Numerous infrastructure projects poured in Barangay Sasa under Jerry Licarte's leadership

Since he assumed office as the new Barangay captain of Sasa in 2018, Jerry Licarte, in coordination with the office of second district congressman Vince Garcia, has already constructed six covered gymnasiums in his beloved barangay.

Licarte said he prioritized constructing more gyms in his barangays since this structure is fundamental to the lives of the residents.

"Kaning gymasiums dili lang dulaan ug basketball ug uban pang sports kung dili diri sad ginahimo ang mga social events kada purok," Licarte said.

He said instead of looking for a venue to hold their events and paying a rental fee, Barangay Sasa residents can use these gyms instead without extra cost.

Having served Barangay Sasa for the past 23 years, starting as a barangay councilor, Licarte said he knows the importance of infrastructure developments aside from essential services to the needs of his beloved constituents.

Licarte said aside from gyms, he also initiated a lot of road improvement projects in his first term as barangay chairman, like the concreating of De Guzman Street in Kilometer Sasa, which had not been done by previous barangay captains for the past 43 years.

Aside from road construction and improvements projects, Licarte also focussed on concreating the wooden footbridges in seven coastal puroks in Barangay Sasa.

The footbridges, which cost P400,000, greatly help the residents in these areas since they give them security when they leave their place.

"The concrete footbridges replace the wooden worn-out foot bridges in the area, which is dangerous for the residents," Licarte said.

Aside from making life easier and safer for residents, concreating footbridges also promotes business and cleanliness in these puroks.

PBA Partylist City-wide sports league opened in Barangay Sasa

 

The opening of the city-wide basketball and volleyball league organized by the PBA party-list was recently held in Dona Pillar gymnasium in Barangay Sasa.

PBA party-list congresswoman Migs Nograles held the opening jn Barangay Sasa since she allocated five million of her congressional funds to renovate Dona Pillar gym.

The decision of the PBA party-list to do the opening in Sasa is also an indication that the sports program of Barangay Sasa chairman Jerry Licarte is working well.

Licarte was present during the opening to support the participants, especially the home team, Barangay Sasa basketeers, and volleybelles.

Since he assumed the post as barangay captain in 2018, sports development has been one of his top priorities to promote health and keep the youth from illegal drugs.

Licarte has initiated the construction of various gyms in his barangays for sports and social events.

The service-oriented barangay captain also offers prizes and support to various sports leagues in the different puroks in Barangay Sasa.

Last July 30 of this year, a team from Barangay Sasa won the championship in the women's division of the Second District Volleyball League.

The team represented by Dona Pillar beat other barangays from the second district to win the coveted trophy.

Licarte is very happy and proud of the achievement of their team.

The win of Barangay Sasa is a strong indication that the sports program under the leadership of Licarte and solid and effective.

Since he assumed officer barangay chairman in 2018, Licarte has made it a point to prioritize sports in his administration.

Licarte, in coordination with the Sanguniang Kabataan in his barangay, initiated various sports-related tournaments such as Zumba, basketball, and volleyball, among others.

The service-oriented Licarte prioritized sports in his administration since he wanted a healthy lifestyle for his constituents and to keep the youth away from illegal drugs.

With the strong support from Licarte, athletes from Barangay Sasa are very inspired to play, and most of them won their events while representing their barangay.

To show his deep commitment to sports in his barangay, Licarte, who had been serving Barangay Sasa for the past 23 years, made it a point to attend the championship in almost all of these tournaments to inspire the participants and show them that they have his all-out support.

With Licarte's firm stance on sports, the sports and development of Barangay Sasa are in good hands today and in the next few years to come.

Despite immuno compromise status Jerry Licarte successfully served Barangay Sasa residents during "COVID" time

 

One mark of a true leader is his willingness to risk his life for the sake of his people.

That is what exactly Jerry Licarte, the barangay captain of Barangay Sasa, did to his beloved constituents during the height of the COVID-19 fear in 2019-2022.

Licarte revealed he had been diagnosed with diabetes, which puts him at risk of COVID if he decides to move around and serve his people as the barangay chairman of Barangay Sasa.

Despite the risk, Licarte fulfilled his job as a first-time barangay captain by ensuring all the COVID protocols were safely followed and all residents of Barangay Sasa got all the aid they could, from food to finances.

He said with the help of the barangay functionaries and purok leaders in Barangay Sasa, they were able to serve the people well during COVID time.

Known for being softhearted to those in need, Licarte consider his strong leadership in addressing the concerns of his beloved constituents as one of his significant achievements in his first term as barangay chairman.

"Katong pandemic nibarug dyud ko ug walay hadlok maski paman immuno compromise ko," Licarte said.

Licarte said he is very proud that despite being a neophyte as barangay captain, he was able to protect and provide for the needs of his people during COVID time.

P8M renovation of Barangay Sasa Barangay Hall set to offer convenience and comfort to residents

 

After many years since it was constructed in the 2000s, the Barangay Hall of Sasa is finally getting the much-needed renovation and repair it badly needs.

Barangay Sasa first-term captain Jerry Licarte said he decided to initiate the first renovation of the old and unappealing barangay hall to better serve and offer convenience and comfort to his beloved constituents.

Licarte said the barangay set aside P8 million for this project so that the residents would be more eager to visit the barangay, and more of them will be given services by the barangay in the newly renovated barangay hall.

"Karaan na dyud nga building ang barangay hall, ang compartmen sa silong, pati CR need na dyud i repair," Licarte said.

Licarte said he also decided to move further the barangay hall to make it bigger and accommodate the department of offices, including a lounge for the barangay councilor.

"Ang renovated barangay hall naa say social hall nga maka accommodate 200 to 300 katao," Licarte added.

The service-oriented barangay chair said the councilor's lounge is a huge help for the barangay councilor to work and serve their constituents better.

He said that once finished, which is tentatively set in December of 2023, the new barangay hall will offer better services and comfort to the Barangay Sasa residents.

"Kung mahuman ang renovated nga barangay hall mas dako kini ug makahatag ug mas maayong serbisyo sa katawhan," Licarte said.