Board member leads ‘Dalaw Barangay’ push

SAMAL, Bataan—Bataan First District Board Member Benjie Serrano Jr. recently conducted his Dalaw Barangay program in Barangay Gugo here, giving residents haircuts, dental services, meals, massages, and anti-rabies vaccines for free.

Serrano, a three-term mayor of Orani town, said he started the Dalaw Barangay during his first term as mayor. Now he is a board member, he also reports to barangay folk the resolutions and ordinances the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has passed.

He also conducted the program in Barangay Naparing in Dinalupihan and Barangay Almacen in Hermosa. “The program brings us closer in dealing with the common people and knowing their real problems,” Serrano said.