Page 44 - OGA 2017

Outstanding Governorship Award 2017Award 2017
Outstanding Governorship

Receiving a Seal of Good Local Governance is proof enough that the
Province under the leadership of Governor Tan is in the right track

The Provincial Government invested in its people. Samar’s children Well aware that it is difficult for any place to grow without proper
and their education is a top priority. So the Province embarked on traditional infrastructure, the Provincial Government worked to Spark Connectivity by
and non-traditional knowledge building investments like the following: • Allocating and sourcing out funds to build Farm to market roads
• Scholarship Programs for Tertiary Level • Working to be included in the DOT-DPWH Tourism Road
• Piloted the “Samar Kids Can! Bazaar”for Senior High School Infrastructure Prioritization Program for the establishment of
students that stimulates the creativity and craftsmanship of our Tourism Roads
youth, and shows them the possibilities of entrepreneurship. • Lobby funding for Roads leading to Geographically isolated and
• Forged parrnerships with DepEd and DOT for the Spark Samar Disadvantaged areas.
K-12 Senior High School Tourism Specialization Program.
• The project SHARE-SAMAR that provides free sea tranposrt for Moves to increase access to Samar were also done.
students from island barangays to and from their schools. Samar is blessed with wonderful natural resources and we will sustain

Governor Tan greatly values the health of the Samarnons and made investing on programs that will protect these God-given gifts. To promote
investing in their healthcare a must. This was being done through programs for: environmental protection and responsible use of natural resources:
• Upgrading of Hospital Facilities and Services. From having • The Provincial Board initiated the drafting of the Provincial
poorly rated health services, Samar hospitals have been Environment Code
improved with new equipment and facilities. The Governor • Sourced out support for the installation of Early Warning
herself took pains to study hospital operations and instituted Device Systems that provide alerts to ensure timely disaster
measures for improved services. preparedness and
• Additional Hospital Manpower • Conducted the Youth DRRM Summit that engages our youth
• Rolled out a comprehensive hospital workforce Capability to become environment, climate change adaptation and
Building Program resiliency champions.
• Collaborated for an enhanced Health Financing with PhilHealth

All these made possible our shift to focusing on Preventive to Curative
Continuity of Healthcare.

42
42