CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (PIA) — The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. held in this province recently served 114, 395 Isabeleños who availed of various government programs.
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said the service caravan is the present administration’s initiative aimed at bringing government programs and services to the 82 provinces in the country.
He also said the Serbisyo Fair was conceptualized by President Marcos to fulfill his promise to the Filipino people to bring government services closer to their communities.
“This is President Marcos’ answer to his promise to reach out and serve everyone, especially those in the countryside that are far from the service centers. This is a convergence of government services that are readily available to everyone,” he emphasized.
Isabela 1st District Representative and newly-designated House Deputy Speaker Antonio ‘Tonypet’ Albano said Isabela province was very lucky to be chosen for the 8th leg of the caravan, hosted by the city government of Ilagan.
Health officials from the Cagayan Valley Medical Center interview a walk-in client for health consultation during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in the City of Ilagan, Isabela. (Photo courtesy of BPSF-Isabela)
On behalf of the people of Isabela, Albano expressed his gratitude to President Marcos and House Speaker Romualdez for bringing in almost P1 billion worth of programs and services in the 2-day Serbisyo Fair.
“Ako po at ang mga opisyal ng lalawigan ng Isabela sa pamumuno nina Gov. Rodito Albano III at Vice Governor Faustino G. Dy III ay taos pusong nagpapasalamat kay Pangulong Bong Bong Marcos at House Speaker Martin Romualdez dahil isa ang lalawigan sa naunang pagdarausan ng Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair. Napakaraming naabot at natulungan ang programang ito dito,” Rep. Albano said.
He said at least 36 government agencies participated in the service caravan that offered educational assistance, social services, agricultural programs, health check-ups and medical assistance, livelihood opportunities, and others.
National Food Authority displays rice at affordable price during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in the City of Ilagan, Isabela. (Photo courtesy of BPSF-Isabela)
Lorelyn Sandoval from Andabuen, Benito Soliven, Isabela, a beneficiary of livelihood training and tool kits from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), expressed her gratitude to the government for providing her with the skills and starter kits for food processing livelihood.
“Ako po ay labis na nagpapasalamat kay Pangulong Bong Bong Marcos dahil sa isinagawa nilang Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair sa pamamagitan ng TESDA na livelihood kits na aming gagamitin sa aming napiling kaunting pagkakakitaan,” Sandoval said.
Maria Baccay from this city also thanked the government for providing a new wheelchair for her fourth-grade daughter who has a disability.
“This will serve as her feet in going to school that is why we are really thankful to this program of the President,” she said.
Maria Janessa Pauig and Divine Baptista, students and both beneficiaries of the educational assistance from DICT-TESDA and CHED, were grateful to the government for providing them with scholarship grants. (OTB/MGE/PIA Region 2)
