“Ang haba ng hair” no more for senior citizens of Pasig City as they get a haircut from Ikaw Muna (IM) Pilipinas’ weekly community service activity which caters to the needs of the sector that was affected by the government’s quarantine restriction protocols due to the Covid19 pandemic.
A free haircut and grooming services were given to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) in Barangay Bambang, Pasig City on Saturday, December 4 as part of the IM Pilipinas BIlis Kilos Mobile Team “ISKOwentuhan sa Barangay,” a nationwide weekly activity focused on providing services to various sectoral organizations in the country.
The event is part of a series of engagements to prepare the sectoral groups for the coming national campaign and encourage them to support the presidential bid of Isko Moreno Domagoso as well as the whole Bilis Kilos team. This week’s activity dubbed as “Peg Ko so Isko!” provided an opportunity for the senior citizens and PWDs to regain self-confidence and good looks the Yorme Isko Moreno way.
Senior citizen group leader Sardonica Balilo expressed gratitude to IM Pilipinas and Yorme Isko Moreno for the staging of the project in their area.
“Maraming salamat sa inyo, IM Pilipinas at Yorme Isko Moreno sa community service na ito, talagang palagi kayong nandyan para sa mga mamamayan. Alam po naming sa hanay ng senior citizens na si Yorme ay namuhay at tunay na nangaling sa kahirapan kaya naman naniniwala kami na patuloy niyang mamahalin at aarugain ang katulad naming na mahihirap. Isa pa ay hindi niya pinababayaan ang mga senior citizen palagi siyang nandyan para sa amin. Kaya ako ay aktibong kumakausap simula sa aking pamilya upang mailuklok si Yorme Isko Moreno bilang atin pangulo dahil siya lang ang tunay na makatutulong sa atin,” the septuagenarian Balilo said.
IM Pilipinas is a network of volunteers and supporters of Mayor Isko Moreno which is present in the country’s major cities and provinces including the national capital region. IM Pilipinas is a multi-sectoral group that spearheaded the call for Yorme Isko Moreno Domagoso to take on the challenge to run for the 2022 presidential elections.
IM Pilipinas Political Officer for National Capital Region Voltaire Claveria said that apart from providing services to the grassroots level, the regular activity also aims to explain to the people Moreno’s developmental programs and brand of leadership just what he has done in the country’s capital city.
“Ang acitivity natin dito sa Barangay Bambang Pasig City ay “ISKOwentuhan” para maiparating natin sa ating mga kababayan kung ano ba ang mga palataporma ni Yorme Isko Moreno. Ito ay makatutulong kung paano maibababa sa tao ang mga proyekto ni Yorme, at hindi lang yun dahil meron din tayo ditong paglilingkod sa tao tulad nitong libreng gupit ni Yorme Isko para sa mga PWD at senior citizen,” Claveria, who is an adviser of the Alpha Kappa Rho Fraternity or AKRho which also regularly provides service to the community, said.
Claveria also revealed that the AKRho fraternity Pasig City council, has joined the growing number of Filipino supporters of Isko Moreno locally and in various parts of the world as the group expressed commitment to deliver victory for Yorme.
“Ang Alpha Kappa Rho Pasig City Council sa pamumuno ni chairman Victor Eugenio ay nagbibigay suporta kay Yorme Isko dahil nakita nila ang magandang plataporma ni Yorme kaya mamaya makikita natin manunumpa sila bilang suportasa pagtakbo ni Yorme pagka-presidente,” Clavaria noted.
Established in the year 1973, the Alpha Kappa Rho International Fraternity and Sorority or AKRho, comprising men and women from various universities, was established anchored to promote loyalty, unity and pride amongst its members.
AKRho Pasig city council overall chairman Eugenio echoed Claveria’s announcement.
“Sumusuporta kami kay Yorme dahil sa magandang adhikain ni Isko Moreno, ito ay pakitang pwersa naming para sa kanya dahil totoo ang mga sinasabi niya. Nakita naman natin lahat na napaganda niya ang Maynila simple, isang term pa lang siya kaya nga naniniwala kami na ito ay kayang kaya niyang gawin sa ating buong bansang Pilipinas,” Eugenio said.
“Kami sa buong District 1 at District 2 ng AKRho na may 42 chapters at may libo-libong miyembro ay buo ang pagsuporta para kay Yorme Isko Moreno dahil siya ang klase ng leader na kailangan natin sa panahong ito,” Eugenio added.
IM Pilipinas secretary-general Elmer Argaño, for his part, thanked the groups who participated in the project. He also reiterated Moreno’s pro-people programs that preserve human dignity especially to those who belong in the underprivileged sectors.
“Patuloy ang ating ginagawang pagbaba sa barangay level upang aktwal na makapa ang pulso at mga pangangailangan ng taumbayan. Kasabay nito ang ating isinasagawang community service na alay sa bawat sector ng ating lipunan para kahit sa maliit na paraan tayo ay agad na makatulong sa ating kapwa, Bilis Kilos sab inga ni Yorme Isko Moreno,” Argaño said.
“Ginagawa natin itong libreng gupit dahil nga tulad ng sabi ni Yorme Isko, hindi tayo dapat dugyot kahit mahirap ang buhay, lalo na ang ating mga seniors, Yorme Isko Moreno na ang peg ng ating mga lolo at lola,” he ended.
Similar activities were also done in various key cities of the country that include Rizal, San Juan, Cagayan Province, La Union, Cagayan de Oro / Misamis Oriental, Cavite, Quezon, Cebu, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac & Pampanga. (30)