The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has a new satellite office; this time, in Cauayan City, Isabela.
(Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook)
This was the eighth satellite office formally opened by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office to bring medical assistance and social services closer to Filipinos in need.
The newly launched Isabela satellite office was located at the A.V. Building, Gov. F.N. Dy Boulevard, in San Fermin, according to the OVP.
Apart from Cauayan, the OVP has already established regional satellite offices in the cities of Dagupan, Cebu, Tacloban, Bacolod, Zamboanga, Davao, and Tandag in Surigao del Sur.
These offices are open to the public during office hours from Monday to Friday.
Duterte’s office said it hoped to “further expand its reach in terms of providing quality and efficient services to indigents” nationwide.
Among its other programs include Medical and Burial (MAB) Assistance, PagbaBAGo Campaign, Libreng Sakay, Mag Negosyo Ta ‘Day, and Peace 911.
On April 18, the OVP also opened a Public Assistance Division Extension Office in Lipa, Batangas to expand its MAB support for needy Filipinos in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) region.
Duterte’s office reported that its Public Assistance Division has already processed a total of P398,940,819.56 for the medical and burial assistance program as of April 18.
There were 42,670 recipients who were served through the OVP Central Office and the seven satellite offices around the country, it added.
The OVP also has a total of 343 partners composed of public and private hospitals, and dialysis centers nationwide.