In observance of National Indigenous Peoples Month, the City Government of Isabela, under the leadership of Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, launched its flagship program Dia de Isabeleños: Pasangan Sin Katabangan Caravan. The event was organized in partnership with the Office of Senator Robinhood Padilla, the Provincial Government of Basilan, and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).
The IP Summit featured a Serbisyo Caravan—an initiative aimed at bringing government services closer to the people by pooling together various national and local agencies, offices, and partner institutions in one venue. The activity was held on October 6 at the Isabela City Civic and Cultural Center in Barangay Binuangan.
The caravan served as a one-stop hub where Indigenous communities could directly access a wide range of frontline programs, social protection initiatives, livelihood support, legal aid, medical services, and other forms of assistance. The participants were able to avail themselves of and benefit from a wide range of services, including:
• City Information Office (CIO): information dissemination; Mobile Library showcase
• City Civil Registrar (CCR): birth certificate registration; mass wedding registration
• City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO): distribution of food packs (PWDs, Solo Parents, Senior Citizens)
• City Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (CPDAO): information dissemination; provision of assistive devices
• City Tourism Office (CTO): cultural show
• City Economic Development & Investment Promotions Office (LEDIPO): financial literacy sessions
• City Agriculture Office (CAO): free seeds distribution
• City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO): emergency response assistance
• City Health Office (CHO): medical consultations; tooth extraction
• City Population Management and Development Office (CPMDO): DEPO vaccination; distribution of pills and condoms
• Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD): program information dissemination
• Isabela City Police Station (ICPS): security services
• 101st Infantry Brigade (AFP): free haircut; security support
• Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR): ORUS registration of TIN and other services
• Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA): ePhilSys ID issuance; National ID registration; Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP)
• Basilan Medical Center (BMC): basic medical consultations; free medicines
• Social Security System (SSS): membership; contribution inquiries; program information dissemination
• PhilHealth: membership and ID; YAKAP Program applications
• Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE): program information dissemination
• Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA): program information dissemination
• Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT): free Wi-Fi; eGovPH info dissemination; cyber awareness; free computer use with printing/scanning
• Public Attorney’s Office (PAO): free notarization; legal counselling; joint affidavit of birth and affidavit of loss
• Philippine Red Cross: first aid demonstration
• Philippine Coast Guard: security services
• Amanah Islamic Bank: Islamic deposit products
• Philippine Information Agency: event coverage and public information
