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73rd IB conducts outreach program in DavOcc


DAVAO CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) – The personnel of the 73rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army engaged with the youth in Malita, Davao Occidental in bringing various government services in the remote communities in the municipality of Jose Abad Santos.

 

In the outreach program, the Malita-based 73rd IB and the Youth for Peace Movement TALBOS Malita Chapter conducted feeding program for the children and distributed school supplies, household materials, food packs, solar lights and slippers for the residents of Sitio Lalupon in Barangay Malalan in JAS.

 

“Kini nga among gipa abot sa inyoha, dili man gyud ingon-ani kadako pero kana ang gusto lang namo ipa bati sa inyoha nga kamo hinumduman gihapon mo sa gobyerno pinaagi sa amoa nga kasundaluhan (What we delivered to you is not so big, but we just want to make you feel that you are remembered by the government through us,” 73rd IB Commander Lt. Col. Antonio F. Quimado, Jr. said in his message during the outreach program.

 

The community residents were thankful for the services and assistance, and also for the three (3) communal comfort rooms, water and sanitation system and the installation of light in the area for their safety and comfort.

 

The army’s activity with the youth is pursuant to Executive Order no. 70 or the Whole of the Nation Approach in Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).

 

Meanwhile, a total of 500 residents from Sitio Bolobolo and Sitio Mindalas in Barangay Little Baguio in Malita town, have benefitted from another outreach program spearheaded by the Charlie Company of the 73rd IB.

 

Government services like live birth registration from the Civil Registrar, national ID registration from the Philippine Statistics Authority, and animal livestock vaccination and vegetables seeding were given for free during the program.

 

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region XI also distributed food packs for the residents.

 

The continuing outreach program of the 73rd IB aims to bring different government services, financial and food aids directly to the residents in the geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, especially in areas that need the most assistance when it comes to road concreting, food, water and electricity. (PIA-XI/Franchette Delfin) 







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