The Tingog party-list group led by Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez has partnered with Batch 8 Brotherhood and Manila Batch 8 Lions Club to administer at least 1,100 pneumococcal vaccines to teachers, medical practitioners, and members of 60 various firefighter brigades at the Hope Christian High School in Tondo, Manila Sunday.
In partnership with the Tingog party-list group, Labor and Employment Sec. Silvestre Bello III, who was represented by Mr. Aref Usman, awarded 30 “kabuhayan package” worth P20,000 each to provide alternative livelihood to the poorest of the poor families reeling from the continued devastating effects of COVID-19.
Jude Acidre, Tingog nominee and chief of staff of Romualdez, said most of the vaccination beneficiaries were part of the so-called first responders who showed “malasakit” (compassion) during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Tacloban City and other parts of Eastern Visayas almost eight years ago.
“Our special activity was a way of honoring the first responders. They were there when our kababayans in Region VIII needed them most. We thank the malasakit of all volunteers,” said Acidre, who is also the national president of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines.
Romualdez and her spouse, House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez, along with actress-singer Karla Estrada, a nominee of Tingog who hails from Tacloban City, also thanked the first responders as the nation marks the 8th anniversary of the Yolanda devastation.
The Tingog party-list also provided protection to the teachers by including them as among the beneficiaries of the vaccination program as they prepare for the second quarter of school year.