CAMOTES ISLANDS, Cebu — Elizabeth Gahira has been serving as a volunteer barangay health worker in Barangay Himensulan, San Francisco in Camotes Island for more than 30 years.But Gahira, a mother of four, said she does not mind the meager compensation in the name of giving service to her neighbors.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Gahira is one of the 1,538 barangay workers and tanods from the Camotes Island towns of Poro, Pilar, San Francisco and Tudela, who received their 2019 cash incentives from the Capitol. This is higher than the previous cash incentive of P2,400 for the barangay frontline workers and P1,500 for the tanods.
As she becomes P4,000 “richer,” Gahira said she will spend the money for the needs of her youngest daughter, Joannie, who is studying Hotel and Restaurant Management at the Consolacion Community College in Consolacion town.“Maayo na lang makatabang ko niya. Malipay na lang pod ko ba nga ang akong anak maka-graduate na, duna na siyay kurso nga iyaha ug makatrabaho na unsa iyang gusto,” Gahira said.