Seven Villages to Enjoy Free Services

Another Seven (7) out of the Eighty (80) villages in Cebu City will benefit from the free services this week through the “City Hall at Your Doorsteps” program of Mayor Michael Rama.

The Seven villages included the following: Barangay Mabolo on September 24 Tuesday; Barangay Basak Pardo on September 25 Wednesday; Barangay Bulacao on September 26 Thursday; and Barangay’s Tinago, Tejero, Santo Nino, and San Roque which will be held in Plaza Independencia on September 27 Friday.

The outreach program of the city is also open for everyone including the neighboring villages where the activity will be held, to enjoy the free services that will be rendered by the 22 Departments comprising the Cebu City government.

The free services includes Medical and Dental Services by City Health Dept.; Birth, Marriage and Death certificates problem consultation and getting of requirements by Office of City Civil Registrar; Legal Consultation by City Attorney; Real Property Consultation by City Assessor; Repair and Installation of Street Lights and Artesian Wells by Dept. of Public Services; Cedula issuance by City Treasurer’s Office; Seedling distribution by City Agriculture Dept.; Pet Registration and Vaccination by Dept. of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries; Pre-screening on Job Fair Employment Referral by Dept. of Manpower Development and Placement; Drainage and Road Maintenance by Dept. of Engineering and Public Works; Traffic Issues and Concerns Consultation by City Traffic Operations Management; Blood Typing, Hematocrit, Blood Sugar Testing, and Internal Medicine Distribution by Cebu City Medical Center; Mass Feeding, Parent Effectiveness Seminar by Dept. of Social Welfare Services; Cutting and trimming of trees by Parks and Playgrounds Commission; Urban Poor Related issues consultation by Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor; Seminar and orientation of drug related issues by City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention; Information dissemination by Public Information Office; Police visibility by Cebu City Police Office; Market Operations Division for venue layout and liaisons; Environmental awareness orientation by Cebu Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Team; and Fire Safety orientation by City Fire Station, among others.

The activity is of first-come, first-serve system and operates as a One-stop shop in availing of the free services. It is purposely created in order to serve well the constituents in the 80 villages comprising the city sans going to the city hall.

Private companies and organizations who wants to join the weekly activity to render free services are likewise welcome.

It has been observed in the previous activities that representatives from the Social Security System (SSS), Rotary Clubs, Private Organizations, and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Phil. Health), among others also joined in the cause-oriented outreach program of the city.

Interested parties may coordinate with the city’s Front-line Cluster Services coordinator Mrs. Gina Jagmoc at Tel. No. 253-2025. (By: Greggy Jiggs P. Senados, PIO Staff)