Friday, March 13, 2015

MEDCAP beneficiaries hail 1CAV, 1FAB for holding free health services

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 10): MEDCAP beneficiaries hail 1CAV, 1FAB for holding free health services

TUKURAN, Zamboanga del Sur –Residents of barangay Manlayag here expressed their gratitude to the Philippine Army (PA) for successfully conducting a Medical and Dental Civic Action Program (MEDCAP), benefiting 304 poor people in this far-flung community.

The 1st Cavalry Squadron (Tagapanguna) Battalion of Mechanized Infantry Division and 1st Field Artillery Battalion of Army Artillery Regiment conducted the MEDCAP at Manlayag Elementary School here last March 7 as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) Bayanihan.

Esmeralda Padro, 52, a mother of 13 children said all of her 9 male children have availed of free circumcision during the MEDCAP.

She arrived very early with her three children at Manlayag Elementary School to avail of the said free services.

“Nalipay ko ug dako nga ang medical and dental mission gihimo dinhi sa among barangay aron kami makapahimulos sa libre nga serbisyo sa kagamhanan. Layo kaayo ang among health center sa among dapit mao nga igo na lang kami magpaabot nga ang mga programa sa gobyerno moduol  sa amoa,” Padro happily said.

(I am very thankful that the medical and dental mission was conducted in our barangay for us to avail of free health services from the government. Our health center is very far from our place. That is why we will just wait for the government programs to come to us.)

Alvin, 9, and Marjun, 7, have availed themselves of free circumcision. While their elder sister, Cherry, 12, availed herself of free tooth extraction and free medical checkup and medicines for their paprents.

“Pinaagi sa ilang gihatag nga libre nga serbisyo sa amoa dili na mobati ug kaulaw ang akong mga anak sulod sa ilang lawak-klasehanan,” Padro said whose three young children are attending classes at Manlayag Elementary School.

(With the free services the government provided us, our children are now inspired to attend their classes.)

Ricardo Laylay was also grateful for the activity saying that his two male children Kelvin, 9, and Carlo, 5, have also availed of the free circumcision.

“Dili na ko mogasto ug panahon ug kwarta nga moadto sa health center sa lungsod aron akong ipatuli ang akong mga anak tungod kay ang gobyerno miduol sa mga tawo sa among barangay,” Laylay said.

(I need not to spend time and efforts to go to our health center just to have my sons circumcised because the government is now bringing its services closer to the people right in our barangay.)

“Kini nga kalihokan dako kaayo kini ug ikatabang ilabi na kanamo nga mga kabus nga  mulupyo kinsa dili maka-afford mo-adto sa doctor, Laylay added.

(This activity is a big help especially for the poor who can’t afford to go to a doctor.) 

Meanwhile, Lt. Col. Charlemagne Batayola Jr., commanding officer of the

1st Cavalry Squadron battalion said the activity was just a follow-up of the gift-giving activity conducted by the units last Feb. 13 dubbed “Love Drive Program” wherein poor residents of Barangay Manlayag had received food packs, used clothing and slippers from the units, and the Brigada Eskwela last March 1 where the troopers helped the teachers, parents and students in doing minor repairs and cleanup on the school in preparation for the start of the next school year.

http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1371425958187/medcap-beneficiaries-hail-1cav-1fab-for-holding-free-health-services

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