CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Pampanga Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) have vowed to support the vice presidential bid of Senator Loren Legarda as they assured her to deliver substantial votes in the coming May elections.
According to Maria Lelila Mangulabnan, president of the BHWs, Legarda is competent and smart enough to discharge the duties and responsibilities of a vice-president as her track records and experiences speak in her behalf.
“Kumpleto lahat ng mga barangay health workers sa buong probinsiya, isang text nandito na silang lahat para magpakita ng buong pagsuporta sa kandidatura ni Senator Loren Legarda,” Mangulabnan said.
Mangulabnan said that among the vice presidential candidates, only Legarda has shown a deeper concern to the needs of their group. “Yung iba kasi buti lang sa hindi ka nila kausapin, pero si madam senator may plano para amin,” she said.
With this, Legarda has assured the BHWs that she will provide standard allowances should she get elected as vice president. She also promised professional trainings which are usually given to nurses, midwives and doctors aside from other benefits that may be given to them.
Legarda also said that it is about time to give due recognition to the "unselfish sacrifices" of the said health workers all over the country.
“Maraming pa sa mga barangay ang hindi naabot ng serbisyo ng doctor kung kaya’t malaki ang ginagampanang papel ng aming grupo para sa kaligtasan ng aming mga kababayan, kaya marapat lamang mabigyan kami ng karampatang pagkilala sa pamamagitan ng benepisyo at kaukulang allowance,” Linda David, one of the barangay health workers said.