Another service fair will be conducted by the administration of Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna and Vice Mayor Yul Servo on October 19, 2024.
The public service activity dubbed, “Kalinga sa Maynila Service Fair”, is a caravan that goes around in barangays to provide basic services straight to the residents so that they no longer have to travel all the way to City Hall just to avail the services they need.
Lacuna said the service fair is meant to provide the kind of basic services that Manila residents usually seek when going to the City Hall.
“Hiniwalay lang namin ang ugnayan and services para mas madaming barangay ang mapuntahan,” the mayor explained.
She added that with the service fair, the residents need no longer travel all the way to the City Hall and thus save on precious fare, time and effort.
The service fair slated on October 19 will be held at the Numancia Residences in Binondo from 2 to 5 p.m.
A day before, or on October 18,the same was held at the corner of Almeda and Yakal Streets in Tondo.
It will be recalled that when she became mayor, Lacuna begun her weekly “Kalinga sa Maynila,” a fora with residents where they can seek redress or air their concerns straight to the attention of city officials whom Lacuna brings with her.
In each meeting or ‘ugnayan,’ stalls are put up outside the ‘Kalinga’ venue providing basic services from all the essential departments, bureaus and offices of the city.
The “Kalinga sa Maynila” service fair will be providing basically, all the same free services given during the weekly forum with barangays.
Among others, the free services will still include medical consultation, Philhealth profiling, free medicines, blood typing, FBS (fasting blood sugar) and electro-cardiogram or ECG which will be provided for by the Manila Health Department under Dr. Poks Pangan.
The city’s social welfare department headed by Re Fugoso meanwhile, will provide ID application for solo parents as well as for persons and minors with disability. Replacement of IDs and bookelt renewal will also be available.
The Veterinary Inspection Board meanwhile, will provide free pet consultation, rabies vaccination and deworming.
Office of Senior Citizens’ Affairs head Elinor Jacinto said OSCA will assist senior citizens with their payout inquiries, application and replacement of IDs and booklets while the Office of Civil Registry under Encar Ocampo will assist those who have concerns about birth, marriage and death certificates.
The Public Employment Service Office under Fernan Bermejo will provide a job fair where senior citizens and PWDs may avail of possible job opportunities.
