Former Maasin City Mayor now City Vice Mayor Maloney Samaco proves himself that he is not only a staunch nutrition advocate and champion but also a frequent blood donor.

While July of every year is designated as Nutrition Month per P.D. 491, it is also declared as the “Blood Donors Month” by former President Fidel V. Ramos per Proclamation No. 1021 signed on June 9, 1997. The whole month of July encourages all men and women to the altruistic cause of blood donation and the time to acknowledge our blood donors of their noble act of saving lives through their gift of blood.

The Department of Health (DOH) intensifies its advocacy on voluntary blood donation to provide and allocate safe blood supply, sustaining its adequacy and ensuring accessibility.

Saving the lives of millions of Filipinos in need of blood transfusion, the State through the Republic Act 7719. The National Blood Services Act of 1994 promotes voluntary blood donation. This is parallel with upgraded blood service facilities and organization into a National Blood Transfusion Service Network for rational provision of adequate and safe blood supply in the country.

The whole month of July encourages all men and women to the altruistic cause of blood donation and the time to acknowledge our blood donors of their noble act of saving lives through their gift of blood.

Strengthening the existing Blood Services Networks and improving the delivery of safe, adequate, accessible and affordable blood supply to health facilities are essential components in the healthcare delivery system. Safe blood supply is one of the five critical parameters of functionality of these health facilities providing basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services for the rapid reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio to attain the Philippine Government’s commitment for the Sustainable Development Goals.

To date City Vice Mayor Samaco in his advocacy to save lives among his constituents donates blood once again.

Vice Mayor Samaco during his stint as 3 termer City Mayor of Maasin, made the city as Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) awardee. After maintaining the CROWN award for another 3 years, the city was finally awarded the most coveted Nutrition Honor Award (NHA), the highest nutrition award in the country.

True to his advocacies, the good city official now venture on blood donation. He aims to donate 2 gallons of blood through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in Maasin City. Indeed, a good leader is also a doer and as they say “the Vice Mayor walks his talk.#CPDotollo