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    `Republic of the Philippines

    Province of Pampanga
    Municipality of Porac

    BARANGAY SAN JOSE MITLA

    EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 26- 2023

    AN ORDER MANDATING THE APPOINTMENT OF BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERS


    OF BARANGAY SAN JOSE MITLA, PORAC, PAMPANGA.

    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11, Article XIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the State hereby
    declares the policy of according utmost importance to the health needs of the nation and shall
    henceforth endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all the
    people at affordable cost. Ensure that accessible and quality health services are extended to each
    individual through the barangay health workers as the primary channel for implementing the health
    policies down to the barangay health needs, the barangay shall guarantee the appointment of health
    workers in every barangay as frontline health workers;

    WHEREAS, Section 387 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code
    of 1991, as amended, shall be further amended to read as follow;

    “Section 387. Chief Officials and Officers. – (a) There shall be in each barangay a Punong
    Barangay, seven (7) Sangguniang Barangay Members, the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman,
    Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer, and at least five (5) Barangay Health Workers,
    provided, that the total number of Barangay Health Workers per Barangay shall in no case be more
    than 1% of the barangays total population”.

    NOW, THEREFORE, I, HON. NARCISO A. DAVID, Punong Barangay, by virtue of the powers
    vested in me by law, do hereby order:

    SECTION 1. Reorganization and Composition of Barangay Health Workers pursuant to R.A. No.
    7160 Local Government Code of 1991, there is hereby reorganized the Barangay Health Workers of
    San Jose Mitla, Porac, Pampanga:

    Members:
    DELA ROSA, CARLA JANE AGUAS
    DUNGO, CARIZA CALIGAGAN
    EUSEBIO, DEBBIE GOPEZ
    ISERIO, LEAH LELIS
    LUMAKING, MICHAEL ZAPE
    TIGLAO, RANELYN GALLEGO

    SECTION 2. Duties and Functions of the Barangay Health Workers. The Barangay Health
    Workers shall have the following duties and functions.

    Under the supervision of the Punong Barangay, the Barangay Health Workers shall:

     Barangay health workers are a type of community health workers and act as health
    advocates and educators within their communities. They live in the communities they
    serve and receive about five weeks of training, ranging from administering
    immunizations, weighing children, birthing services, etc.

     Providing informal counseling, support and follow-up. Advocating for local health
    needs. Providing health services, such as monitoring blood pressure and providing first
    aid. Making home visits to chronically ill patients, pregnant women and nursing
    mothers, individuals at high risk of health problems and the elderly

     The Barangay Health Worker is responsible for providing behavioral health


    interventions to stabilize the child(ren), assist the child in developing age-appropriate
    self-management skills, and to support, and empower parents, family members, teachers
    or other adults responsible for supervising the child in an educational or others.

     Barangay Health Workers (BHW) are frontline health workers who provide basic health
    education and selected primary health care services (e.g., maternal and child health, first
    aid, environmental health) and link clients to health facilities.

    Section 3. Meetings. The Barangay Health Workers shall meet as often as may be necessary
    together with the Punong Barangay and Kagawad/Chairman on Health and Women & Family Welfare.

    Section 4. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.

    DONE, in Barangay San Jose Mitla, Porac, Pampanga this 7th day of January, in the year of our
    Lord, Two Thousand Twenty Three.

    HON. NARCISO A. DAVID


    Punong Barangay

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