THE Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, on late Thursday afternoon proclaimed the winning party-list groups led by Tingog, which received two seats.

Tingog will be represented again by Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and her former Chief of Staff, Jude Acidre who is the group’s second nominee.

Tingog finished strong in the recently-concluded polls, placing third with 886,959 votes.

“We express our sincere gratitude to all our supporters who stood for Tingog until the proclamation day. We will never forget your support and kindness,” Acidre said.

Romualdez is the chairperson of the House committee on welfare of children and is a registered nurse.

Acidre was the 2021 JCI Philippines President and a former youth leader, community volunteer and political affairs consultant from Barugo, Leyte.

Actress-singer Karla Estrada, the proud “mamshie” of actor and recording artist Daniel Padilla, joined the group as its third nominee.

Estrada, Carla E. Ford in real life, is also an award-winning talk show host, strong advocate for education, a volunteer and philanthropist for relief operations during calamities as well as other emergencies in Tacloban City, Leyte.

The 4th nominee is Jaime J. Go, an entrepreneur and civic leader from Tacloban City, Leyte and Alexis V. Yu, pharmacist, entrepreneur and community leader from Basey, Samar, is the 5th nominee.

Luningning B. Lariosa is Tingog Secretary-General.

Tingog reiterated its commitment to sustain their core advocacies for change, hope and progress, respectively — by empowering and improving the quality of life and outcomes for many Filipino families and communities in the margins of society, starting with its home region of Eastern Visayas.

ACT-CIS topped the party-list election and got three seats while 1-Rider or Ang Buklod ng mga Motorista ng Pilipinas was in second spot and received two seats like Tingog.

The 4Ps or Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino also got two seats after placing 4th in the race.

ABOUT TINGOG

Tingog hopes to bring about change from the ground up with an empowered electorate supported by higher family incomes and increased social services, especially for the most vulnerable, who are politically active and engaged in improving governance in their communities and, eventually, on a national scale.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROGRAMS

Tingog has been working closely with various government agencies to provide assistance and support programs to many in need, especially those who have been hard hit by the economic effects of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.

TINGOG offers the following programs:

• Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients (MAIP) program, medicines, vaccinations and wheelchair donations, and three Mobile Dental Vans through its partnership with the Department of Health (DOH);

• Assistance in Crisis Situations (AICS), Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and Family Food Packs (FFPs) through its partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);

• Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program through its partnership with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);

• Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program, Government Internship Program (GIP) and Nego-Karts program through its partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and

• Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) through its partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

In over two years of service to the people, TINGOG has helped, as of July 16, 2021, over 20,381 beneficiaries through the MAIP program; 13,413 through the AICS program; 4,667 through the SLP; 12,751 through the TUPAD; 200 under the DOLE GIP; 20,000 scholars under the Tulong Dunong Program; and 12,120 TESDA grantees.

INFRASTRUCTURE

As of July 16, 2021, over Php 1.553B has been allocated for infrastructure projects to improve a massively underdeveloped Eastern Visayas, with 398 infrastructure projects currently completed and ongoing.

LEGISLATIVE

TINGOG has had 59 bills approved in the House of Representatives, 21 of which have now been signed into law. In its now two years of service to the public, three (3) of TINGOG’s priority bills have been signed into law, including two (2) bills for the improvement and upgrading of hospitals in Eastern Visayas, namely:

1. The Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (now the Eastern Visayas Medical Center) in Tacloban City, Leyte (Republic Act (RA) No. 11567), and

2. The Schistosomiasis Control and Research Hospital (now the Governor Benjamin T. Romualdez Gene