Masantol councilor eyes expansion of environmental, social programs
Councilor Liezle “Buday” Guintu is seeking to sustain the environmental preservation and social programs she initiated since 2019, if elected anew in the coming polls.
Guintu, who topped the councilor race in 2019, has been advocating for community-driven environmental protection through the reactivation of “Tapat Mo, Linis Mo” project.
Under the said project which she officially launched in 2021, households which are kept clean and tidy, and practice waste segregation are receiving one kilo of rice weekly, and additional five kilos if they are able to maintain it for a whole month.
The project’s pilot beneficiaries are households at the town’s relocation site, Golden Residences but Guintu said she will expand it to all villages in town if she’s given a second term.
“Number 1 priority ko po ang enviromental protection at patuloy kong tutukan ito kung sakaling maihalal ulit, bilang tulong na rin sa comprehensive flood-mitigation program ng ating mayoral candidate Engr. Homer Guintu,” she sai d.
Aside from environmental protection, Guintu is also putting focus on the welfare of welfare of senior citizens in tow n.
In the past two years since the pandemic, Guintu has been distributing ham and spaghetti packs to 2,000 elderly here during Christmas season.
The re-electionist councilor said she is eyeing the expansion of the project to solo parents and youth to also give them food to share with families during Christmas and New Year’s eve.
“Ito po ay regalo ko sa mga senior citizens at hopefully this year, sa ibang sektor pa, mula sa aking sariling bulsa
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Lagarda arrived at the venue wearing her signature look. She wore a patadyong woven by women from Antique.
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