Bagong Silang, Caloocan City

NEW PROGRAMS MARK 22ND SERBISYO MUNA CARAVAN

New programs under the highly-successful Serbisyo Muna Project of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo mark the holding of the 22nd Serbisyo Muna Caravan held recently at the Kalayaan Elementary School, Bgy. Bagong Silang in Caloocan City.

Aside from the usual offerings provided during a Serbisyo Muna Caravan such as free medical, dental and optical services, the new programs include free Paralegal Training to be conducted by the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and a Solid Waste Management Seminar by EM-Technologies.

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and CEO Efraim C. Genuino, the over-all project manager of Serbisyo Muna, expressed satisfaction in being able to tap more private sector representatives such as EM-Technologies to become actively involved in public service.

“We are very pleased to be able to welcome new partners to the Serbisyo Muna project of the President. At the very least, we see to it that every Serbisyo Muna Caravan leaves great impact in the lives of our countrymen especially the less fortunate ones,” Chairman Genuino said.

Meanwhile, the caravan also featured the distribution of one kilo of rice each to 300 day care children under the Food for School Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Education (DepEd). The 22nd caravan also gave venue to the National Housing Authority’s (NHA) awarding of land titles to some Bagong Silang residents.

These were on top of the usual services offered during caravans such as: PAGCOR’s medical, dental and optical mission conducted in collaboration with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO); free x-ray service brought by the Klinika ni Gloria Mobile X-Ray Van from the Task Force Urban Manila (TFUM); distribution of PhilHealth cards; driver’s license issuance and renewal on-site by the Land Transportation Office (LTO); awarding of license to operate Botika ng Barangay outlets; National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) Libreng Tawag sa OFW and mobile business licensing; NBI-on-wheels of the National Bureau Of Investigation.

Other highlights include presentation of livelihood programs and demonstration of skills and free services by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Training and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC); presentation of Micro-Finance Institutions and lectures on micro-lending delivered by the People’s Credit Finance Corporation (PCFC); Department of Energy’s (DOE) seminar on energy safety and efficiency measures and Department of Transportation and Communication’s road ethics seminar; distribution of assorted vegetable seeds by the Department of Agriculture (DA); Rolling stores deployed by the National Food Authority (NFA) and; beautification and clearing campaign by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Manila Electronic Company (MERALCO).


The National Housing Authority’s (NHA) awarding of land titles to some Bagong Silang residents.


The Serbisyo Muna project, which was conceptualized by the President, is an all-encompassing, inter-agency endeavor which brings together the various socio-civic and developmental programs of government agencies as well as private sector and non-government organizations. These basic services are brought to community level and are made readily accessible to the people through the Serbisyo Muna Caravan.