Balilihan Mayor Pureza Veloso-Chatto (inset, upper left corner) thanked, on July 27, 2023, all those
who participated in the project called “Operation Tuli 2023”. The mayor said: “Salamat sa atong mga
doctors: Dr. Paz Maniwang of Sikatuna, Dr. Eldrin Mascariñas of Catigbian, Dr. Apollo Bernaldez of
Corella, Dra. Estrella Lim of the Provincial Health Office, Dr. Darius Tabigue of Duero, Dr. Violo
Llorente of Balilihan, the members of the Balilihan Bureau of Fire Protection, the Philippine Army, the
Nursing students from Balilihan headed by Shainy Dacula, the Barangay Health Workers (BHW), the
Municipal Health Office (MHO) personnel, responders from Tarsier 117, other Provincial Health Office
(PHO) representatives ug sa tanang ning volunteers!” Contributed photo