Remote barangay in Hermosa given special attention

HERMOSA, Bataan – “Kahit malayo kami, hindi kami napabayaan ng gobyerno. Matagal na namin hinihintay na maipakita na ang coop namin ay may kakayanan”. Thus said Norphine Uguil, president of Mabiga Farmers Development Cooperative in Hermosa town, during the launching of the Shared Service Facility project from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) -Bataan.

The DTI headed by its provincial director Nelin Cabahug has been providing funds to various cooperatives in the province in terms of equipment in its bid to help them grow and earn additional income.

Residents of the remote Sitio of Parapal and also in Magiba Elementary school were also delighted by the news relayed to them that Governor Abet S. Garcia had approved funds for the renovation of the barangay school in the area.

The governor acted at once, after learning that the dilapidated elementary school needed immediate repairs for the safety and comfort of the students and teachers. Among the residents of the said sitio are indigenous people (Aetas) whom the government prioritizes in the delivery of basic services.