The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging key city offices to immediately assess the extent of the Typhoon “Tino” damage and provide assistance to affected fisherfolk.
The SP resolution authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito requests the City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office (CCLDO), City Agriculture Office (CAO), City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), and the Liga ng mga Barangay, through the Office of Mayor Greg G. Gasataya, to determine the number of fishing boats, fishing accessories, and sea structures damaged by the typhoon and to extend immediate aid to affected fisherfolk.
Distrito said the measure aims to ensure that the city’s coastal residents, who depend primarily on fishing, can quickly recover from the losses caused by the storm.
“Many of our fisherfolk lost not just their boats but their only means of livelihood. This resolution seeks to coordinate all concerned offices to assess the damage and provide timely assistance so that they can rebuild their lives and return to sea as soon as possible,” Distrito said.
Under the resolution, the concerned offices are tasked to submit within 15 days a consolidated report detailing the extent of damage to fishing boats, accessories, and coastal structures, list of affected fisherfolk and recommended assistance packages.
The aid may include repair kits, gear replacement, cash-for-work programs for debris clearing, and emergency financial aid, it said.*
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