By: Jocelyn P. Alvarez
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Various agencies of government are going to troop down to the remote municipalities of Sominot in Zamboanga del Sur and Talusan in Zamboanga Sibugay in an information caravan on July 24 and 25, respectively.
Participating agencies will bring along their respective programs, projects and services direct to the townsfolk during the said activity.
Immediate assistance such as free medical consultation, minor surgery and dental services will also be provided including distribution of medicines for common illnesses.
Prior to this activity, a meeting with the Municipal Action Teams (MATs) of these municipalities was held to gather firsthand the specific needs and problems of the people in the area.
These needs and problems are to be addressed during the information caravan by the government agencies concerned.
In the need analysis, people from these towns have indicated that they need certain infrastructures, livelihood assistance and skills development training, medical and dental services, supplemental feeding and many more.
The information caravan is being spearheaded by the Mindanao Communicators’ Network (MindaComNet) Inc. in partnership with the Regional Development Council (RDC) IX through the Regional Communication and Advocacy Plan –
Technical Working Group (RCAP-TWG).
Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-9 Regional Director and MindaComNet
President Noemi Edaga said close to 30 government agencies will be bringing in their services to these two municipalities.
“Given that these municipalities are seldom visited by government agencies, we take this opportunity to deliver medical services as well as other available government interventions and programs,” she said.
