MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)—As support to the government’s intensified vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) of the Bangsamoro government distributed 10 kilos of rice each to individuals who got jabbed during the National Vaccination Days.
Ito po ay ang ating convergence bilang isang ahensiya rin na tumutulong sa ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ ngayong araw (November 29) hanggang December 1,” said Yasmira Pangadapun, Provincial Social Welfare of MSSD Lanao Sur A who led the rice distribution at the Marawi City Hall Gym.
[This is our convergence as an agency that also helps with ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ today (November 29) until December 1.]
The National Vaccination Days dubbed as ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ aims to achieve population protection through the convergence efforts of national government agencies, local government units, and the private sector to vaccinate some nine million Filipinos nationwide from November 29 to December 1, 2021.
In Lanao del Sur, the nationwide simultaneous vaccination drive against COVID-19 targets to cover 300,000 individuals who have not been inoculated yet.
Yasmira Pangadapun, Provincial Social Welfare of the Ministry of Social Services and Development-Lanao Sur A, shares that they are distributing 10 kilos of rice each to individuals vaccinated during the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan.” (Michael John Paclar / PIA Lanao del Sur)
Pangadapun ensured that MSSD has enough supply of rice to cater to vaccinated individuals.
“Siniseguro natin na lahat ng magpapabakuna mula November 29 hanggang December 1 ay mabibigyan natin sila,” she said.
[We will make sure to give to everyone who gets vaccinated from November 29 to December 1.]
Pangadapun encouraged residents of Lanao del Sur especially beneficiaries of MSSD programs as well as youth and senior citizens to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the coronavirus. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)