ANGELES CITY — Chief adviser to the city mayor IC Calaguas and executive
assistant IV Reina Manuel extended a helping hand to a cancer patient from
Barangay Cutud.
The two local executives visited Janette Garcia at her home on Aug. 4 to
personally hand over financial assistance from their talent fees as Beautéderm
Ambassadors. Calaguas and Manuel were joined by city economic development
and investment promotions office head Irish Bonus-Llego.
Garcia, 33, is a mother of three kids and has been fighting colon cancer. Calaguas
and Manuel came to know about her through a personal message and post made
by her sister, Christine Garcia.
“Alam po [namin] at naiintindihan ang bigat sa gastusin sa pagpapagamot. Kaya
po sa abot ng aming makakaya, gusto po naming makatulong, lalo na sa mga
taong may sakit na hirap sa pagpapagamot,” Manuel said.
Calaguas shared that Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. also sent personal
financial help to Garcia and her family.
“Hindi po kayo nag-iisa. Nandito po kami para sa inyo,” Calaguas assured them.
The city social welfare and development office is now processing her financial
medical assistance.
The Garcia family thanked the local executives for reaching out to them and
exerting efforts to visit them despite their busy schedules at work.
Janette’s husband, Christopher Balagtas, said the help will prolong the life of his
wife, who is bravely fighting cancer. He is also asking for prayers for his wife to
survive the battle.
“Maraming salamat po sa tulong ninyo. Nakilala lang po namin sila Ma’am Reina
at IC sa Facebook, nakikita po namin na tumutulong sila,” Balagtas said.
This is not the first time that the two local executives sent financial medical help.
For the past two years, they have been helping kids with hydrocephalus.
