STATUS REPORT OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS (PPAS) IN ADDRESSING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
AS OF APRIL 2020
Local Government Unit: LUPAO, NUEVA ECIJA
Agency/Social
Amelioration Program
(Sap) Other Program
Department of Agriculture (DA)
Rice Farmer Financial
Assistance – a one time
financial assistance
amounting to Php
5,000,000.00 to be given to
rice farmers with farm sizes
ranging from 1 hectare and
below and listed under the
Registry System for Basic
Sectors in Agriculture
(RSBSA)
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Emergency Subsidy 100% Completed
Program
Other Programs
Information
Dissemination on COVID-
19 Prevention
Hand Sanitation and
Disinfection with
Thermal Scanning
-established at the
entrance of the public
market with daily misting
every 5:30 p.m.
Stop COVID-19 Relief
Operation:
-25kg rice to households
in all 24 barangays.
-Relief goods distribution
to senior citizens, PWDs,
and solo parents in all 24
barangays.
-Provision of PPE, face
shields and disinfectants
to the RHU.
-Distribution facemask,
alcohol, multivitamins
and Vitamin C to all front
liners, municipal
Update
February 2020, a partial
list was forwarded by the
DA RFO 3 in Lupao. It
consists of 307 farmers
sorted from the submitted
RSBSA collected by the
Municipal Agriculture
Office. As of April 28, cash
cards are not yet been
released and still on an
ongoing process.
Limited allocation
(7,274 HHs)
-IEC and reminders
through social media is
done daily.
Posters:
“Stay at Home”, “Social/
Physical Distancing”
distributed to all
boundary and barangay
checkpoints
Active. The LGU has 6-
day (Monday to
Saturday) only market
day. Massive
disinfection is done
every Sunday.
100% complete
Distribution is 100%
complete.
Essential health
materials are ready in
case front liners need
more.
Insights, Lesson Learned/Good Practices
Issues/Concerns Undertaken By The LGU
The main objective of Since the release of RFFA is still
RFFA based on MC 16 s with in the ECQ, the collaboration
2019 is to provide with nearby city may ease the
compensation to the inconvenience brought by strict
projected income loss of quarantine protocols. However, it
rice farmers due to the is more practical to request the
drop in palay prices. GFI’s to do onsite release instead
These farmers were of allowing a big group of farmers
affected during the wet to travel outside the municipality
season harvest 2019. If
RFFA, were released
sometime in January
2020 or before the set of
dry season 2020 it
would’ve been an
additional resources for
the farmers in buying
farm inputs.
- Possible beneficiaries who are
left out or not included in SAP
list are submitted to Regional
Office
- Local Chief Executive monitors
and directly distribute the
assistance
Residents who violate Active and incessant reminders
the LCE’s public on COVID-19 prevention and
advisories and updates increase the social
ordinances should be awareness.
penalized accordingly.
Despite proper Active daily disinfection in the
equipment, we are public market gradually creates
concerned with the a new norm wherein sanitary
daily exposure of our practices are done by residents
disinfection personnel voluntarily.
to chemicals.
-Additional relief is Distribution of relief was:
needed as the ECQ -personally monitored by the
extends. LCE and other officials
-per household regardless of
-Sudden increase of social status.
beneficiaries on the -Barangay data on population
day of distribution as must be updated and taken
compared to more seriously (residents must
submitted barangay cooperate during barangay
data. census).
Shortage of supplies Purchased more complete PPE,
on the first few weeks disinfectants and other
of quarantine. supplies as preparedness
measure.
 employees and BHERTs.
Monitoring of Still Active The start of rainy Monitoring makes checkpoint
Established Boundary season creates a officers more active and alert.
and Barangay dangerous condition
Checkpoints to checkpoint officers.
Protective gear like
raincoats and boots
should be provided.
Safety booth or
sturdier tents might
be needed.

BERNARDO V. BASCOS ALEX ROMMEL V. ROMANO

MPDC/MIATF Secretariat Municipal Mayor/MIATF Chairman