PIA Davao Region

DAVAO CITY, November 23 (PIA) – Following the advisory issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for local government units to join and support the Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29 to December 1, the LGUs in Davao Region are now preparing for the actual conduct of the nationwide vaccination event.  “Ongoing na ang mga meetings sa different LGUs in preparation for the event. They are now working on the logistics, their target number of vaccinees, how to go about with the vaccination, and also how to get volunteers,” DILG XI Regional Director Alex Roldan said. Bayanihan Bakunahan is a collaboration effort of the government together with various communities and organizations for National Vaccination Day, a vaccination drive aimed to jab 5 million per day on November 29, 30 and December 1. The DILG committed its contact tracers together with barangay officials to look for the unvaccinated individuals in every barangay. Director Roldan shared that looking for t...

DAVAO CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) – The local government units and national government agencies in Davao del Sur will bring together a convergence of services on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021) in one of the geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in the province.   About 300 residents including the indigenous community of Barangay Kapatagan in Digos City will be benefitting from the various government programs and services as the Duterte Legacy Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery will kick off in Davao del Sur on said date.   The Davao del Sur provincial LGU, Department of the Interior and Local Government of Davao del Sur, Philippine Information Agency Davao del Sur and Davao del Sur Police Provincial Office will take the lead in the caravan which aims not only to deliver government services directly to the communities, but also to highlight the enormous accomplishments of the Duterte administration.   Several services will be provided by the provincial a...

DAVAO CITY, November 18 (PIA) - A pool of experts gathered to discuss in the Dagyaw 2021: Virtual Town Hall Meeting the present situation of the vaccination roll-out in Davao Region and the experiences of each in taking the path to herd immunity. Dagyaw 2021 is a series of open dialogues that aim to clarify government programs that affect local communities and gives a platform to regular citizens to raise local concerns to the government. It is a project of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and civic society organizations. WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE VACCINATION ROLL-OUT? The Department of Health XI reported that 1,576,640 individuals are already full-vaccinated while 1,769,430 have already received their first dose. As of November 15, the region has so far received 5,220,844 doses of COVID19 vaccines and have distributed 4,175,708 dose...

  DOH-XI Reg Dir. Anabel Yumang, PIA Dir. Gen. Mon Cualoping and DILG RD Alex Roldan DAVAO CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) - Concerted effort of the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) was shown as these agencies called for the support of local government units (LGUs) and participation of national government agencies (NGAs), and the private sector for the upcoming Bayanihan Bakunahan, a three-day nationwide vaccination event targeting to vaccinate 15 million Filipinos. “Tabangan nato nga makumbinsi ang mga wala pa nagpabakuna, mga nahadluk, ug mga nagduha-duha. Mao ra ni ang pamaagi aron dili na kita mubalik pa sa mga lockdown. That can only happen when we have protection of our population through vaccination. The government is doing everything for us to bounce back from this pandemic. Let’s do our part as citizens of this nation in helping one another,” said Usec. Ramon Cualoping III, Director General of ...

Pastor Roberto Habagat of God's Family Fellowship decides to get vaccinated against COVID-19 DAVAO CITY, Nov.16 (PIA) -  “When I have problems with my spirituality, I go to my religious leaders. When it comes to the stability and aesthetics of my house, I consult the engineers and architects. Now, I do hope na sa kabahin sa panglawas (on matters of health), you will believe us, the doctors and scientist.”   Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Antoino Ybiernas Jr. appealed to the leaders of the different churches in Nabunturan to put their trust in the doctors on matters of health, especially in this time of the pandemic.   Dr. Ybiernas stressed the forum was a great avenue to debunk false information that the participants may have gotten from different sources.   The health officer also encouraged the religious leaders to get vaccinated and help the government to generate more demands on the vaccine from their church members.   A total of 103 religious leaders from ...

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado, led the inauguration of the Tagum City Flyover on Friday (Nov. 19). The said flyover underwent recalibration and final touches before today's inauguration. "Mao kini ang damgo nga dugay na natong gipangandoy nga proyekto.  (This is the dream project that we wished for a long time).   It is a project that could decongest heavy traffic in the city of Tagum and the entire province of Davao Del Nort e," said Mercado in his inaugural message. During his speech at the event, DPWH Secretary pointed out the promising potential of the City of Tagum and the Province of Davao Del Norte. "I can see that Tagum is a very beautiful city akong nakita nga dako kaayo ug ugma, potential ang atong probinsya sa Davao Del Norte mao kana nga ako isip inyong sekretaryo sa DPWH, nalipay. I am very happy to be here with you, " (I can see that Tagum is a very beautiful city and I c...

DAVAO CITY, PIA (Nov 19) - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority XI aims in promoting quality skills development of the Students who would represent Davao Region to the Philippine National Skills Competition that will be set on December this year and to compete against the standards set by the World Skills Organization in the international scene.   TESDA XI Regional Director Engr. Lorenzo G. Macapili bared during the Opening Ceremony of the Regional Skills Competition held at the TESDA XI Regional Training Center, KORPHIL Vocational Training Center in Buhisan, Tibungco, Davao City on November 15, 2021. The program was seen to have benefitted the education, private and government sector due to the level of skills and competencies of the workers in the field of Mechatronics, Prototype Modelling, Web Designing, plumbing, carpentry and other relevant courses. In a separate interview, Director Macapili said, “they do not compete among themselves, what they are going to co...