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
“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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