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TAGBILARAN CITY PARTICIPATES IN THE UBI FESTIVAL. City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II (in the photo) delivers a speech during the Ubi Festival. The City Agrivet Office (CAVO) led by Dr. Genette Egos is the one handling the city’s display booth with production from the CAVO and the gardens of some public schools in the city. Photo by the City Media Bureau
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II speaks during the payout of wages to the beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. This is a program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) beneficiaries. Photo by City Media Bureau
Tagb distributes wages to TUPAD beneficiaries
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II shows his support to the program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which is called Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD). This is the payout for the last batch of beneficiaries. Aside from Mayor Baba Yap, the distribution was graced by the presence of 1st District Representative Cong. Edgar Chatto, a City Media Bureau report says.
The same reports say that 191 beneficiaries from Tagbilaran City received the cash assistance given in line with DOLE’s program.
TUPAD is a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, the underemployed and seasonal workers, for a minimum period of 10 days, but not to exceed a maximum of 30 days, depending on the nature of work to be performed.
Prior to one’s actual engagement in employment, the beneficiaries are provided with a basic orientation on safety and health.
Moreover, each beneficiary should signify his/her intention to avail himself/herself of a skills training program to prepare the person for a self or wage employment scheme after the project.
The payment of wages of the TUPAD beneficiaries is coursed through a money remittance service provider to ensure standard application across all regions in terms of mechanics and service fee costs.
In cases where an Accredited Co-Partner (ACP) is involved in the implementation, the ACP, which includes the local government unit (LGU), facilitates the payment of wages of the TUPAD beneficiaries using a prescribed payroll, with at least a representative from DOLE as witness.
City boosts campaign on handwashing against spread of disease
The official logo of the advocacy campaign of the City Government called “Hunaw Kontra Kagaw”, which promotes handwashing as a means of mitigating the spread of disease. Photo courtesy of City Media Bureau
Proper handwashing remains to be an effective method to combat the spread of the Coronavirus disease (Covid). This is the why the City Government boosts its campaign using handwashing as a means to prevent the spread of the disease.
Thomas Gilbert, an associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts says: “Coronavirus’s chemical make-up can be disrupted by soap and water. These viruses have membranes that surround the genetic particles that are called lipid membranes, and these membranes have an oily, greasy structure which can be neutralized by soap and water. Dissolving this outer ‘envelope’ breaks the virus cell up, and the genetic material is swept away and destroyed. Wetting your hands, getting the soap and working up a proper lather and then rubbing your hands for a good 20 seconds is enough for the chemical reaction to take place between the lipid membrane and the soap.”
Even if Tagbilaran City Government is now in the process of procuring the vaccines against Covid, the practice of handwashing should still be embedded among the Tagbilaranons said City Mayor John Geesnell Yap.
“We are providing all the best options for our constituents to increase our immunity against the dreaded virus. But alongside these options, we are strictly enforcing the minimum public health standards of wearing face masks, washing hands, and observing safe physical distancing. These practices are already proven methods to decrease the number of COVID-19 infections”, Yap emphasized.
The City Government of Tagbilaran will install handwashing stations in public areas in the city.
The installation of handwashing facilities will help the local government institutionalize good hygiene and handwashing practices. This initiative also includes the communication campaign dubbed as “Hunaw Kontra Kagaw” (HKK).
HKK Is an advocacy campaign from February 17 to March 31 seeking to inform city residents about the value and benefits of handwashing. The campaign will be supported by digital posters, radio plugs, and informational videos. The campaign aims to make handwashing a part of the Tagbilaranons’ daily hygiene routine even after the pandemic.