The municipal government of Baler, Aurora has procured a mobile clinic and two multi-purpose vehicles to enhance the delivery of health and other vital services to town residents.
Baler Mayor Rhett Ronan Angara led the blessing of the vehicles officiated by San Luis Obispo parish priest Froilan Rivera at the grounds of the municipal hall after the traditional flag ceremony recently.
This is a promise fulfilled today with the help of the Sangguniang Bayan led by Vice Mayor Bobong Ong and the entire staff of the LGU-Baler.”
“Pangako noon na tinupad ngayon sa tulong ng Sangguniang Bayan sa pangunguna ni Vice Mayor Bobong Ong at sa buong kawani ng LGU (local government unit)-Baler. Umasa po kayo na mag-iikot ang mobile clinic sa 13 barangays para makapagbigay ng libreng medical assistance sa ating mga kababayan (This is a promise fulfilled today with the help of the Sangguniang Bayan led by Vice Mayor Bobong Ong and the entire staff of the LGU-Baler. The mobile clinic will go around the town’s 13 barangays to provide free medical assistance to our townmates),” Angara said.
Mayor Angara said the mobile clinic will be detailed at the rural health unit office while the two multi-purpose vehicles will be at the Municipal Risk Reduction and Management Office.
The mobile clinic has an X-ray machine and generator, medical X-ray processor, X-ray examination room, three channels of digital electronic cardio graph (ECG) and full digital 3D-4D ultrasound.
The mobile clinic which is worth some P7.5 million has an X-ray machine and generator, medical X-ray processor, X-ray examination room, three channels of digital electronic cardiograph (ECG), full digital 3D-4D ultrasound, emergency lights, fire extinguisher, and an air conditioning system.
On the other hand, the two multi-purpose vehicles have a total worth of P2.8 million.
Personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial office also witnessed the blessing of the two brand new multi-purpose vehicles funded through last year’s Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) and with counterpart funding from the Baler local government.
The municipality of Baler received a PCF amounting to P2.3 million for fiscal year 2019.
The PCF is a cash grant given to local government units that are awarded with the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).
The SGLG, also known as the “Pagkilala sa Katapatan at Kahusayan ng Pamahalaang Lokal,” is awarded by the DILG each year to deserving provinces, cities and municipalities that perform well in various fields.