DILG: Strengthen info drive on COVID-19 vaccine

The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged all barangays, DILG officers, and local vaccination operations center (VOC) to strengthen their information drive on the vaccination rollout against COVID-19.

Undersecretary for Mindanao Affairs and Special Concerns Marjorie Jalosjos graced the ceremonial vaccination in Cebu at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center today.
 
Jalosjos expressed DILG’s support to the national government’s COVID- 19 immunization program, which utilizes a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach in order to harmonize the efforts needed for its successful and effective implementation.
 
“Let us keep our faith that this pandemic will soon come to an end. This COVID-19 vaccine rollout, for one, gives us a glimmer of hope. Rest assured, DILG is one with you in this fight against this invisible enemy,” she added.
 
She said that the Barangay Assembly Day, which can be conducted on any of Saturdays or Sundays of March 2021, is a proper venue to inform and motivate their constituents to be vaccinated.
 
“Ayaw mo kahadlok kay di mohatag ang gobyerno kung di siya safe,” Jalosjos added.
 
DILG directed the local government units to create vaccination operations center and VOC hotlines, and formulate their vaccination plan.
 
Aside from the creation of VOCs, the preparation for the masterlist of priority eligible vaccinees and existing human resources and personnel needed in the vaccination program such as doctors, nurses, barangay health workers, and other medical personnel in LGUs is also ongoing.
 
Jalosjos also called on to replicate the deployment of DILG Cebu City of its hired contact tracers to augment the workforce of the city’s VOC. Cebu City has been identified as one of the priority areas in the country for the rollout of vaccines.
 
Jalosjos said the LGUs are identifying areas for possible vaccine centers, available cold chain storages, and other logistical requirements for easy implementation of the program.
 
Also present in today’s ceremony were Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Department of Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo, IATF Visayas Chief Implementer Melquiades Feliciano, DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela, DOH-7 Director Jaime Bernadas, and other officials.
 
Local Chief Executives in Cebu also signed a pledge of commitment to the vaccination program.

DILG-7 joins DREAM team virtual launch

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela, chair of the Regional Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases-7(RIATF-MEID7), joined the virtual launch of DREAM team today via Zoom conference.

IATF-MEID through Resolution No. 85 created the Data Resiliency for Ease of Access and Management (DREAM) team to harmonize and streamline the available information and communication technology solutions as critical response components against COVID-19. It is chaired by the Department of Information and Communication, with DILG, Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology, and information system management units of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forced of the Philippines as members.

Organizers laid down plans on the series of trainings and roll-out activities for DREAM team members and local government units.

DILG-7 and partners hold “Dambana ng Bayan” online series, launch Kalayaan e-newsletter

Aimed to espouse patriotism and faith amid this pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-7 and its partners organized two “Heal As One For Pilipinas: Dambana ng Bayan” forum series and launched the Kalayaan Digital Newsletter.

On June 29, DILG regional officials and employees in Central Visayas joined first “Heal As One For Pilipinas: Dambana ng Bayan” organized by Rizal-Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy, Disiplina Muna Project Management Office, and DILG-7. 

Rizal-Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy founding member Consolacion R. Alaras discussed the “DENR and DILG Sacred Prophetic Role in the Pandemic” and “In the Fullness of God’s TIme: Sacred Prophetic Politics in the Philippines”, while DILG Public Affairs and Communication Service Director Marlo S. Guanzon spoke on “Disiplina Muna in the New Normal” and DILG-7 Director Leocadio T. Trovela talked about “DILG-7 in the Prophetic Duterte Presidency”.

It was followed by the second “Heal As One For Pilipinas: Dambana ng Bayan” online forum with the theme “Advocating Positive Change Through Effective Mass Communication and Community Engagement in the Digital Age” on July 13. 

Information officers of local government units in Central Visayas, DILG-7 city and provincial directors, regional division chiefs and employees, field officers, and focal persons attended the forum.

Key speakers were Rizal – Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy President Atty. Rafael A. Morales; DILG Assistant Secretary For Community Participation and Barangay Affairs Roosque B. Calacat; The Freeman Newspaper Online Editor Joeberth M. Ocao; Prof. Alaras; and Director Trovela.

Highlighting the forum was the official launch of the Kalayaan Digital Newsletter. It is a byproduct of the collaboration of partner institutions Rizal-Blumentritt Academy Pamathalaan, The Freeman, DILG-7, and Disiplina Muna-PMO.

Committed to continue the advocacies of advocacies of KKK’s Kalayaan Newspaper, the Kalayaan E-News aims to advocate positive change through promoting real and inspiring stories on the ground that will help shape the public perception on relevant issues, thus stirring people into action.

For more updates, you may visit our website http://dilgregion7.net/kalayaan/ , official Facebook page  Kalayaan E-News and Twitter account @KalayaanENews .

Scholars of the DOST-7 pay courtesy call on DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela

Scholars of the Department of Science and Technology-7 pay courtesy call on DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela during their visit to the office today. They will assist in the gathering, analysis, and interpretation of latest data generated by the Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance using
Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler for Early Detection of Diseases (FASSSTER), a scenario-building tool that can project the growth of COVID-19 cases in a locality.

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HARD LOCKDOWN GILIBKAS NA!

Gilibkas na sa InterAgency Task Force (IATF) 7 ang hard lockdown sa 5 ka mga barangay sa dakbayan sa Sugbo, Hulyo 12, 2020.

Si Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, pangulo sa City DILG nitug-an wala nay lockdown sa sityo Zapatera sa barangay Luz, Villagonzalo sa barangay Tejero, Alaska sa barangay Mambaling, Callejon sa Labangon ug
barangay Bacayan.

“The RIATF7-MEID favorably acted on the request of the Cebu City Government based on the data presented by the Police Regional Office 7 which forms part of the resolution , wherein the latter recommended for the lifting of hard lockdown in the above mentioned areas” Tipik sa resolution sa RIATF-7 nga gipirmahan ni RD Leocadio Trovela isip chairman.

Matod ni Lucero nga gipahibawo na nila si Mayor Edgardo Labella, mga pulis ug barangay kapitan apan iyang gipadayag mga estrikto gihapon nga ipatuman ang protocol ug guidelines sa Enhanced Community Quarantine.

Ang maong mga sityo gipaubos sa lockdown dihang nigrabe ang kaso sa Covid-19 sa ilang lugar apan nadugay paglibkas sanglit ang hukom sa mayor paglibkas sa gi-lockdown kinahangkan pang aprobahan sa RITF7-MEID.

DILG-7 presents implementation updates on Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) and Capacitating Urban Community for Peace and Development (CUCPD) in Central Visayas

DILG-7 presents implementation updates on Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) and Capacitating Urban Community for Peace and Development (CUCPD) in Central Visayas during today’s Regional Director’s Conference.

Guided by the Lakbay Kapayapaan Roadmap of the region, DILG highlighted its accomplishments on the status of RCSP/CUCPD implementation in the region, Catch-up Plan for the next semester and the Challenges and Ways Forward.

This is in relation to the continuing efforts of the Department to support the realization of Executive Order 70. s. 2018 also known as Whole-of-Nation Approach in attaining the Inclusive and Sustainable Peace, Creating a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC), and Directing the Adoption of a National Framework.

The activity was attended by Dir. Leocadio T. Trovela and PO III Frislie Gay Virador.

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DILG-7 HOLDS 1ST ONLINE TRAINING ON CONTACT TRACING IN CV

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-7 organized the first online training course on contact tracing in the region to enhance competencies of local government units to prevent onward spread of COVID-19 and break the chain of transmission.

The training aimed to provide the fundamentals and core principles of contract tracing; formulate strategic plans; effectively mobilize the members of the contact tracing teams; and provide the tools to effectively investigate and trace COVID-19 cases and contacts.

The speakers were World Health Organization Regional Operations Pillar Lead/Epidemiologist Rammell Eric Martinez who talked on the Basic and Core Principles of Contact Tracing and Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau Health Program Officer I April Ocampo who oriented the participants on the use of COVID KAYA application that will help speed up and simplify the encoding of data on contract tracing.

DILG Undersecretary for Peace and Order Bernardo Florece Jr., who is in charge of the contact tracing efforts in the country, said this capacity development intervention by the DILG aims to address the glaring capacity gaps in contact tracing and support the contact tracing teams in local governments.

“Throughout this harrowing experience, I have been inspired by your dedication and perseverance in responding to this crisis with care. Allow me then to recognize and honour the contributions you offered to all our fellow Filipinos,” he told the participants through a video message.

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela also thanked the local chief executives for their dedication and strong determination to keep their communities safe, highlighting contact tracing as a vital tool in the war against COVID-19.

“We are not anymore blinded with those who need to be isolated and the areas that would be needing intensified implementation of community quarantine. Lives will be saved in the end as affected people will be moved to a health facility and containment measures are better implemented,” he said.

DILG-7 Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Division Chief and DILG-Cebu City Officer-in-Charge Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero said if a community is unable to identify the close contacts of patients and ensure they do not interact with others, the virus is likely to rapidly spread within the locality, thus calling for stricter mitigation measures to contain the virus.

“With contact tracing as our tool, let us take the lead to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Let us break the chain of infection,” he said.

Among those who joined the training were the contact tracing teams of Cebu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, Consolacion, Minglanilla, Danao City, City of Naga, Bogo City, and Bohol; punong barangay of Cebu City and Mandaue City, and personnel of Cebu City Health Department, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Cebu City Police Office.

Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, who delivered the closing message, assured the public of the support of the city government as this will redound to the people of city.

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RIATF7-MEID ASKS IATF TO EXEMPT OUTBOUND LSIs IN CEBU CITY FROM TRAVEL BAN

The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force – 7 for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (RIATF7-MEID) asked the National IATF to exempt outbound Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) in Cebu City from the travel ban.

It passed Resolution No. 14, series of 2020 Entitled A Resolution Requesting the National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to Allow Outbound Locally Stranded Individuals in Cebu City to be Exempted from the Travel Ban Amid the Enhanced Community Quarantine.

The resolution was passed on July 11, 2020 when Cebu City was still under ECQ. The city is now placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine from July 16 to 31.

For areas under ECQ and MECQ, public transportation shall be suspended and the movement of all residents shall still be limited to accessing essential goods and services, and for work in permitted offices or establishments or such other activities listed under the IATF Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines.

The movement of LSIs going to and coming from Cebu City is likewise temporarily suspended since June 19 following the directive of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año. The suspension has not yet been lifted as of this writing.

RIATF7-MEID sought the permission of the National IATF to allow outbound LSIs in Cebu City to be exempted from the travel ban, provided that all requirements under the National Task Force Against COVID-19 Order No. 2020-02 and DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2020-087 are complied with prior to their return to their respective places of residence/home origin. The LSIs will also be subjected to local health protocols imposed by the receiving local government units that are consistent with IATF policies.

“WHEREAS, the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force – 7 for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (RIATF7-MEID) saw the need to allow outbound LSIs in Cebu City to be exempted from the travel ban as they have been stranded for some time in the city and have therefore run out of resources to support their daily living,” its resolution stated.

RIATF7-MEID Chair and DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela thus requested the affected LSIs to keep posted for the action of the National IATF on the request.

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