ABP Partylist Prioritizes Benefits, Protection of Volunteers
By Mona Lagbas
Cagayan de Oro City_Volunteers all over the country now have a partylist that truly looks after their welfare.
Calling volunteers as modern-day heroes, Ang Bumberong Pilipino partylist 1st nominee Astra Pimentel cited the urgent need to give due recognition and value to all volunteers. Pimentel said that foremost in ABP partylist's legislative agenda would be the protection and benefits of all volunteers, be they in firefighting, rescue, retrieval, and relief operations.
"Our volunteers have risked and are still risking their lives just to help our countrymen who have been and are victims of calamities, either man-made or natural," said Pimentel. Ms. Astra noted that our volunteers are always the first responders, and most of the time, they don't have personal protection and appropriate gear in their humanitarian efforts.
" ABP Partylist, in adhering to its slogan of Action, Bravery and Passion, has been and is always ready to assist our kababayans who are in distress situations.like floods, earthquakes and fires. ABP Partylist will fight for legislation, which will include requiring local government units to conduct rescue and other trainings for our volunteers and budgetary allocations for their equipment. We will also work for free life and accident insurance for our modern-day heroes, "added Pimentel.
During an exclusive interview with the Mindanao Reporter, Ms. Pimentel stressed that volunteers can no longer be taken for granted, as they can always be counted upon in case of calamities that arise.
" ABP partylist will also work for the hospitalisation and burial assistance for our volunteers. Scholarships for these volunteers' dependents must be "added Pimentel.
"ABP Partylist, listed as number 134 in next year's midterm elections, will also initiate legislation that will pr
ovide a provident fund for our volunteers," disclosed Astra Pimentel.
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