(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

DSWD not spared by critics over distribution of relief goods 

DISTRIBUTION of relief goods by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in different barangays of Dagupan City continued but not without criticisms.

Th critics complained that the DSWD is distributing relief packs only to those that present claim stubs, and not to all flood victims.

Both Barangay Captains Filipina de los Santos of Malued and Macmac Gutierrez of Poblacion Oeste confirmed that DSWD did not coordinate the plan before making the distribution, and, therefore had no participation in the process.

Among the common complaints were distribution of only one relief pack per household regardless of number of families in the house, and DSWD still interviews and asks recipients to sign after giving the goods, not understanding the accounting and auditing process.

The barangays also distributed their own separate relief goods to their constituents.

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Wastes clog drainage canals in some Dagupan’s streets 

IMPROPER disposal of wastes contributed largely to the slow recession of floodwaters in Dagupan City notwithstanding efforts of the city engineering office to clear the Pantal River of water lilies.

Some residents evidently never stopped their bad habit of disposing their wastes down the  drainage canals.

In the commercial center of Dagupan, vendors found it more convenient to dispose of their wastes down drainage canals instead of placing these in waste receptacles regularly picked up by personnel of the city’s Waste Management Division.

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Farmers attend seed production training 

FARMERS and staff of the Municipal Agriculture Office of Sta. Barbara attended the five-day training on rice seed production at the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center of the Department of Agriculture in Barangay Tebag, Sta. Barbara

The  training focused on inbred seed rice production to train potential seed grower on proper production technology in order to increase rice production and income of farmers.

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Bayambang flood victims get relief goods 

SOME 830 flood victims in Bayambang received relief goods from the local government.

The beneficiaries were identified by Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management   Councils in their respective areas who had been verified as flood victims.

Officials of MDRRMO, police, Bureau of Fire Protection and other units went to distribute the relief goods to the recipients right in their homes.

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Fishermen are back to the sea 

WITH gale warning already lifted soon as Typhoon Falcon exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), fishermen in Dagupan were back to the sea to resume their fishing livelihood.

A week earlier, gale warning forced fishermen to pull their bancas to shore at the Toldalingan Beach to shelter them from the wrath of Typhoon Egay .

Stranded, many sought relief goods from the local government.

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DepEd assumes more resilient classrooms

 THE Support Service Division of the Department of Education conducted a physical inspection and assessment and on all classrooms in Region 1 to ensure that they are resilient to disasters and safe for all learners and their teachers.

Joan Diaz-Sabado, head of DepEd’s public affairs unit, it was part of the monitoring in order to find out which classroom or schools need immediate repair and renovation.

Sabado said that the region will soon have more school buildings that are strong and resilient to any kind of disaster, whether flood or earthquake.

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