ANGELES CITY – Some 5,000 children in the city ages 0 to 24 months will be receiving Vitamin C supplements via house-to-house delivery beginning February 7, 2022.
This was confirmed by City Nutrition Officer Donatila Guanzon, who recently had a meeting with Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr.’s Chief Adviser IC Calaguas, Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel, and Gender and Development Officer Mina Cabiles last January 27, 2022.
“Nais ko pong samantalahin ang pagkakataon na ito para pasalamatan po ang administrasyon ni Mayor Lazatin sa patuloy na pagsuporta sa mga batang nangangailangan ng Vitamins,” Guanzon said.
According to Manuel, the city government under the leadership of Mayor Lazatin, remains true to its mission to promote the welfare and health of all Angeleño youth by strengthening existing programs for youngsters.
Mayor Lazatin will continue to provide programs that will prioritize Angeleño kids, especially when it comes to providing them proper nutrition, Calaguas echoed.
In fact, 4,929 children within the same age bracket also received their Vitamin C on November 2021.
The allocated P12 million for the procurement of milk has also benefited 50,723 children in the city’s 33 barangays last April 2020.
On the other hand, a highlight of Mayor Lazatin’s program for children was the target number achieved for the “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio,” a nationwide campaign of the Department of Health for the distribution of the oral anti-polio vaccine.
A total of 43,392 children were given the said vaccine for the first wave, while 47,052 received the same vaccine on the second wave, giving Angeles City the highest recorded number of vaccinations in the whole Region III.
