NAGA CITY, Nov.8 (PIA) --- If there is one good thing that superyyphoon Yolanda left after ravaging most parts of the country it was reliving the spirit of bayanihan amongst the Camarinenses and Naguenos.
Bayanihan, a Filipino tradition that generally refers to an act of helping one another became an instantaneous response from the province of Camarines Sur and city government of Naga after realizing the massive destruction that super typhoon Yolanda brought to the Visayas, particular in Basey, Samar.
After ensuring that its own constituents were properly taken cared of, Camarines Sur Governor Miguel “Migz” Villafuerte immediately directed a group of Medical team to be a part of a Humanitarian mission in Samar, including a team from the Camarines Sur Environment Disaster Management and Emergency Response Office (EDMERO) headed by Luzena “Chie” Bermeo.
The medical team was headed by Dr. Dennis Reforma with Manuel Jornales Jr., as the over-all team leader. A satellite hospital was built at Basey Auditorium at Basey, Samar where a total of 10, 395 patients from the 47 barangays of Basey and 22 barangays from Marabut were treated and given medical attention.
Out of the almost 10,000 patients served, 2,452 were provided with surgical assistance. Most of the patients also received pre natal consultation, new born care, post - partum care, free medicines, normal spontaneous delivery management and health education.
Despite the difficulties in cramming through the dark surroundings with the absence of electricity and lack of potable water to drink, the team successfully managed to cater to the needs of the survivors before wrapping up their stay in Samar.
Pili Mayor Alexis San Luis also shared his learning on the devastation wrought by Yolanda.
“Typhoon Yolanda has taught us a great deal of lesson especially on the level of preparedness when it comes to disaster. We should rethink on how we respond to scenarios. Zero-casualty should be the top most priority but resource allocation remains to be the greatest challenge.”
In Naga City, Mayor John Bongat also directed the City Social Welfare Department, Public Safety Office and Naga City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to assist traveling survivors travelling out of their typhoon-ravaged area and traversing the Naga area towards the greater Manila area. Bongat personally sees to it that survivors will be given immediate assistance upon arrival at the city area.
An assistance center was put up at the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum where refugees can have their temporary stop-over to rest and sleep. Free bath, free rest, free foods and medical services were given to travelling refugees.
The tragedy also gave various local government Chief Executives a realization of the greater need to strengthen their local disaster management plans in response to the changing needs brought by climate change.
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA), specifically the Regional Office and its provincial offices, including Camarines Sur InfoCenter, is aggressively working on a massive information drive in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to raise the awareness of the people on the ill-effects of climate change and how we can combat it for a better and disaster-resilient community. (MAL/LSM-PIA5/CamSur)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/861415434157/camarinenses-naguenos-relive-spirit-of-bayanihan#sthash.EeJANXWV.dpuf
Bayanihan, a Filipino tradition that generally refers to an act of helping one another became an instantaneous response from the province of Camarines Sur and city government of Naga after realizing the massive destruction that super typhoon Yolanda brought to the Visayas, particular in Basey, Samar.
After ensuring that its own constituents were properly taken cared of, Camarines Sur Governor Miguel “Migz” Villafuerte immediately directed a group of Medical team to be a part of a Humanitarian mission in Samar, including a team from the Camarines Sur Environment Disaster Management and Emergency Response Office (EDMERO) headed by Luzena “Chie” Bermeo.
The medical team was headed by Dr. Dennis Reforma with Manuel Jornales Jr., as the over-all team leader. A satellite hospital was built at Basey Auditorium at Basey, Samar where a total of 10, 395 patients from the 47 barangays of Basey and 22 barangays from Marabut were treated and given medical attention.
Out of the almost 10,000 patients served, 2,452 were provided with surgical assistance. Most of the patients also received pre natal consultation, new born care, post - partum care, free medicines, normal spontaneous delivery management and health education.
Despite the difficulties in cramming through the dark surroundings with the absence of electricity and lack of potable water to drink, the team successfully managed to cater to the needs of the survivors before wrapping up their stay in Samar.
Pili Mayor Alexis San Luis also shared his learning on the devastation wrought by Yolanda.
“Typhoon Yolanda has taught us a great deal of lesson especially on the level of preparedness when it comes to disaster. We should rethink on how we respond to scenarios. Zero-casualty should be the top most priority but resource allocation remains to be the greatest challenge.”
In Naga City, Mayor John Bongat also directed the City Social Welfare Department, Public Safety Office and Naga City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to assist traveling survivors travelling out of their typhoon-ravaged area and traversing the Naga area towards the greater Manila area. Bongat personally sees to it that survivors will be given immediate assistance upon arrival at the city area.
An assistance center was put up at the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum where refugees can have their temporary stop-over to rest and sleep. Free bath, free rest, free foods and medical services were given to travelling refugees.
The tragedy also gave various local government Chief Executives a realization of the greater need to strengthen their local disaster management plans in response to the changing needs brought by climate change.
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA), specifically the Regional Office and its provincial offices, including Camarines Sur InfoCenter, is aggressively working on a massive information drive in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to raise the awareness of the people on the ill-effects of climate change and how we can combat it for a better and disaster-resilient community. (MAL/LSM-PIA5/CamSur)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/861415434157/camarinenses-naguenos-relive-spirit-of-bayanihan#sthash.EeJANXWV.dpuf
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