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Paganninawan: The Offi cial Newsletter of DILG Region 1 2012

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Mayors and... continued from page 5

On the other hand, city and municipal mayors, should
cause the enactment of an ordinance embodying
measures on dengue prevention and control,
as well as allocate funds for dengue prevention
and control, subject to national and local rules
and regulations.
Moreover, Director Guray emphasized the directive
of the Secretary for Mayors to ensure that punong
barangays under their supervision should carry out
the “conduct of information campaign relative to
the Ovicidal / Larvicidal (OL) – Trap system as a
strategy to control and detect impending dengue
outbreaks.”

The OL Trap System, a device consisting of a
tumbler, strips of plywood and pellets, can detect
population of the Aedes mosquito, the carrier of
dengue, and acts as an early warning signal to
pre-empt any impending dengue outbreaks.
Punong Barangays should also assist in the
identifi cation of distribution centers or stores
for the kits, mobilize the Barangay Health Teams
as distribution agents of OL-Trap products, and
allocate funds to sustain the continuous supply of DILG Region 1 trains the members of the Special
OL-Trap materials for free to their barangay constituents.
Project Development and Management Team (SPDMT)
to ensure the effi cient implementation of PCF, SGH,
Similarly, city or municipal health offi cers are expected
to conduct massive information campaign Gawad Pamana ng Lahi, SaLiNTubig and Anti - Red
Tape Act (ARTA) Report Card Survey (RCS). The SPDMT
relative to the OL-Trap system; monitor the
health situation; provide data on dengue cases is composed of regional and provincial management
to partner agencies; extend technical assistance and key personnel.
in the conduct of training and orientation relative
to dengue prevention and control; devise a
scheme of providing support fund to ensure
sustainability of dengue prevention and control;
and ensure that dengue patients are provided
with timely and proper medical attention.

Last year, a total of 25,533 dengue cases have
been reported, which resulted to the death
of 180 patients where most of the victims
were children ages 1 to 15 years old.

The DILG designated a regional focal person
on dengue to monitor the actions undertaken by
the city, municipal and barangay governments
and require them to submit quarterly reports to
RD Guray and LGOO V Sharwyn M. Sangel listen to
the DILG Secretary. (LGOO V Lily Ann O. Colisao / With
Reports from the Offi ce of Public Affairs) the updates of LGOO V / HEA Lily Ann O. Colisao on
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Family - based
Actions for Children and their Environs in the Slums
For comments and suggestions, you may (FACES). The cities of Batac and Laoag of Ilocos Norte are
contact DILG REGION 1 at telephone number among the new targets of the 2nd National Roll - out
(072) 888 21 08 or e-mail us at dilg_r1@yahoo.com of the Program and will receive PhP300, 000.00 funding
You may also visit our of cial website - www.dilgregion1.com assistance from the Department through the Local
Government Academy (LGA).

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