{"id":208012,"date":"2015-08-14T12:44:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T02:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=208012"},"modified":"2015-08-14T12:44:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T02:44:29","slug":"inos-collaboration-is-key-to-prevent-relief-snafus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/inos-collaboration-is-key-to-prevent-relief-snafus\/","title":{"rendered":"Inos: Collaboration is key to prevent relief snafus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gov. Eloy S Inos summoned members of the Legislature and representatives of federal and local agencies yesterday to share updates on the ongoing recovery efforts for Saipan.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the circumstances, I am glad we can still convene and share some updates on our recovery efforts so that we are all on the same page,\u201d said Inos during the meeting on Capital Hill.<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cwe need to be resilient\u201d and in anything that needs to be done, \u201cwe should collaborate\u201d to make the work easier.<\/p>\n

One of Inos\u2019 recommendations is to ask the agencies and CNMI departments to coordinate, particularly on information dissemination.<\/p>\n

Inos was apparently referring to incidents on Wednesday and other previous incidents involving distribution centers and relief operations.<\/p>\n

One particular incident involved some 2,000 residents trooping to the American Red Cross NMI Chapter, prompting ports police to close the Airport Road when the traffic spilled into the road.<\/p>\n

Some of crowd reportedly fought with each other, and grew angry under the hot sun as they waited for relief goods. The event was described as \u201cchaotic\u201d and \u201coverwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another was the first day of relief operations over the weekend that saw thousands of resident queuing up for hours before receiving aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is frustration among the public, which can create chaotic incidents,\u201d Inos said.<\/p>\n

The governor also addressed local media to \u201cwork with the government\u201d when it comes to information sharing.<\/p>\n

Inos also lauded the efforts of Lt. Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres, who was \u201cable to stand up in two major catastrophes\u201d that the CNMI faced.<\/p>\n

Concerns
\nTorres reiterated that it is a challenge for the CNMI government to address the sudden rush of people to designated areas due to \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the communities tend to get the wrong information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Another major challenge for the CNMI is the lack of hotel rooms for the members of numerous agencies currently on Saipan doing their respective work.<\/p>\n

Homeland Emergency Management special assistant\u00a0Marvin\u00a0K.\u00a0Seman described this and other concerns as \u201clogistics nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n

For water and power, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. continues to rely on generators and is not yet producing its own power.<\/p>\n

CUC Power Division manager Gary Camacho, who gave a brief update on repairs of power poles and power lines, said that Yap and FSM have jumped in and offered qualified linemen to complement local manpower.<\/p>\n

For the American Red Cross, information dissemination is also an issue.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the ARC said it needs the help of the CNMI government and members of the Legislature to encourage communities to fill up and sign a one-page declaration of ownership and occupancy.<\/p>\n

The ARC, which relies on volunteers, has asked lawmakers to help disseminate the document by tapping community workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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