ZAMBOANGA CITY — Ten of the city’s 98 barangays have been awarded as top donors of blood by the Zamboanga City Blood Council (ZCBC).
Maria Christine Lim, ZCBC program coordinator, told the Philippine News Agency on Friday the award is to give due recognition to the untiring efforts of the barangay chairpersons in helping alleviate the plight of their constituents in terms of health.
The top 10 donors barangay officials and the corresponding units of blood they collected are as follows: John Dalipe, Tetuan, 801 units; Epigenio Julian Jr., Pasonanca, 566; Ma. Jaimely Czarina Cabato, Baliwasan, 370; Los Eli Angeles, Sta. Maria, 282; Samuel Natividad, Guiwan, 218; Ronald Maravilla, Labuan, 214; Adan Olaso, Ayala, 189; Arturo Alejandro, Mercedes, 180; El King Omaga, Calarian, 166; and, Jesus Felipe, Tulungatung, 165.
They received a certificate of recognition for conducting the most mobile blood donations covering the period July 2017 to July 2018. The awarding was held on Thursday.
Lim said the awarding of top blood donors aims to motivate village officials, who have not yet conducted mobile blood donations, noting that only 33 of the 98 barangays are supportive of the local blood council campaign.
She said the top blood donor barangays were determined through the assistance of the blood banks of the Zamboanga City Medical Center and Philippine red Cross-Zamboanga City chapter.
The awarding for top blood donor barangays was held in partnership with the Rotary Club and the city government through the City Health Office. (R. G. Antonet Go/PNA)
