Sulu Governor Sakur Tan and Congressman Tupay Loong look as Talipao Mayor Ruyahda Tulawie signs a document as proof that she received one mobile clinic, and so is Maimbung Mayor Samier Tan, also one of the recipients of the mobile clinics. (Ely Dumaboc / Mindanao Examiner Photo)
SULU (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 13, 2012) – Sulu Governor Sakur Tan has received six mobile clinics from Congressman Tupay Loong which were distributed to different towns in province.
The mobile clinics, Tan said, would be deployed to health centers under Loong’s congressional district.
Loong did not say how much the mobile clinics cost, but it was part of his Priority Development Assistance Fund.
The House of Representatives at present has 240 members and the Constitution provides a maximum of 250 congressional seats. Each of the members of the House of Representatives is entitled to P70-million Priority Development Assistance Fund annually.
The Priority Development Assistance Fund makes possible the implementation – in every congressional district – of small-scale, but significant projects which can not be part of large-scale projects of national agencies. These projects, mostly infrastructure, health, education and social aid packages, directly touch the lives of district constituents. (Ely Dumaboc)
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