The City of
Victorias, in celebration of Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca’s birthday, catered
to the needs of its constituents, safeguarding health and wellness through its
various activities under the Wellness Program for Progress (WPP) this February
for the 9th consecutive year.
Last
Feb. 14, about 111 volunteers donated blood during the bloodletting activity at
the Victorias City National High School. It was followed by a feeding program in
the afternoon at the Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts &
Cultural Center which catered to 1,052 pre-school children.
In
time for Mayor Palanca’s birthday last Feb. 15, the annual WPP Medical and
Dental Mission at Victorias Arts and Cultural Center granted free services to the
poor Victoriahanons; such as, dental/tooth extraction
(462 beneficiaries), primary eye care (217 beneficiaries), circumcision (146
beneficiaries), general medical consultation (786 beneficiaries) , therapeutic
massage (158 beneficiaries), fasting blood sugar monitoring (53 beneficiaries),
ear piercing (200 beneficiaries), giving of free reading glasses with eye
check-up (800 beneficiaries), and slippers (260 beneficiaries). All
beneficiaries of the consultation and dental services received free medicines.
Last Feb. 16, the
continuing medical mission which benefited 34 patients for the minor surgeries,
and 100 beneficiaries of free circumcision, was sponsored by the Dr. Pablo O.
Torre Hospital, Dr. Pablo O. Torre Foundation and LTC Nelson L. Gerona Crusade,
Inc. at the
Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts & Cultural Center.
In the afternoon
of the same day, the 2nd Mayor Wantan P. Palanca Dog Show, an All
Breed Fun Match and Pitbull Show Competition, took place at the Victorias City
Coliseum.
The
Kadalag-an Queen 2014 candidates supported the noble cause with their
attendance to the series of activities, carrying this year’s theme, “Beauty
Towards Health and Wellness”.
WPP
2014 has been a success because of the partnership and cooperation of the
following:
Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Foundation
Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital
LTC Nelson L. Gerona Crusade, Inc.
Hon. Alfredo
Abelardo B. Benitez
Hon. Alfredo G.
Marañon, Jr.
Hon. Eugenio Jose
V. Lacson
Hon. Patrick
Lacson
Hon. Johnna D. Ko
Hon. Manuel
Frederick Ko
Victorias City
Sangguniang Panlungsod Members
Victorias City
Association Of Barangay Captains
Victorias City
Employees
BBB Foundation
Doña Corazon
Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
Teresita
Jalandoni Provincial Hospital
One for All, All
for One Movement
Nelson Gerona
Foundation
Victorias City
Health Office
Victorias City
Nutrition Council
Provincial Health
Office
Kaayong Lawas
Foundation, Inc.
Negros Occidental
Provincial Police Health Service Office
Regional Public
Safety Batallion 6
303rd
Brigade Philippine Army
Victorias City
PNP
Philippine Dental
Association-Negros Occidental Chapter
Private Doctors
and Dentists
Venus Lions Club
Victorias City Chapter
Victorias Rotary
Club
Philippine
Guardians Brotherhood, Inc.(PGBI)-Victorias Chapter
Federation of
Victorias Associations of Tricycle Drivers and Operators (FEVATDO)
TESDA Therapeutic
Massage Treatment/Susan Gomez
Muslim
Entrepreneurs Group of Victorias City
Past Pupils of
St. Mary Mazzarello School
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