Capitol adopts system to ensure fair relief handover

The Cebu provincial government is seeking to consolidate reports on relief operations in northern Cebu to ensure fair distribution of disaster aid among all the affected communities, Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said yesterday.

She said they will come up with a database that contains information about the number of relief goods and other kinds of aid delivered to a particular town or city by the Capitol and other volunteer groups and charity institutions.

“We’re now trying to avoid the duplication of relief goods that’s why we’re making information on its delivery more centralized,” she told reporters yesterday.

“With just one click, you can now check how much aid has arrived in this particular town because sometimes the donations get concentrated in a single area,” she added.

She said the Capitol has already partnered with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), for the consolidation of the data.

The foundations of major television networks, RAFI, the province’s social welfare and development office (PSWDO) have already started providing information for the database, said Magpale.

“It’s not complete yet because we just started compiling last night but we’re trying our best to be more organized,” she said.

A day after supertyphoon Yolanda made landfall in Cebu, more than a hundred thousand food packs have been delivered to towns north of the province by the PSWDO.

The bulk of the relief goods went to the towns in Bantayan Island with Madridejos town receiving 17,565 packs, Bantayan with 12, 981 and Sta. Fe with 11, 817 food packs.

Meanwhile, Medellin town, which was also badly-hit by the storm, received 14,186 food packs followed by the town of Tabuelan with 9,978 and San Remigio with 5,794 food packs.