Zambo tops whole region in Covid response

PAGADIAN CITY – The local government of Zamboanga City topped the entire Western Mindanao region in Covid-19 response despite the surge in community transmission in the latest assessment of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

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The DILG said the local government is number 1 in functionality rating garnering 86.5 percent and beating the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte, including the cities of Dapitan, Dipolog and Pagadian. 

Mayor Beng Climaco thanked the DILG and all those who contributed in fighting the further spread of the deadly respiratory disease – from barangay health workers to the medical frontliners and security forces, including various local government departments. She said the highest rating the local government received from the DILG only proves and demonstrated the hard work and dedication put up by each and every frontliners to save the lives of others. 

“We are encourage by the (high) functionality rating (given by the DILG) as this gives us the will to carry on and do what we have to do to keep our people safe and protected from Covid-19 amediante el alto caso del aqui na ciudad,” she said. 

“Este functionality rating que ya dale el Departamento del Interior ta sirvi como inspiracion con todo canaton, especialmente el de atun compañeros na gobierno local sin descanso ta trabaja cay ustedes el de amun numero uno prioridad, el de ustedes salud y seguridad el numero uno na de amun prioridad poreso ta apela kame con todo con ustedes dale grande responsabilidad na proteccion de cada egual familia,” she added.

Climaco said the raging battle to stop, if not reduce the spread of the deadly virus and other Covid-19 variants, is not only the work of government alone, but of everyone as everybody is vulnerable to the dreaded disease.

She said residents must not to be complacent and always use face mask and face shield in public places, and sanitize or wash hands with soap and water frequently, and comply with the community quarantine guidelines. “I am enjoining the public to please cooperate with and help government in the implementation of these health protocols,” Climaco said.

The mayor praised the various departments at City Hall and the local police force and military for their role in Covid-19 response. She has, since last year, has nothing to say but praises to all Covid-19 frontliners from Barangay Health Workers and their leaders and officials, to the doctors and nurses both in private and government hospitals, and all those involved in the fight against the disease – and calling them all “modern-day heroes.” 

“Ta rindi tamen kita gracias con todo que ya contribui con este (alto) functionality rating (del DILG), talli el policia, el CDRRMO, el City Health Office, City Tourism Office, City Accounting Office, el Office of the City Planning (and Development Coordinator),el Office of the City Engineer, y todo con aquellos que ya hace este posible,” the mayor said. 

“And we would like to thank everyone, sabe kita cay de ustedes govierno local junto con el maga vivientes necesita gat coopera hace lang kita claro el deseo de atun para dela ya el da atun (Covid-19) vaccines aqui na de atun ciudad para puede tambien el de atun A2 (priority list el maga senior citizens) onward para recibi el de ila vacuna cay este ambos proteccion. Ta trabaja kita junto con el gobierno nacional, el Departamento de Salud junto con (City Health Officer) Doctor (Dulce Amor) Miravite para puede hace llamada na maga ospital pribado para hindi sila queda lleno y hace kita el recursos para resolve y responde con el subida del caso del Covid-19,” she further said.

In March this year, the Department of Health (DOH) cited the Climaco administration for topping in the anti-tuberculosis (TB) campaign in the whole of the Zamboanga Peninsula region despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Zamboanga City was also the sole recipient of the “Population Testing Rate Award” for garnering the highest percentage of the population tested for TB last year.

And even in the midst of the local government efforts to completely eliminate the deadly Covid-19, the local government has not lost sight of its priority programs that benefit the Zamboangueño people.  

Considering the restrictions and the challenges posed by the pandemic on the anti-TB campaign, the local government though the City Health Office and Barangay Health Workers and others who were involved in the program, managed to vaccinate majority of its population against the lung disease. (Zamboanga Post)

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