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Outstanding Governorship Award 2017

BLOOD GALLONER

Gov. Willy leads the intense campaign for voluntary blood donation
thus encouraging every municipality to support this drive. Several years
ago, the province only needed 50 bags of blood monthly, but currently
needs 2,000 bags of blood. To acknowledge our unsung heroes who
participated in the blood donation, they were called to receive their
plaques of appreciation.
There were 31 bronze galloner awardees and 166 blood galloner awardees
CARING FOR HUMANITY that were given due recognition. Also, five local government units were given
certificates of recognition namely Municipality of Plaridel, City Government of
A DAY OF PRAYER San Jose Del Monte, Municipality of Marilao, Municipality of Santa Maria and
Brgy. Pulong Buhangin, Santa Maria. There were also four blood partners who
Gov. Willy believes that there is nothing more powerful than a unified likewise received certificates of recognition including Bulacan State University,
nation in prayer and that with God’s intervention, every vision could be turned Ang Dating Daan, Fisher Farm Inc. and Damayang Filipino.
into reality. As we can found on the Holy Scriptures, 2 Chronicles 7:14 New
International Version (NIV), 14 "if my people, who are called by my name, will PERSON WITH DISABILITY
humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked Through the leadership of Gov. Willy, the Provincial Health Office-Public
ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their Health distributed 857 wheelchairs from the Department of Health (DoH).
land.” And so was the Day of Prayer was held on July 26, 2017. According to hin, wheelchairs will be allocated per municipality which will
As we look with grief at scenes in Marawi Siege, which might have be distributed to different Rural Health Units (RHU), public hospitals, and
stained our land with civil blood,while our military forces are repelling health centers. PHO-PH distributed a total number of 561 wheelchairs to
the invasion of Marawi City and suppressing rebellion therein, Governor 21 towns and three cities of Bulacan including 69 in RHUs and 495 in
Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Vice Gov. Daniel R. Fernando led the Barangay Health Stations.
turnover of ceremonial check amounting to P 4 million and 4,000 boxes of
relief goods worth P 4 million to Department of National Defense Secretary BULAKENYO CENTENARIANS
Gen. Delfin Lorenzana (Ret.)as a donation to the Islamic City of Marawi
during the Bulacan Day of Prayer. Governor Sy-Alvarada has led the distribution of the cash incentives
The P4 million cash donation came from the Provincial Government to Bulakenyo centenarians, with Vice-Gov. Daniel R. Fernando and
of Bulacan and from the voluntary contributions of kind-hearted Regional Director Gemma Gabuya of the Department of Social Welfare
Bulakenyos as well as the P4 million worth of family packs that include and Development Region III. Under the Republic Act No. 10868 or the
rice, noodles,canned goods, milk and other goods. Meanwhile, Lorenzana “Centenarians Act of 2016”, they were entitled to be given P100,000 as
expressed his gratitude to the people of Bulacan for the said donations additional benefits.Moreover, the DSWD turned over checks for the Bottom-
which will be delivered to the victims of Marawi siege. He added that such Up Budgeting Projects of the Municipalities of Marilao for Protective
efforts should be emulated by other provinces in the country. Services/People Empowerment through Social Welfare and Development
When super typhoon ‘Yolanda’ hit Eastern Visayas in 2013, Bulacan amounting to P1.8 million and DREAM U: Cash for Work Climate Change
has also sent a 100-man team composed of relief and medical teams to with P1,482,000; Plaridel for Assistance in Crisis Situation amounting to
distribute relief goods and give medical assistance to the victims of the P999,000 and Pandi for Capacity Building/Auxiliary Devices with P850,000.
typhoon. The PGB also gave aids before for the rehabilitation of devastated Also,a memorandum of agreement between the PGB represented by
communities and victims of the wrath of ‘Yolanda’ in Tacloban and other Alvarado and the DSWD represented by RD Gabuya has been signed with
parts of the Eastern Visayas and to Cagayan and Isabela provinces which regard to Expanded Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation wherein the
were badly hit by super typhoon ‘Lawin’. DSWD conferred P20 million to the PGB in support to the said program.

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