“Maminsan ta lang nga dumalan iti biyag ket iti daytoy panagdalan ta dapat adda ti maitulong ta iti pada ta nga tao”: NBI Bongngat urges everyday acts of kindness during Tabuk medical mission

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Helping others should be a daily practice and not just an act reserved for special occasions, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director III Atty. Gelacio Bongngat said during a medical mission that provided free healthcare services to hundreds of residents in Tabuk City on November 7.

Hundreds of residents from Barangays Lucog, Amlao, Suyang, Bantay, Dupag, and nearby communities availed themselves of free medical consultations and medicines during the activity held at the Lucog Elementary School Gymnasium.

The medicines numbering thousands for the beneficiaries are donations from friends and organizations supporting the health and social mobility advocacy of Bongngat for the people of Tabuk.

Bongngat said he wanted to bring the medical mission first to his home community, particularly Barangay Amlao, where he grew up and considers many residents his relatives.

“Kunak ken Sir Agcaoili iyumay na man ti pagsayaatan ti ilik, inyunak ti Lucog nga barangay ta isu ti centro ti upper Tabuk ken dagiyay dadduma. Taga dito po ako, dito po ako lumaki, almost all ket kabagyak, isu nga kunak nga unaek man ti naggapwak nga lugar nga iyumay iti pagsayaatan,” Bongngat said.

He emphasized that people should share their blessings with those in need whenever they have the opportunity, as no one knows what challenges life may bring.

“Iti inaldaw-aldaw haan met nga dakes ti tumulong, haan met nga dakes ti panagtulong ti pada ta nga tao nu adda ti tiempo nga tumulong ta. Kunana garud nga maminsan ta lang nga dumalan iti biyag ket iti daytoy panagdalan ta dapat adda ti maitulong ta iti pada ta nga tao, nu adda man blessing nga ited ni Apo Diyos, i-share ta haan ta iyimot tapnu adda pay ti blessing nga iyumay ni Apo Diyos… haan ta ammu iti turong ti biyag, isu nga ikabigabigat ited ta iti pada ta nga tao iti tulong. Haan lang nga sarili iti kitkitan. Tumulong iti pada nga tao, karkaru dagiyay narigat,” he said.

The medical mission was organized through the partnership of the Fraternal Order of Philippine Eagles – Central Luzon Region XLV (CLR 45), Guardians International Brotherhood Foundation Inc. (GIBFI), and Rang-Ay Eco-Adventure and Resort Inc., with Bongngat leading the initiative.

He also thanked the partner organizations, sponsors, medical personnel, health institutions, and volunteers whose support made the activity possible.