MHO fund generates vehicle, new terminal in Malungon town

New ‘Lingap’ service vehicle – Prayed over by Pastors and over a hundred local gov’t workers on Monday, this newly acquired Toyota Hilux pick-up truck was purchased by the LGU through proper profiling and listing of PhilHealth enrolees, and a well-managed funding system of MHO in Malungon, Sarangani Province. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

‘Prayers’ and turn-over ceremony – Church Pastors and hundreds of government workers ‘pray over’ a newly LGU-acquired Toyota Hilux pick-up service vehicle in Malungon, Sarangani Province. For more information, visit I love malungon, sarangani (fb) and malungon.blogspot.com (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

New MHO vehicle – Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino delivers inspiring message before local gov’t officials, dep’t heads and workers during the presentation of a newly LGU-acquired Toyota Hilux pickup truck for the weekly ‘Lingap sa Barangay’ program next to the Monday-held flag raising ceremony. Constantino said without affecting the consistent delivery of health services to locals, the new service vehicle bud from the well-budgeted funding of the Municipal Health Office in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Also in photo are: (From far right) Vice Mayor Erwin Asgapo and Mun. Councilors Ed Yuzon, Teody Padernilla, Edna Tuanzon, Mariano Escalada, Joseph Calanao and Mario Tan. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

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MALUNGON, Sarangani – Through consistent ‘universal movement’ on Philhealth and proper management of Municipal Health Office fund, the local government has able to produce a new light truck service vehicle and construct its public transportation terminal here in town, a reliable source said. 

Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino, amid the Monday turn-over ceremony of the newly LGU-acquired brand new Toyota Hilux service vehicle to the General Services Office (GSO), said the service light truck was produced ‘due of following the required PhilHealth procedures, to wit almost 80% of this town’s entire total household population had been bonafide members since last year. 

“Due of our consistency on Philhealth, nakakita kita sang paagi kon diin maka-beneficio para idugang sa pagpabaskog sang aton nga pagpanerbisyo sa katawhan. Gani ginapahibalo ko ang tanan nga wala ini kwarta nga deriktamente naghalin sa aton munisepyo. Kundi bunga ini sang aton nga pagpaningkamot kag aktibo nga partisipasyon sa Philhealth program, pinaagi sang aton mga lokal nga trabahante sang MHO, kag sa bulig man sang aton nga mga lokal nga opisyales sang amo nga banwa,” Constantino said. 

He said aside from the Philhealth acquired benefits, the LGU only reduced a minimal amount of P2.5m from its last year’s MHO budget (2014), and so of this year,in purchasing the Lingap sa Barangay-intended service vehicle, and construction of a municipal transport terminal right at the Public Market site here in Brgy. Poblacion, Malungon, Sarangani Province. 

“By slightly reducing our MHO budget, we have able to construct our own terminal by only adding another P.5m for its entire completion. And despite, we have able to maintain our lead in terms of health services due of our consistent delivery of weekly ‘Lingap sa Barangay’ program in all of the 31 comprising barangays,” said Constantino, as he urges other people not to continuously pretend as blind for them to see if what the local government is really doing for the good of Malungonians. 

“That is why we are here every Monday to talk about what we did the past week. So let us not be blind, for those with ill motives of pretending to be such will never succeed. Because it is through this noble intention and deeds that the Lord will able to see the real color of our heart. Mga kaupod, nagapalapit na ang akon katapusan nga adlaw sang pagpanerbisyo. And I will be using our every Monday flag raising para maipaabot sa tanan kung ano na ang aton nahimo, kag dapat pa nga pagahimuon para sa kaayuhan sang tanan sa idalum sang akon adminitrasyon. Amo nga tani ang mga gin-impart ko kag ginpanghambal indi makakadto dito sa mas ‘bungol’ pa sa akon. Kay paris sang akon ginsiling, bwenas kita diri kay wala sang bulag sa aton,” the mayor added in a vernacular.

Meanwhile, Dr. Rafaida Hernandez-Garay, the local health officer, said aside from the newly constructed MHO building, the local government is now also eyeing for the purchase of ECG and ultra sound machines that will suffice the need of local residents in modern health equipment, through a memorandum of agreement with DOH-12. 

“And hopefully we can soon also purchase a new Toyota Ambulance and two units of (front drive-powered) multi-cabs to be use in servicing our pregnant women in our remote and upland villages.” (MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).