ANGELES CITY – He built the first multi-million barangay hall in this city that houses a dental clinic, a pharmacy popularly known as Botika ng Barangay and a birthing home for indigents.
Part of the P12-million barangay hall project includes a public market and a community hospital where most poor residents of Balibago are being treated.
“I make sure that my projects are seen and felt by my constituents,” says Balibago barangay captain Rodelio “Tony” Mamac in an exclusive interview with Punto over the weekend.
His Botika ng Barangay provides free medicines of sorts donated by local and foreign businessmen, specifically those from the United States.
With the acquisition of two more dental chairs, the dental clinic could now accommodate more patients. The clinic, supervised by a resident dentist, now has dental x-rays.
In a bid to address the needs of poor people who have asthma in Balibago, Mamac also bought a nebulizer machine that could treat an average of 48 people a day.
He says instead of buying anti-asthma medicines which are very expensive, acquiring a nebulizer is a better and effective alternative that could treat more people.
The establishment of the birthing home has also helped a number of pregnant women in the barangay, especially those who cannot afford to pay hospital fees. It has a delivery and post natal recovery rooms
“It significantly helped in reducing the number of mothers giving birth at the Ospital Ning Angeles in barangay Pampang,” says Mamac.
GOOD CRs
FOR STUDENTS
Other than providing new chairs and tables for both students and teachers, Mamac also initiated a project that would rehabilitate comfort rooms of various schools in Balibago.
He says proper sanitation is one way of promoting disease prevention. “By making every CR clean, you also educate people about the importance of cleanliness and proper hygiene.”
“Balibago is the only barangay with a public toilet (or CR) that is well maintained. It is located infront of the Mini Stop convenience store,” says the first term village chief.
For Mamac, education programs do not only mean building a classroom. It also has to consider the health of the students.
A few months after winning the barangay elections in 2007, Mamac started holding weekly feeding programs for malnourished young students in selected public schools in Balibago. Schools include Gueco, T.Tinio, Pabalan, and Sta. Maria elementary schools and the Rafael Lazatin Memorial High School.
COOP FOR
TRIKE DRIVERS
Mamac also initiated the establishment of the cooperative that would cater to the needs of tricycle drivers and operators in the barangay.
“We will allot at least P100,000 to P200,000 every year for the cooperative. Funds will come from billboard taxes which generates at least P700,000 per year,” he said.
Aside from earning additional income from dividends, trike drivers could also loan a certain amount from the coop which they will pay in an installment basis. There are more than 18,000 trike drivers in Balibago according to Mamac.
HYGIENE CENTER
To help the city government and the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center in accommodating thousands of entertainers working at Fields Avenue, he says building a new RHWC (or popularly known as social hygiene clinic) in Balibago would assure that almost all entertainers will undergo smear tests.
He says “if the RHWC could only accommodate 700 entertainers in one day, only 3,500 undergo smear tests in a week, so where are the other 4,500 or more go?”
Mamac says he will build the 800-square meter community hospital as an alternative for the barangay RHWC that could accommodate more than 700 persons per day.
ECO-POLICE/ECO-AIDE
As part of his clean and green initiative, more than 50 persons were tapped to be part of the Eco-Police that monitors every street in Balibago.
“Lahat ng nagkakalat sa daan at sa mga pampublikong lugar ay huhuliin ng mga eco-police, at sila’y pagmumultahan upang matuto silang maging masunurin sa itinatakda ng batas,” says Mamac.
Aside from the Eco-Police, he also formed a group called Eco-Aide. This group collects garbage from households and every member has a specific area of assignment.
The Eco-Aides also collect garbage fees from every household amounting to P50. An additional P10 is being charged for a family with more than 10 members.
BUSINESS FRIENDLY
Mamac cites factors why the barangay has become a haven for investors.
“Investors love to invest in a place like Balibago where there is peace and order, where there are no red tapes and kotongs.”
Condotels, hotels, entertainment establishments like The CourtYard, internet shops, restaurants, coffee shops and commercial buildings have sprouted like mushrooms in less than three years under Mamac’s leadership.
He says the strengthening of the barangay intelligence network; the fight against criminality and illegal drugs; and anti-human trafficking efforts have also contributed in luring businessmen to continuously invest in Balibago.
PUBLIC SERVANT
He says: “For me, a person who wants to be a public servant must have the courage, the political will to push for change whatever it takes. One who can do simple things that create huge impact and his projects are seen and felt by the people he serves.”
“And that is also how I define good governance.”
Part of the P12-million barangay hall project includes a public market and a community hospital where most poor residents of Balibago are being treated.
“I make sure that my projects are seen and felt by my constituents,” says Balibago barangay captain Rodelio “Tony” Mamac in an exclusive interview with Punto over the weekend.
His Botika ng Barangay provides free medicines of sorts donated by local and foreign businessmen, specifically those from the United States.
With the acquisition of two more dental chairs, the dental clinic could now accommodate more patients. The clinic, supervised by a resident dentist, now has dental x-rays.
In a bid to address the needs of poor people who have asthma in Balibago, Mamac also bought a nebulizer machine that could treat an average of 48 people a day.
He says instead of buying anti-asthma medicines which are very expensive, acquiring a nebulizer is a better and effective alternative that could treat more people.
The establishment of the birthing home has also helped a number of pregnant women in the barangay, especially those who cannot afford to pay hospital fees. It has a delivery and post natal recovery rooms
“It significantly helped in reducing the number of mothers giving birth at the Ospital Ning Angeles in barangay Pampang,” says Mamac.
GOOD CRs
FOR STUDENTS
Other than providing new chairs and tables for both students and teachers, Mamac also initiated a project that would rehabilitate comfort rooms of various schools in Balibago.
He says proper sanitation is one way of promoting disease prevention. “By making every CR clean, you also educate people about the importance of cleanliness and proper hygiene.”
“Balibago is the only barangay with a public toilet (or CR) that is well maintained. It is located infront of the Mini Stop convenience store,” says the first term village chief.
For Mamac, education programs do not only mean building a classroom. It also has to consider the health of the students.
A few months after winning the barangay elections in 2007, Mamac started holding weekly feeding programs for malnourished young students in selected public schools in Balibago. Schools include Gueco, T.Tinio, Pabalan, and Sta. Maria elementary schools and the Rafael Lazatin Memorial High School.
COOP FOR
TRIKE DRIVERS
Mamac also initiated the establishment of the cooperative that would cater to the needs of tricycle drivers and operators in the barangay.
“We will allot at least P100,000 to P200,000 every year for the cooperative. Funds will come from billboard taxes which generates at least P700,000 per year,” he said.
Aside from earning additional income from dividends, trike drivers could also loan a certain amount from the coop which they will pay in an installment basis. There are more than 18,000 trike drivers in Balibago according to Mamac.
HYGIENE CENTER
To help the city government and the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center in accommodating thousands of entertainers working at Fields Avenue, he says building a new RHWC (or popularly known as social hygiene clinic) in Balibago would assure that almost all entertainers will undergo smear tests.
He says “if the RHWC could only accommodate 700 entertainers in one day, only 3,500 undergo smear tests in a week, so where are the other 4,500 or more go?”
Mamac says he will build the 800-square meter community hospital as an alternative for the barangay RHWC that could accommodate more than 700 persons per day.
ECO-POLICE/ECO-AIDE
As part of his clean and green initiative, more than 50 persons were tapped to be part of the Eco-Police that monitors every street in Balibago.
“Lahat ng nagkakalat sa daan at sa mga pampublikong lugar ay huhuliin ng mga eco-police, at sila’y pagmumultahan upang matuto silang maging masunurin sa itinatakda ng batas,” says Mamac.
Aside from the Eco-Police, he also formed a group called Eco-Aide. This group collects garbage from households and every member has a specific area of assignment.
The Eco-Aides also collect garbage fees from every household amounting to P50. An additional P10 is being charged for a family with more than 10 members.
BUSINESS FRIENDLY
Mamac cites factors why the barangay has become a haven for investors.
“Investors love to invest in a place like Balibago where there is peace and order, where there are no red tapes and kotongs.”
Condotels, hotels, entertainment establishments like The CourtYard, internet shops, restaurants, coffee shops and commercial buildings have sprouted like mushrooms in less than three years under Mamac’s leadership.
He says the strengthening of the barangay intelligence network; the fight against criminality and illegal drugs; and anti-human trafficking efforts have also contributed in luring businessmen to continuously invest in Balibago.
PUBLIC SERVANT
He says: “For me, a person who wants to be a public servant must have the courage, the political will to push for change whatever it takes. One who can do simple things that create huge impact and his projects are seen and felt by the people he serves.”
“And that is also how I define good governance.”
