MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 095
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Thu-Sat, December 23-25, 2021
DOLE extends help to ‘Odette’ affected workers in NorMin C
Stranded tourists want out of Siargao
By ROEL CATOTO, MindaNews
DEL CARMEN, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – This world-famous destination is now a nightmare for local and foreign tourists stranded because of super typhoon ‘Odette.’ They all want out, and quick, as there is no electricity, no internet and phone connection, and not enough water and food. ‘Odette’ made its first of nine landfalls in the Philippines in Siargao Island at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 16. “We have been here for Stranded tourists flock to the Sayak Airport in Del Carmen, Siargao Island to wait two days already in the for flights that would take them out of the island battered by super typhoon ‘Odette.’ See OUT, page 15
mindanews photo by roel n . catoto
AGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment in Northern Mindanao (DOLE-10) will be extending help to workers affected by Typhoon “Odette.” DOLE-10 Director Albert Gutib said during a press forum Tuesday that qualified individuals will get assistance under the agency’s “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers” (TUPAD) program, which helps workers affected by calamities, typhoons, or man-made disasters. “Our affected workers due to the said typhoon will just have to go to our Public Employment Services Office or PESO, which are established at the local
government units like in the city, municipality or province, and are handled by the PESO managers,” he said. Under the program, beneficiaries will be employed for four hours a day for at least 10 days up to 30 days and will be paid based on the prevailing minimum wage in the region where they were hired. Gutib said the list of beneficiaries will be based on the data provided by the respective disaster risk reSee HELP, page 15
Electric coops linemen in Mindanao to spend Christmas, New Year in Odette ravaged areas By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
Misamis Oriental. Gov. Yevgeny Vincente 'Bambi" Emano hands out bouquet of flowers to Ms. Kuyamis 2022 candidates during the launching on Monday (Dec. 20) at the Provincial Capitol grounds. photo by gerry lee gorit
By NEF LUCZON, PNA
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur--Aside from risks and difficulties they experienced in previous calamities, linemen of electric cooperatives in Mindanao deployed to restore power in Typhoon Odette’s devastated areas in Caraga region will spend Christmas and New Year again there. Gerne Ong, 39, a lineman of Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) in Tagum is however spared from
this new assignment as he was no longer part of the seven-man Nordeco Team sent to Surigao del Norte, Surigao City , Siargao Islands and Dinagat Islands. Affected electric cooperatives are Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperatives (Surneco), Siargao Island Electric Cooperative (Siarelco) and Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (Dielco). They are part of Task Force Kapatid organized by Philippine Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc to help See LINEMEN, page 15
Linemen from Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) restoring the electric poles in Basey, Samar that was downed when Typhoon Ursula slammed the province in December 2019. (Nordeco file photo)
Marawi City- From left to right, Hon. Masbud A. Gaima II- MILG Acting City Director, Hon. Atty. Majul Usman Gandamra- Marawi City Mayor and Insp. Aminola Sarip Udasan- OIC City Fire Director of Marawi City, received token rewards on his bravery dedication on services to the people of Marawi City, during the presentation and deliberation in line with the Bureau of Fire Protection BARMM Marawi City that the total of establishment inspected Two Thousand (2,000), total fire code fees CY 2020 P1,223,724.50 (January- November, 2021) P1,164,375.75 and Total collection of Three Million Pesos (P3,000,000.00) also fire incident damages Total Cost of One Million and Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P1,500,00.00) were registered on 14 Barangays in Marawi City, during the PEACE and ORDER AND PUBLIC SAFETY SUMMIT last December 15, 2021 at City Hall Gymnasium, City Hall Compound, Marawi City. photo by sonny sudaria
DOLE readies TUPAD for ‘Odette’-hit regions The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is providing emergency employment to 25,000 informal sector workers affected by typhoon ‘Odette,’ which ravaged provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao last week. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday allocated P100 million for the flagship cash-for-work Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)
to hardest-hit regions. The areas include Western, Central, and Eastern Visayas; Northern Mindanao; and Caraga regions. Each region will receive P20 million for the emergency employment of 5,000 beneficiaries, Bello said. “Workers, particularly those in the informal sector, will be given emergency employment for 10 days. They will help in clearing, de-clogging of canals, debris segrega-
tion, materials recovery, and other activities needed in the rehabilitation of their communities. Through this engagement, they will not only earn money but also help rebuild their lives and locality,” Bello said. To determine the eligible beneficiaries, Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns Director Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla said the DOLE will be profiling those affected by the calamity. See TUPAD, page 15