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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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ILOILO –Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPOs) in this province are seeking a similar recognition accorded the Barangay Health Workers (BHWs).
They wanted to have a “legal identity,” according to Provincial Population Office (PPO) head Ramon Yee.
BHWs are covered by The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (Republic Act 7305) that ensures their rights and welfare.
According to Yee, BSPOs conduct programs on responsible parenthood and family planning and gather population data at the barangay level.
A big bulk in their work is collecting up-to-date demographic data which include sex desegregated number of births, deaths and migration data in the barangays.
The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers defines “health workers” as “all persons who are engaged in health and health-related work, and all persons employed in all hospitals, sanitaria, health infirmaries, health centers, rural health units, barangay health stations, clinics and other health-related establishments owned and operated by the government or its political subdivisions with original charters and shall include medical, allied health professional, administrative and support personnel employed regardless of their employment status.”
During the recent 2017 BSPO Congress in Pototan town, an estimated 2,634 BSPOs from 42 municipalities and the component city of Passi sought Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr.’s help.
The governor reiterated his commitment to the welfare of the BSPOs as he expressed appreciation to their “sense of volunteerism.”
He announced that the province’s over 14,000 barangay volunteer workers – namely, BSPOs, BHWs, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, and Day Care Workers – would start receiving their P4,000 cash gift by the second week of December.
The provincial government allots funds for the volunteer workers’ cash gift annually in recognition of their role in the implementation of the various programs of the capitol.
“Your voluntary services cannot be compensated with money. But I am sure that with all the good deeds and volunteer work that you have done to your fellowmen, God Almighty knows how to repay you,” Defensor told the BSPOs.
Meanwhile, Cong. Arthur Defensor Jr. (3rd District), son of the governor, told the BSPOs he introduced House Bill 6655 or the Barangay Workers Act to give utmost importance to these frontline workers.
Barangay volunteer workers, which include the BSPOs, are crucial in bringing government services to the grassroots level, he stressed./PN
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