Samar lady solon fulfills inaugural address promise on health through sponsoring the training of Botika ng Bayan operators

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE (PIA Samar)
March 29, 2008

CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar  –  Consistent with her promise during her inaugural address as Representative to Congress, Sharee Ann Tan sponsored the training of some 27 Botika ng Barangay (BNB)  operators/ managers at the Waling-waling Inn, Catbalogan City.

Congresswoman Tan in her inaugural address announced that education, health and livelihood were her top priority to implement.

With her commitment to the Department of Health (DOH) Program BNB, the young representative sought DOH Representative Dr. Antonio Tirazona for the possible support she could provide to the program.

Dr. Tirazona said it was Congresswoman Tan who vowed to shoulder the training expenses of some 90 participants who would act as managers of the BNB.

Today, some 27 trainees are undergoing training on the forms and documents. They belong to the municipalities of Paranas, Hinabangan, Pinabacdao and Marabut.

Tirazona added that another batch of BNB operators/managers would be trained in the future, still through Tan’s sponsorship.

The trainees are housed for three days and provided with training materials including calculators. 

Rep. Tan herself showed up to provide moral support and give reminders to the participants as to their noble task of volunteerism.

The young Tan, a pharmacist by profession has vowed to help establish the BNBs in the early part of her campaign.

Meanwhile, DOH training specialist Joy Nabong, said that being a manager/operator requires patience with the bulk of forms that are accomplished.

Another trainer Sonny Gloria said that Samar province now has some 141 BNB serving the remote and depressed barangays.

Botika ng Barangay is among the pet projects of President Arroyo aimed to make available and affordable low cost medicines for the poor.