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EdSa gifts seniors, PWDs on 64th b-day   

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — “Kailangan marunong tayong magpasalamat. ‘Yung kaarawan paalala sa atin iyan na magpasalamat sa regalong buhay – ang pinakamagandang regalo sa atin ng Diyos.”

So spoke Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago as he went on a gift-giving activity in his birthplace of Barangay San Pedro Cutud and the adjacent barangays of Sta. Lucia and San Nicolas in celebration of his 64th birthday on Monday. 

Through the city social services and development office, Santiago distributed food assistance to senior citizens and PWDs in the said barangays.  

The CSWD also conducted ceremonial awarding of cash cards to the beneficiaries of the “Tatak EdSa” social programs. 

“Itong mga cash cards na ito ay para sa lahat ng benepisyaryo ng mga Tatak EdSa programs, kabilang na ang Socpen (social pension payout), local 4Ps, cash assistance para sa mga senior citizens at PWDs. Di na kailangan pumila’t mag-register kasi meron na kayong ATM,” said CSWD officer Aileen Villanueva.  

“Ang hakbang na ito ay inisyatiba ng ating lokal na gobyerno sa pangunguna ng ating alkalde at sinuportahan ng ating sangguniang panlungsod sa pangunguna naman ng ating vice mayor. Nais po ng ating mayor na mas mapadali at mapabilis ang mga serbisyong nagbibigay lingap, pag-asa, at kaginhawaan para sa mga pamilyang nangangailangan,” she added. 

In his birthday speech, Santiago also urged all senior citizens to get vaccinated: “Mahirap po ang magka-Covid lalo na sa edad natin ngayon. Hindi ka makakagalaw ng maayos pag hindi ka pa bakunado. Huwag po kayong matakot, hanggang ngayon wala pang namamatay sa siyudad natin dahil sa bakuna.”

He furthered:  Pataas po ang Covid cases at may mga bago pang pumapasok na mga variants kaya hinihikayat ko kayong magpabakuna. Unahin po natin ang kalusugan at kaligtasan natin.” 

Before the gift-giving activity, Santiago, together with his wife, attended a thanksgiving mass at the San Pedro Cutud Chapel presided by Rev. Fr. Melchor Sitchon. 

They were joined by city chief of offices and several senior citizens.

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