By Alpine L. Killa
BONTOC,
Mountain Province – Barangay health workers in this capital town received P7,
500 each as an honorarium for this year during the BHW Congress here Thursday
at the Bontoc municipal capitol.
In his message, Bontoc
Mayor Franklin Odsey thanked the BHWs he said were frontliners in providing
quality health services in barangays.
He said the municipal
government will support the health sector adding it is one of its priority programs.
“We recognize the hard
work our health providers- our BHWs. Before, our BHWs started to receive P1,
500.00 each. However, it is fitting to increase their honorarium as an
incentive for all their hard work. For this year, BHWs shall receive an
honorarium P7, 500 each. I also hope that we will continue to be strongly
united to improve and implement more programs for a healthy Bontoc,” Odsey said
in an interview.
Development Management
Officer IV Claudio B. Pancho of the Dept. of Health provincial office similarly
expressed his appreciation to the BHWs whom he said “unsung heroes”.
According to Pancho, the
BHWs are the partners of the government in the delivery of health services
especially on maternal and child care. He added that the BHWs are the ones who
are tapped to conduct survey on the status of the constituents in terms of
health in their respective barangay, conduct home visit, assist in the
immunization of children, and among others. This, he said are more than
enough to suffice how important BHWs are.
Sangguniang Bayan
members Julian Chumacog and Alsannyster Patingan also thanked the BHWs for
their enthusiasm in rendering service to barangays.
Also, Dr. Diga Kay
Gomez, municipal health officer recognized the role of the BHWs in bringing
health services closer to the constituents. She likewise extended her gratitude
to the officials of Bontoc for always giving importance on the welfare of the
public such as enacting ordinances and initiating programs focusing on health.
On the same occasion,
the BHWs received P1, 200 each as an honorarium from the Provincial Government
of Mountain Province.
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