Dialysis patients given P91- K in Bontoc PCSA rites

By Erwin S. Batnag, Kris Lee A. Lamangen

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- A financial aid of P 91, 000.00 was turned over to 27 dialysis patients (six government employees and 21 other patients) undergoing dialysis treatment at the Bontoc General Hospital here during the Malasakitism program held at Multipurpose Building Sept. 23 as part of the 119th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary celebration. 

The amount was from proceeds of the tree planting and trekking-for-a-cause held Sept. 20.

The fund was turned over by Civil Service Commission Mountain Province director II Anita Verina T. Paredes and Mountain Province Provincial Council of Personnel Officers president Victorino A. Dines with assistance of provincial PCPO treasurer Janet A. Valencerina.

According to senior personnel specialist Vanessa Rose B. Gal-gala, around 100 government employees participated in planting 600 tree seedlings in Data, Sabangan as part of activities in celebration of the 119th Philippine Civil Service anniversary.

The provincial CSC and PCPO headed activities. The rain and mud did not daunt around 100 government employees who participated in the event planting 300 pine trees and 300 narra trees.

The group continued with a trek to Kaman-utek or Blue Soil Hills in Balili, Bontoc,” Gal-gala said.

She cited those who supported activities: Dept. of Publioc Works and Highways- Mountain Province First District Engineering Office, Provincial Government, Philippine Statistics Authority, PCPO and others who provided vehicles for the said activities.

“We also commend those who generously shared their food like the MPFDEO led by its administrative officer Janet A. Valencerina and District II Board Member Henry D. Bastian who readily opened his home for us to eat our lunch,” she added.

The dialysis patients expressed their gratitude and acknowledged efforts of government and non-government entities who made the fund-raising activity a success. 

According to Paredes, the program was meant to highlight the value of altruism among other values which are innate in the people of Mountain Province.

Meanwhile, the CSC-FO also awarded plaques of recognition to all government and non-government organizations and overseas Filipino workers who have shown benevolence the past year.