assistance was provided by ARD Marlene Febes D. Peralta, SWO IV Clarivel Banzuela, and SWO II Sheryll Bringas in San Nicolas, Pangasinan for Mejia’s family.

Besides the assistance from the Provincial Government of Pangasinan, LGU San Nicolas paid the cost of the burial lot for Mejia while Sixth District Rep. Marlyn Agabas committed to enrol Mejia’s widow, Miya, in the Government Internship Program (GIP) at the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office.

Nacionales’ bereaved family requested medical assistance for the eye operation of the mother and medication of the father with pneumonia and high blood especially that they have no PhilHealth cards and even senior citizen IDs. They also requested the possibility of Omar’s brother Ezer joining the PNP since he already passed the Board Exam in Criminolgy, wife of SAF PO2 Gae Ann to be re-assigned in Cordillera, and a farm tractor for the parents instead of repair of their typhoon-affected house in Marcos, Ilocos Norte.

Both families will be further assisted by DSWD through a series of CISD sessions, Expanded Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (E-AICS), and possible livelihood or employment facilitation. (By : Iryn D. Cubangbang, Information Officer II)

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