DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

The Police and organizations involved in the campaign against human trafficking are monitoring possible illegal recruitment of earthquake victims in the 1st District of Negros Oriental.

Romualdo Señeres of the Visayan Forum and the Provincial Inter-Agency Against Trafficking, said that in a recent training, the participants discussed the relationship between a calamity and human trafficking.

He said an increase in the vulnerability of women and children in disaster-stricken areas is usually seen, although, so far, there are no confirmed reports of illegal recruitment or trafficking of typhoon or earthquake victims.

DSWD gives family access cards to
earthquake victims in Neg.Or.

DSWD distributes family access cards to quake victims in NegOr

The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently distributed family access cards to easily track the services and relief goods for the quake victims in evacuation centers in Negros Oriental, a press release from the DSWD said yesterday.

The FAC contains information like family composition, address, kind of assistance received from agencies, and signatures of the head of the family, social workers, and concerned LGU officials, and will serve as an identification card for the availment of assistance.

Red Cross waiting for
more donations
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

The Philippine National Red Cross in Negros Oriental is waiting for more relief goods to arrive Wednesday, for distribution to earthquake victims, in the 1st District of the province.

Louella Bael, provincial Red Cross chief, said yesterday that the relief aid, consisting of rice, sardines, noodles, blankets and mosquito nets, will be enough for 3,000 families, and have been sent by the International Federation of the Red Cross.

Families, whose houses were damaged and who had undergone validation by the Red Cross, are given priority, she added.

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