MANILA REAPS MEDALS

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim congratulated Manilans who excelled in their respective sports and entertainment competitions during the  regular Monday flag raising held at Freedom Triangle.

In entertainment, Lim congratulated Councilor Lou Veloso (6th district) for garnering the best actor award at the 36th Brussels International Independent Film Festival last Nov. 8 and at the 22nd Aliw Awards for best stage actor last week. He was presented to Lim by  his peers, Councilors Arlene Koa (1st district) and Josefina Siscar (5th district).

In sports, Barangay 310 Chairwoman Thelma Lim presented eight (8) Taekwondo members from Samaba Rescue 310 Taekwondo Team who hail from her barangay. They competed in the Palarong Maynila against other Manila ’s best schools both private and public.

Chairwoman Lim’s Taekwondo team garnered 2 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronze medals.

The gold medalists were Reniel Peralta of Apolinario Mabini Elementary School in the Grade School Boys Division and Jame Camille Quimora of P. Gomez Elementary School in the Grade School Girls Division.

Silver medalists were Acmad Marquez and Aaron Hemor coming from P. Gomez and A. Regidor Elementary School, respectively.

The bronze medalists were Ardie Sabate, a lone high school medalist from Arellano High School who grabbed the medal in the Finweight Division.  And the other 3 bronze medalists all coming from P. Gomez Elementary school were:  Al-Saifon Sharief, Deanne Ivy Infiel and Marie Susan Lim.

e Taekwondo team was coached by Jay Gollena Manapul and said that his team will be joining another competition on November 29 for the Don Bosco-Mandaluyong Invitational.

Before ending the flag ceremony, Lim announced that  he has asked City Treasurer’s Office OIC Vicky Valientes, to look for ways to give city employees a meaningful Christmas by giving additional financial bonus.

LIM ASKS BARANGAY CHAIRMEN AND DOCTORS TO COOPERATE

To bring the city doctors closer to the constituents they serve, Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim ordered the holding of Ugnayan sa Barangay (starting with District IV) and the Ospital ng Sampaloc, where the Mayor said it is the duty of the doctors and nurses to attend immediately to the patients that the barangay chairmen will bring to the hospital.

He also called for a closer collaboration between the barangay chairmen and the hospitals operating in their jurisdiction so that better service can be given to Manilans, for whom the hospitals were put up in the first place.

The Ospital ng Sampaloc, headed by Director Janet del Mundo-Tan conducted the ugnayan at the 7th floor of the hospital to resolve problems and concerns raised by the barangay officials, on behalf of their constituents.

He asked the doctors and hospital staff to be more caring and compassionate towards their patients. “Don’t look for yourself in the other person, especially towards the very sick person, ” he added.

 He thanked the barangay officials for taking their problems to the city officials so that some solutions can be done. “What we need now is cooperation and better understanding for each other,” the Mayor said.

 The Mayor said he wants better rapport between the barangay officials and City Hall. “Ginagawa natin ito para mapalapit tayo sa ating mamamayan at mabigyan din ng aksyon ang kanilang mga hinaing at problema,” he said.