During Monday’s 25th Barangay Day, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led in paying tributed to village officials for their immeasurable contribution to fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
“Your efficient leadership cannot be measured to maintain peace and order among your constituents amid the pandemic,” she said.
She lauded the untiring efforts of the officials of the city’s 142 barangays in helping slow down the spread of COVID-19 within their communities and addressing the needs of the people.
“We almost could not take a break just to be able to respond to the needs of our constituents,” she said.
During the event themed “Tuloy-tuloy na Paglilingkod at Malasakit para sa Bayan,” Belmonte announced the winning barangays in the city government’s “Race to Zero” campaign designed to encourage and challenge villages to sustain the drop in the number of daily cases in the city through “trace-test-isolate-treat-reintegrate.”
Barangays Sikatuna Village, Quirino 3B-Claro and Dioquino Zobel (small barangay category), Sangandaan and Loyola Heights (medium group) and Sauyo and Fairview (large barangay class) were selected after garnering an average of 85 and above, based on the assessment by the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit.
The aforementioned barangays each received P50,000 (small), P100,000 (medium) and P200,000 (large).
“This challenge has strengthened the collaboration between the CESU and the barangays to apply intensified contact tracing activities,” CESU head Dr. Rolly Cruz said.
“By harmonizing our work and coordination with the barangays, we now have a vital tool that will help achieve our goal of zero new cases,” he added.
The event also honored various barangay personnel who were infected with COVID-19 while in the line of duty and successfully recovered with the Dakilang Frontliner Award and P10,000 cash aid.
The Race to Zero campaign also included the Bayaning Frontliner Award for families of barangay frontliners who perished while doing their job; law enforcement and discipline award; health assistance award; food assistance award, and special concern lockdown award.