MABALACAT CITY – Mayor Cris Garbo on Monday introduced the “Blue Card”, exclusive for Mabalaqueños, which aims to ensure assistance packages to the city government.
During Monday’s flag raising ceremony, Mayor Garbo said the “Blue Card” will give easy access to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, solo parents, indigent families and out of school youth.
Mayor Garbo said once a bonafide Mabalaqueño acquires a blue card he/she can avail assistance packages from the city government.
The blue card program has five phases: preparation, registration, screening, issuance, and institutionalization. The registration process (house to house) will start on September to November 2019 and the projected issuance of the cards will be on February 2020 onwards.
With this, Mayor Garbo reminded his fellow public servants to serve the people with utmost dedication, fairness in order to promote and deliver equal opportunities to all.
“Tandan yu pu, ulitan ku, istung minta ya king city hall ing tau, pasaup ya, istung minta ya pu king city ing tau, atin yang lilingunan, at obligasyun yung detang lilingunan da lingunan yula, detang pasaup, sopan la,” the mayor stressed.
He also reiterated his “one-strike policy” rule for rude and impolite employees adding that ,”Mag sweldu tamu, mag serbisyu tamu, subukan yung magbusit.”
Mayor Garbo even urged municipal employees to practice impartiality particularly in the delivery of the city’s social program and services.
“Maging parehas tamu sana king pamag serbisyo, itang balamu king hustisya mu yan, itang makatakap lareng mata yu king pamagserbisyu, makasara ya ing mata yu, pante pante ngan ing panlalawe yu, pantunan yu retang balu yung kabaryu tamung alang-ala, atin ta pang e darasan, I’m telling you CSWDO, atin pang e mirarasan,” he furthered.
For his part, CSWDO Chief and GAD Focal Person Carlo Costales thanked the current administration for the unwavering support to his office.
“Change is the only constant thing in this world, it is not a question of will things change but rather, how would we react to change. Would it be for the better or would it be for the worse? The CSWDO, in reaction to this change, decided that we would go for the better. Kinailangan po naming mag reorganize, mag usap-usap, mag plano sa loob ng isang buwan para maging mas mahusay ang aming tanggapan,” Costales said.
Present during the Flag ceremony were Vice Mayor Geld Aquino, members of the Sangguniang Panglunsod, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Beth Baybayan and coty government’s department heads.
Requirements for applying for a Blue Card are as follows: filled up Blue Card Form, barangay clearance issued in 2019, COMELEC Certification issued in 2019 (Original and Photocopy), One (1) Valid Government Issued ID with Photo (Original and Photocopy).
