DILG, anti-insurgency TF, turn over P11.7-M health stations in Abra

PILAR, Abra -- Three barangays here can now benefit and enjoy the use of the newly constructed barangay health station worth P11.7 million funded under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
    “The inau guration and turnover of these three health stations in barangays Gapang, Nagcanasan, and Ocup, amounting to P11.7 million signifies the government's collaborative success in achieving peace and security in the municipality of Pilar,” said Dept. of Interior and Local Government Cordillera director Araceli San Jose.
    She said health stations would provide professional care to patients through proactive approach employing numerous preventive interventions, chronic illness management, and promotion of self-care.
    In his message, Pilar MayorTyron Christopher said, “These three health stations will definitely be of great assistance to our constituents.”

"These health stations are an essential component of establishing a healthy community that will provide high-quality primary health care services to our most vulnerable individuals, families, and communities, including immunizations, prenatal care, monitoring of morbidity, and referral services."

Norlita Domen, resident of Barangay Gapang, described her experiences prior to the availability of government services in an interview. "Earlier, we had to travel five sitios away from our barangay in order to access health services that were unavailable in our community. It was extremely tough for us to go so far at our age. But, now that health stations have been established in these three barangays, the availability of health services can be guaranteed”.

Reynalda Tulza, a resident of Barangay Nagcanasan said that before the health stations were built, it was a trying time.

"Before, we had to walk all the way to Poblacion, but since our conditions have gotten better, we no longer have to. This has brought about a great deal of change, especially considering the government's funding of a large number of such projects. We are really grateful that the national government is working so hard to reach all the vulnerable barangays,” Tulza said.

SBDP is a hallmark program of the NTF-ELCAC to bring development to former conflict-prone communities. The SBDP forms part of the government’s whole-of-nation approach in fighting communist armed rebellion in the countryside. -- PMTG/DILG-CAR