STA. ANA - Local folks here warmly cheered and lined up along the road of Barangay Sta. Lucia as 3rd district Board Members Monina 'Monz' Laus and Trina Dizon together with other local candidates conducted a motorcade yesterday.
 
Laus, wife of former Board Member Ceferino 'Pinong' Laus said she will continue the legacy of the late board member, a known philantropist and a public servant during his time.

Being a chairperson of the cooperative and livelihood committees of the provincial board, she vowed to intensify the livelihood program of Governor Lilia G. Pineda through the provision of more livelihood funds.

It can be noted that for the past 33 months, some 5,000 women benefitted from the Negosyo King Panyulung Program of the provincial government which has loaned more than P40-million. Of which, more than P35-million were already collected.

Being a chairperson of the health committee, she has worked for the provision of more funds for the health program of the governor which paved the way for the construction, rehabilitation of district hospitals in the province plus the provision of medical assistance to indigent patients.

Dizon, on the other hand, has authored a legacy legislation which is the provincial child and women welfare codes which redound to the protection of children and women particularly who were abused and children in conflict with the law.

Dizon, being a chairperson on family and women advocated the gender and development program of the Pineda administration paving the way for more jobs dedicated for women and other advocacy program for the promotion of women as partners in community development.

Laus and Dizon based on survey garnered the number one and two positions in the race for board member in the 3rd district participated in by other three male candidates.