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Outstanding Governorship Award 2017

A critical aspect of the Governor’s Malasakit Health Agenda is the Meanwhile, the goal of enhancing the province’s productive capacity
provision of free health care for the poorest of the poor, even those not is enhanced through beneficial Public-Private Partnerships. The Governor
covered by the 4Ps program of the national government. Governor Cherry has recently helped inaugurate the Palayan City IT Business Hub which was
has personally urged for the sustained implementation of the Point-of-Care realized in partnership with Alloy MTD Philippines and the City Government
system in all the province’s District Hospitals, with the provincial government of Palayan. This development is expected to put Nueva Ecija at the
shouldering the payment of mandatory PhilHealth premiums for indigent crossroads of the global IT-BPO service industry which would stimulate
patients. She has also made sure the sufficient allocation of funds for the job creation, growth, and commercial activities in the area. Likewise, the
year-round extension of medical financial assistance to qualified indigent development of an IT Business Park in central Cabanatuan City is now in
patients as well as for medical check-ups for senior citizens. Meanwhile, the pipeline for implementation. About 10,000 new jobs are expected to
medical, surgical, and dental missions are regularly conducted in different be created in the BPO and IT sectors.
parts of the province to bring health services closer to Novo Ecijanos The provincial government looks forward to harness the full potentials
especially those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. of its PPP agenda to realize big-ticket projects such as the construction
In response to the overwhelming number of drug user/pusher of the provincial sanitary landfill and the proposed Nueva Ecija Beltway
surrenderees, and taking heed of President Duterte's directive, the Nueva Integrated Road Development Project. The Governor has also directed the
Ecija Provincial Police Office (NEPPO), together with Governor Cherry, as expansion and enhancement of existing support programs to small and
the Chairperson of the Provincial Peace and Order Council, inaugurated medium enterprises in the province.
the NEPPO Bahay Pag-asa Reformatory Center on August 24, 2016. In In the area of budget and fiscal management, Governor Cherry
this center, the surrenderees will undergo a wholistic rehabilitation and made it her policy that funds shall be made readily available particularly
reformatory program involving detoxification, moral recovery, spiritual to priority projects and concerns. Effective information campaign and
upliftment, including trust and confidence build up. collection schemes has already contributed in posting an increase in the
overall income of the province as compared to last year’s figures.
More than the provision of programmatic services, Governor Cherry
hopes that her Malasakit Agenda will continue to brand her pioneering and
innovative form of public service as one that is firmly rooted on the truth
that a dedicated service of compassion will bring about significant change.

“Ang matapat na paglilingkod na may
malasakit sa puso ay magdudulot ng
makabuluhang pagbabago.”

- Gov. Czarina Domingo-Umali -

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