IMAGE OF THE DAY

House Deputy Speaker for Mindanao Abdulgani “Gerry” Salapuddin (4th from right)distributes Philhealth cards to over 2,000 indigent families of Basilan in a simple ceremony at Boalan Farm Resort in barangay Sumagdang, Isabela City. Assisting Salapuddin in distributing Philhealth identification cards are Zamboanga-based Philhealth Regional Director Venus Bonifacio Gerun (3rd from right), some barangay officials and provincial health workers. The Basilan solon allocated P1 million for the health package as part of his socio-economic support to health services of the people under the congressional’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).The numbers of Philhealth cards that were distributed to beneficiaries are the following: 430 for Municipality of Tuburan; 362 for Isabela City; 358 for Municipality of Lamitan; 339 for Municipality of Sumisip; 316 for Municipality of Tipo-Tipo; 172 for Municipality of Maluso; and 172 for Municipality of Lantawan. (text & photo HADER GLANG)