TACLOBAN CITY—The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair, a flagship project of the Marcos Administration, will be held in Tacloban City on August 2-3 to serve residents of the six provinces of Eastern Visayas.
House Speaker Martin Romualdez earlier said that with the opening of the 3rd regular session of the 19th Congress, they will also start a new chapter in the launching of Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Caravan all over the country.
He will spearhead the fair’s opening ceremonies today (Friday), which is touted as “the biggest and grandest staging of the service caravan in terms of the total value of services to be delivered [and] in the number of lawmakers attending the event.”
For his part, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez urged the public to take advantage of the services being offered at the fair, which is being held at the Leyte Normal University campus.
“I invite you to participate and register at bagongpilipinastayo.com to get free and quality services from various agencies of our government this August 2-3, 2024,” the host city mayor said in a social media post.
The fair will feature the services from various government agencies, ranging from education, agriculture, social services, livelihood programs, regulatory functions, and health among others.
Reyan Arinto, regional head of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Eastern Visayas, urged the local residents “to take advantage of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair.”
“This program offers a comprehensive range of government services, making them more accessible and convenient for the public, by participating, you can benefit from streamlined processes and valuable support to meet your needs,” Arinto told Manila Standard.
Meanwhile, House Deputy Secretary General and Lead of BPSF National Secretariat Sofonias Gabonada Jr. said the 21st staging of the Eastern Visayas BPSF will pour a total of over P1.2 billion worth of services to the people of Region VIII, of which over P800 million is in the form of cash assistance.
“Some 241 congressmen are expected to witness the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair…they want to see for themselves how the funds being earmarked for services are being handed over to beneficiaries,” he said.
Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said the presence of the lawmakers at the service caravan also shows their solid support for the President’s efforts to bring positive change to Eastern Visayas and the entire country,
“The Speaker and the President are consistent in their desire to bring services closer to the people. So, let’s take advantage of it,” the lawmaker said.
A Bagong Pilipinas Pagkakaisa Concert will also take place at 5 p.m. today at the RTR Plaza in Tacloban.
The event features top showbiz personalities and performers, like Daniel Padilla, Pokwang, This Band, Jane De Leon, Sponge Cola, Plethora, Antonio Bathan, Righteous One, ILT Band, and Hilera among others.
