Hundreds of Sagaynons availed of basic city government services during the relaunching of “Oplan Paglilingkod” in Sagay’s farthest barangay, Colonia Divina, on Tuesday, July 4.
After three years, the annual “Oplan Paglilingkod” is back to tour all 25 barangays of Sagay to give basic services from the city government and various national government agencies to Sagaynons, a press release from the city government said.
This is one of the oldest programs of the city government which was started in 1997 by the late mayor and governor Joseph Marañon but was stopped in 2020 during the pandemic, it said.
Traditionally, the “Oplan Paglilingkod” begins at the farthest barangay of Sagay which is Colonia Divina.
Mayor Narciso “Narwin” Javelosa Jr. said that this 27-year-old program aims to bring government services to every barangay to cut the hassle of residents having to go to the city proper.
Among the “Oplan Paglilingkod” services are farmers’ consultation on crops, fisherman consultation on fishing concerns, seeds and seedling distribution, a veterinary clinic and consultative dialog, animal immunization and deworming, livestock registration, swine fattening and dispersal;
Dental and surgical services like free circumcision to young males, routine medical examination, dialogs on cleanliness and sanitation, mass weddings, and national ID registration, and barangay assembly and consultation with barangay officials.
Vice Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva said the effort to bring government services nearer to all Sagaynons is a testament of the government’s commitment to good governance.
Apart from Javelosa and Cueva, the event was also attended by Councilors Arthur Christopher Marañon, Roldan Gamao, Rodnel Delos Reyes, Perfecto Marañon, Miller Serondo, office heads Julie Delima, Engr Vivencio Flores, Dr. Modesto Joseph Canonero, III, Valerie Javelosa, Marcel Irisari and uniformed personnel from the Sagay City Police Station, Special Action Force, and the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.
Colonia Divina Punong Barangay Johnny Buhayan thanked the city government for always implementing the program first in their barangay.
The program will run for about two months in 32 locations and will end at Hacienda San Agustin in Brgy. Paraiso.*