BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Jail – female dormitory recognized the importance of collaboration and had successfully increased its linkages with concerned stakeholders through various memoranda of agreement over the past several years.
Senior Jail Officer (SJO) 4 Racquel Tengay, assistant warden of the Baguio City Jail – female dormitory, said that the partnerships enabled the facility to access resources, trainings and workshops aimed at significantly improving the skills and lives of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are currently detained in the facility because of their involvement in various offenses.
“Our commitment to improving the livelihood of our PDLs is unwavering. Participation in various trade fairs have led to an increase in sales of their livelihood products, and to further expand the facility’s outreach, we have utilized social media platforms for online selling, effectively promoting these products and broadening our market reach,” she stressed.
The jail officer expressed the facility’s gratitude to the local government for the Sunday Session road pedestrianization that served as an opportunity to showcase the development efforts of the PDLs.
Tengay claimed that all of the detained PDLs have benefitted from various social services, including Philippine Health Insurance Corporation systems, while in detention.
Further, through the government’s Tulong Pangkabuhayan Para Sa Ating Disadvantage and Displaced workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), all the PDLs received the necessary assistance that provided them with opportunities for gainful employment and community integration.
On the other hand, Tengay stipulated that all the PDLs have also benefited from livelihood skills training in collaboration with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
She underscored that the aforesaid programs have been designed to equip the PDLs with the essential skills, increase their employability and enable them to re-integrate successfully into society. By Dexter A. See