The Department of Social Welfare and Development  is now gearing up for the comprehensive assessment evaluation of all earthquake victims in the first district of Negros Oriental.

The DSWD-7  said they are prioritizing Guihulngan City  that has the biggest number  of affected families and were greatly affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake.

They have been holding a  coordinating conference with the DSWD from the national office to regional office and the local office to clarify the rules for  the assessment evaluation, the results of which  will become the basis for  the national government in providing assistance to the victims, the DSWD-7 said.

The  Local Government Unit  has the complete list of affected families but  this  still needs to be verified and sanitized as some barangay  officials  are  taking advantage of the situation, it said.

During  relief distribution, some barangay officials managed to sneak in their names into the lists at least eight times. So it is important to have an evaluation and verification  of names that  match  the master list from the local DSWD.

The DSWD will  hire  local evaluators to evaluate  and validate  the  earthquake victims in Guihulngan City.

The local government will  hire  evaluators  who  will be paid through the P3.3 million check for Cash for Work given  by President Benigno  Aquino III to Guihulngan City Mayor Ernesto Reyes during his visit.*MA

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