𝐋𝐆𝐔 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟒𝟗 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲

PILAR, SORSOGON- In a landmark effort to improve emergency response capabilities, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Pilar under the leadership of Municipal Mayor Carolyn "Sweet" C. Sy-Reyes has provided 49 new Emergency Transport Vehicles (ETVs) to each barangay during the Blessing and Turn-over Ceremony held at Municipal Hall, Sorsogon and National Government Complex, Pilar, Sorsogon. This initiative marks the first time in Pilar’s history that every barangay is equipped with its own ETV, and is expected to significantly enhance the barangay's ability to respond to medical emergencies.

Mayor Carolyn "Sweet" C. Sy-Reyes led the turnover ceremony, where the new vehicles were formally handed over to barangay officials. She emphasized the importance of the ETVs in ensuring timely medical attention, particularly in critical situations where rapid response is crucial. "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠," Mayor Sy-Reyes stated. "𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡'𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑦𝑠," she added.

The newly distributed vehicles are designed to improve access to healthcare and emergency services, particularly for residents in remote areas. It will enable barangays to offer prompt first aid and efficiently transport the sick or injured to nearby hospitals, thus reducing response times in urgent situations.

Vice Mayor Luis Leosala Jr., Municipal Counselors, Department Heads, Barangay Officials, LGU employees also attended the ceremony, expressing their support for the program, which aims to bolster public safety and health services in Pilar.

This milestone underscores the LGU’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life for residents of Pilar through better-equipped emergency services and more accessible healthcare.