Sen. Mar Is Just Around For Everyone

by REX A. TALABUCON

Some 250 indigent patients from 5 barangays in Kalibo, Aklan benefited from a medical mission conducted last Tuesday by the group of Senator Mar Roxas in coordination with Kalibo local officials.

The medical mission was held at the school in Brgy. Pook which provided medical services and medicines to mostly senior citizens, children, and residents with ailments.

Sen. Roxas is focusing his attention to another aspect of the Filipinos’ day-to-day life: health.

Believing this need is as important as other things that people need to satisfy, become healthy and productive citizens, Roxas is initiating medical missions to bring basic health services to people’s communities.

According to Mrs. Judy Araneta-Roxas, her son Mar will sustain the medical mission project to reach as many poor Filipinos who need basic health care as much as possible in keeping with his commitment to look after the general well-being and needs of Filipinos, especially in the midst of the global economic slowdown.

The crisis may have led some people to think that government may not be able to look after their health needs because it would prioritize other things, thus leaving less-privileged to fend off for themselves.

"Mar is advocating for good health, that’s why he worked hard for the passage of the Cheaper Medicines Act. He is also working for the establishment of "Botika sa Barangay" in all barangays to answer the call of the time. He is just around – everyone’s "Mr. Botika ng Bayan," said his mother, Mrs. Judy Araneta-Roxas.

The medical mission was organized by former Aklan lone District Representative Allen S. Quimpo in cooperation with Pook Elementary School principal, Ms. Loraine Pallada and barangay officials from Pook, Mabilo, Caano, Nalook and Briones.

The medical mission was supervised by the doctors and health care professionals led by Mayor Kathyrene Refol, M.D. of Altavas town, Josephine Garcia, MD of RHU Kalibo and Anthony Redaniel of RHU Altavas.
Former Board Mem-ber Franklin Quimpo, Kalibo SB members Mark Quimpo and Lilian Tirol, ushered the crowd and provided other supports to the medical mission. /MP