A newly constructed health center at Cabatangan village in Lambunao, Iloilo was inaugurated recently.
Funded under the End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) FY 2022 Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) – Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP), the health center will bring basic health services closer to the residents of this remote village.
With an extremely narrow terrain, the only way to access the community is through a 20-minute habal-habal ride on the edge of a cliff, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) -Iloilo facebook post.
The LGSF-SBDP is a program of the government for poverty alleviation and development to communist conflict-affected and far-flung villages.
DILG Iloilo Provincial Director Carmelo F. Orbista was the invited guest speaker during the inauguration ceremony. He was presented by the local government unit of Lambunao a Certificate of Appreciation for the successful implementation of the almost P4 million worth SBDP Project.
Orbista was joined by Local Government Operations Officer VI Kahlil Daniel H. Sayno and the DILG Iloilo Project Development Monitoring Unit during the ceremony.
Also, Municipal Vice Mayor Arvin L. Losaria, Cabatangan Punong Barangay Jovany L. Lopez, Cabatangan Elementary School Principal Warlito L. Latoza, Jr., Municipal Health Officer Dr. Ma. Mercedes P. Ballarta, Iloilo Provincial Government (IPG) PPDO OIC Division Head Mary Rose A. Matucan and 82IB 3ID Philippine Army LT. Arjay N. Payla attended the event.
On the same day of the inauguration on August 16, the Lambunao Municipal Health Office led by Dr. Ballarta mounted a medical mission to further make basic health services accessible to residents.
Another LGSF SBDP funded project in the municipality is the ongoing upgrade of the farm-to-market road in Barangay Jayobo. It is now at 80.05% completion as reported by the Communication eCenter/ Information Office of Lambunao.AAL/LAF/PIA6-Iloilo
