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Outstanding Governorship Award 2017





















        HEALTH

            Tarlac has achieved universal coverage for basic health services. The   The Provincial Government of Tarlac also launched a virtual clinic program.
        provincial government has invested Php 252 million to the Tarlac Provincial   Through this program, patients can have access to Service Delivery Network
        Hospital, Php 90 million to the La Paz Medicare Hospital, Php 20 million   (SDN) medical specialist doctors via a web conference to treat some common
        to the Gilberto Teodoro Hospital, Php 97 million to the Moncada District   health issues. These virtual clinics will provide faster service to Tarlaqueños
        Hospital and Php 175 million to the Concepcion Hospital. With a total of   and improve effective referral system ensuring that the patients who go to
        Php 634 million worth of investment in hospitals, Governor Yap intends to   Tarlac Provincial Hospital are the ones that need immediate operations or
        provide the best quality of health services to her constituents.  medical procedures. In this manner, a preventive measure is done very early in
            Gov. Yap launched the “Doctor of the rich is also the Doctor of the poor   the course of the disease or a fast, non-delayed medical intervention is done.
        program” Under the program, both poor and rich patients shall be attended
        to by medical specialists. There will be no distinction as to the treatment
        of patients as medical specialists are appointed as the front liners of the
        Tarlac Provincial Hospital.














                        “We have achieved Universal Coverage for Basic Health Services in partnership with the DOH and
                       PhilHealth resulting in the upgrading of our hospitals with modern equipment like MRI and CT Scan.”


                                                       EDUCATION

                                                           Governor Yap emphasized the importance of a child’s early development. In Tarlac,
                                                       Daycare centers are continuously being improved as there are a total of 22,322 Kindergarten
                                                       Students enrolled in Early Childhood Education in this school year alone.
                                                           Scholarship and financial assistance are also being provided to deserving students. In
                                                       addition, the province of Tarlac has partnered with the ECJ Foundation in providing further
                                                       studies for the teachers to obtain a masteral or a doctorate degree. Php 42,500,000.00 was
                                                       allotted for this year to 1,000 teachers in 433 public schools under the project FREE program.
            “Education is key to our province's success.   Another project of Governor Yap with the ECJ foundation is Project HOPE which targets
           Education is our gateway in improving quality   1,000 Out of School Youth (OSY) to be trained through partner institutions in developing
             of life as we aim for a high literacy rate.”
                                                       their technical-vocational and entrepreneurial skills.
                                                           Gov. Yap has committed  to  invest  on  education  infrastructure.  Currently, speech
                                                       laboratories  has been  delivered and  implemented  in Victoria  National  High School,
                                                       Moncada National High School, Capas High School, Benigno National High School, Anao
                                                       High School and Mababanaba High School. New school buildings are also being built in San
                                                       Clemente Central Elementary School and Corazon Aquino National High School.
                                                           Access to quality education is key to a province’s success. With high literacy rate, the
                                                       people of Tarlac will have a higher chance in improving their quality of life.

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