San Jose MLGU prepares relief packs for Gener's victims

Photo by Donna T. Panaguiton

The municipal government of San Jose de Buenavista prepared relief packs for victims of enhanced southwest monsoon associated with Typhoon Gener (Soala).

350kgs of rice, 800 cans of sardines and 228 packs of noodles were repacked into relief packs good for a family of six .

This is to augment relief goods provided by affected barangays to their constituents in the evacuation centers.


On a meeting last August 1 with some of the affected barangays, a relief operation policy of prioritizing those inside the evacuation center and those with houses totally damaged were agreed upon.



The LGU already coordinated with the regional DSWD  and accessed additional relief goods.


DAMAGE STATISTICS

As of 3:00 P.M. of August, a total of 316 families from barangays of (1)Atabay, (2)Badiang,
(3)Bariri, (4)Brgy. 5, (5)Brgy. 8, (6)Bugarot, (7)Durog, (8)Inabasan, (9)Igbonglo, (10)Magcalon, (11)Malaiba, (12)Maybato Sur, (13)Maybato North, (14)Mojon, (15)San Fernando and (16)Supa were affected.

Three individuals were injured.

An estimated P4 Million worth of properties and agricultural products were damaged.

Igbonglo was damaged the most where 20 hectares of flowering rice were damaged. Agriculture assessment however indicated that damaged rice crops have chance of recovery.

Damage to fisheries sector has yet to be determined.
 

San Jose dB holds first municipal rescue Olympics

San Jose de Buenavista held a rescue Olympics for barangay emergency responders in culmination of the National Disaster Consciousness Month with theme “Ligtas na Bayan, Maunlad na Pamayanan.”

Fifteen barangays demonstrated their knowledge, skills and teamwork on manual carries, vehicular accident extrication, ropemanship, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and firefighting bucket relay.

Vehicular accident extrication included performance of scene assessment, patient assessment, first aid, bandaging, splinting, documentation and endorsement to treatment area.

The activity aims to highlight the knowledge and skills required to perform rescue operations and to motivate the participants to train intensively until the use of protective equipment, emergency tools, first aid and CPR procedures become second nature.

Barangay Malaiba was hailed as Best in Manual Carries, Best in Vehicular Accident Extrication, Best in Ropemanship and Best in CPR. Barangay Supa won the Best in Firefighting Bucket Relay.

Malaiba got 1st place and earned a first aid kit, a long board and a half board. Igbonglo was 2nd earning a first aid kit and a long board. Catungan-Bugarot was on 3rd place and took home a first aid kit and a half board.

The rest of the participants took home a pack of bandages and either a half board or a long board.

 

The event was made possible in cooperation with Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and members of San Jose de Buenavista Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council such as Bureau of Fire Protection, Municipal Health Office, Philippine National Police and Philippine Red Cross.

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