DAVAO City – A total of 53 barangays affected by TS Pablo received one unit Power Saw each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently. Use of which is upto six months and the barangay recipients may request for extended use when necessary. This was bared by Rebecca A. Santamaria, DSWD TS Pablo focal person for Davao Oriental and DSWD Head of Protective Services Unit.
According to Santamaria all barangays in Baganga, Boston and Cateel availed of the power saw as well as 11 villages in Compostela Valley.
Santamaria said the STIHL Model 720 ‘36’-size saw costs P60,500.00 each, complete with spark plug wrench, allen wrench, locking screw, open wrench, two-stroke engine oil, and two oilmatic saw chains.
The Memorandum of Agreement stipulates that the saw must be used by the barangay’s authorized chainsaw operator for cutting of trees in the natural forests or fallen trees floating in the rivers. Said trees must be cleared by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or the Philippine Coconut Authority, in the case of coconut trees.
Further, the MOA provides that produced lumber shall be for the exclusive use of the concerned barangay’s shelter assistance projects relative to TS Pablo Early Recovery and Rehabilitation Program.DSWD
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