Tejero Residents Enjoy Free Services

“This is a great program of Mayor Michael Rama giving help to the people especially to the less fortunate (Maayo kayo ni ang programa ni Mayor Rama kay nakatabang sa katawhan labi na sa mga pobre),” said Lola Emilia Villacencio, 65 who was among the thousands of residents of Barangay Tejero who flocked to the vacant lot in front of the soon-to-rise Cebu Heritage Park and availed of the free services through the City Hall at Your Doorstep today March 17, 2016 Thursday.

In an interview with the BARUGG News, Lola Emilia who availed of the medical consultation and blood sugar testing further shared that the activity must be conducted regularly for it is an advantage for the people to save time, money and effort in visiting the various offices in Cebu City Hall to avail the services.

Meanwhile, even without the support of the officials of the village which is known as an opposition bailiwick, the activity went well and successfullu conducted with thousands of its residents enjoyed availing the services.

The village is one of the eighty villages comprising this city. It is situated in the North District of the city and about 30 minutes away from the Cebu City Hall.

The free services included Medical and Dental Services; Birth, Marriage and Death certificates processing and consultation; Legal Consultation; Real Property Consultation; Repair and Installation of Street Lights and Artesian Wells; Cedula issuance; Seedling distribution; Pet registration and anti-rabies vaccination; Pre-screening and pre-registration on Job Fair and employment referral; Free hair-cutting; Drainage and Road Maintenance; Traffic issues and Concerns consultation; Blood typing, blood sugar testing, and internal medicine distribution; Mass Feeding; Cutting and trimming of trees; Urban Poor Related issues and Let there be Light consultation; Seminar and orientation of drug related issues; Fire prevention; and Information dissemination and documentation, among several others.

For the uninformed, the “City Hall at Your Doorstep” is an initiative of Mayor Rama which aims to bring the basic services from the Twenty-Two (22) Departments comprising the Cebu City Government closer to the people and avail it for free. It started in the year 2010 and already institutionalized to continuously provide services to the Cebuanos right at their doorsteps. (Cebu City Public Information Office PIO/Greggy Jiggs P. Senados)