The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its field offices in Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte and Camiguin had conducted various activities to show their support to the efforts being done by the frontliners in the implementation of the Republic Act No. 11469 or otherwise known as the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act for COVID 19 pandemic threat.
During the "Talakayan sa PIA" on Monday, April 27, the DENR-10 shared that its employees both plantilla and job order had joined forces in showing their support to the frontliners through a fund raising activity by donating their one day salary to be done through salary deduction.
The said act of voluntarism had gone a long way for the different provinces.
In Bukidnon, all personnel of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and four CENROs had raised a total of P377,666 as cash donations and was used to procure goods for the 1,000 household beneficiaries of People’s Organizations of the four City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and two Protective Areas.
The food packs which consist of five kilos of rice, two cans of corned beef, two cans of beef loaf, ½ kilo brown sugar, one pack 25 nescafe, two packs noodles and one pack of pancit canton were distributed to the target beneficiaries.
Among who received the donations were 200 beneficiaries identified by the CENRO and 100 beneficiaries from the protected area coming from the People’s Organizations under the Enchanced National Greening Program, Community Based Forest Management Program and Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project.
While in Misamis Oriental, the PENRO had donated P35,000.00 in coordination with the Office of Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano to the Northen Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) as cash assistance to the said hospital.
The said office also had donated 15 relief packages to the Habal-habal drivers of Malasag Heights, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City as their way of giving back to the services that they have rendered to the community and to PENRO-Misamis Oriental employees.
As the Habal-habal drivers continue to provide transporatation they are also considered as the silent heroes in this crisis.
PENRO Misamis Oriental had not also forgotten to distribute 45 relief packages to the heroes that helped control the forest fire that occurred last April 9-11, the Forest Fire Fighter Volunteers at Mapawa Eco Park located at Malalasag Heights, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro.
PENRO-Misamis Occidental had shown their support by distributing food packs and face masks to the frontliners in the checkpoints located in Oroquieta City, Lopez Jaena and Aloran towns.
They also distributed relief goods to the 75 families of senior citizens, 4Ps Beneficiaries, Baranagy Patrol and Health Workers in barangays located at Oroquieta City. Aside from the 50 love packs (relief goods) given to 40 PENRO Misamis Occidental Job Orders, 4 dismissed employees and 6 garbage collectors.
On the other hand, PENRO-Lanao del Norte had distributed food packs and bottled water to the PNP/AFP that are manning the eight different municipalities (checkpoints) within the provinces of Lanao del Norte. Sixty packed meals and bottled water were also been given to the PNP, BFP, Coast Guards, DOH, Red Cross and Traffic Enforcers that are operating two checkpoints in Iligan City.
In Camiguin, DENR Employees Association – PENRO Camiguin handed over P50,000.00 cash to the Camiguin Provincial Treasurer’s Office as their voluntary assistance in the fight against COVID-19. Aside from the cash assistance they also helped the Provincial Government of Camiguin in packing food packs and manning the checkpoints.
The Regional Office of DENR-10 with DENR Employees Association (DENREA) 10 had also donated 30 boxes of pizza for snack, 720 sachets of coffee, 300 bottled waters, 3,000 pieces of disposable paper cups and three gallons of liquid hand soap to the frontliners manning the check points in Opol, Misamis Oriental and Mambuaya, Cagayan de Oro City.
Aside from that, they also donated 200 pieces of face shields to Northern Mindanao Medical Center and JR Borja Memorial Hospital.
DENR-10's initiatives were fueled by its personnel's willingness to help ease the anxiety of the frontliners who tirelessly combat the COVID-19 threat to protect the people in the region. (By Jan Albert K. Araña
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