MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY groundbreaking now in the offing

 

The RFC chief executive’s report – Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino gestures as he deliver his 7th state of the mayor’s address in Malungon, Sarangani Province. “At the start of this administration, I have laid my priority programs and I am proud to say today, that with my remaining two more years before my final term of office ends in 2016, we have already feel, seen and harvested the fruits of what we have planted in our search of a more progressive, developed and peaceful town,” Constantino said before thousands who come to celebrate the culmination of the five-day 45th year foundation anniversary of Malungon town in Sarangani Province. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

 

MSU groundbreaking now in the offing - Aside from the continuous rise in progress and development, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino stresses before thousands, the upcoming LGU and Provincial Government scheduled groundbreaking of the Mindanao State University (MSU) campus ground in Brgy. Malandag, during the Tuesday culmination of the five-day (July 11-15) 45th Foundation Anniversary celebration of Malungon town in Sarangani province. Left side of the photo is the mayor's mom, then Sarangani ABC ex-officio and Malungon town ABC president, Delia F. Constantino. (MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

 

A never-fading partnership, friendship – Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino gestures a point to his good friend, Rep. Manny D. Pacquiao amid the culmination of the five-day 45th Foundation Anniversary fete of Malungon town in Sarangani Province. Pacquiao, who was then the municipality’s tourism council chairman, also assured Malungonians of unfading support specifically in all of the Constantino-led development programs. Also in photo (L-R) on stage are the mayor’s better half Roselyn, SP member Armand Guili, and Municipal Councilors Joseph Calanao, Edelberto Yuzon and Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

 

Good Pals – From left up stage, old buddies Congressman Emmanuel ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao and Mayor Reynaldo ‘Bong’ Constantino converse as they watch the foreground presentation during the culmination of Malungon town’s 5-day festivity on its 45th year Foundation Anniversary in Sarangani Province. Also in photo are SP member Armand Guili and Municipal Councilor, Joseph Calanao. (MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

 

Of warm and blissful reception – Vice Mayor Erwin Asgapo warmly welcomes distinguish guests, dignitaries and visitors headed by Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao and Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon, and likewise the several thousand tourists and locals at the Sunken Arena Sports Ground, who came to join the formal opening of Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino’s Inaugural Program that highlighted the culmination of the five-day 45th Foundation Anniversary celebration of Malungon town in Sarangani Province.(MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

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MALUNGON, Sarangani – It was seemingly half cloudy but the presence of vast Malungonian crowd could have caught the heart of someone who is infinitely Supreme to bunged the rain from falling, and give way to the most awaited part of the five-day 45th year Foundation Anniversary fete of Malungon town in Sarangani Province. 

 

The well-organized activities in the staging of Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino’s ‘Chief Executive Report’ were set at early sunup on July 15, 2014, to the beat of drums and a lyre band that lead the culmination-day civic parade in major thoroughfares toward the municipal Sunken Arena, where a huge crowd of thousands that nearly doubled last year’s attendance, unwearyingly waited to hear from Constantino, and at the same time witness the most decorated and cheerful part of the event. 

 

“At the start of my administration in 2007, I have laid down my priority programs on health, education, agriculture, reforestation and reformed governance, tourism and other special projects with that firm aspiration to uplift the living condition of my people. Now, on my last term of barely two years before I step down from headship, let me review what I have done, as I render this Chief Executive Report for my beloved - Malungon town,” Constantino said, as he takes a fleeting look at rear, where his old buddy and good friend Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao contentedly position on stage beside the Governor, Hon. Steve Chiongbian-Solon, and some other distinguished guests, dignitaries and the rest of local government officials that were given 'vips' for much comfortable and clearer sight in viewing the ongoing merriment.

And gradually, with the inflection that gently pressed the applauding voices of the cheering masses, Constantino spelled out the changes he did that have caused to transform the then third class Municipality of Malungon, into a ‘leader of progress and development’ in the province. 

Under the municipality’s health care program, the Constantino-led administration has able to provide subsidy for Philhealth enrolment which boosted-up to 13, 367 family recipient-enrollees in 2013, and the early quarter of calendar year 2014. Health facilities had been accredited and improved in order to supply the much needed health care services to locals. Ample check up on birthing homes is now sufficed, as even positive TV suspects were given with complete treatment up to healing, within a straight period of six months. 

Constatino in his report, acknowledged the firm support of DOH region 12 dir. Dr. Teogenes Baluna for allocating the putting up of additional birthing homes in various remote barangays namely: Datal Bila worth P1.7m, Datal Batong (P1.7m), Kiblat (P1.5m), Upper Mainit (P1.8m), and Malandag amounting to P1.8 million. 

 

He also thanked the Sangguniang Bayan for passing the ‘Maternal Neo-Natal Child Health and Nutrition Ordinance,” which put premium to maternal and neo-natal health care needs. Among these is the installation of real-time community health information tracking system (R-CHITS), where health information could be relayed quickly from all health stations to the main health unit by the use of electronic media. 

 

Being consistent green banner awardee of the region, the local nutrition office provided assistance to some 15, 617 pre-schoolers to have the right weight, and found 70 children to be severely underweight, with around 286 more, underweight. As of today, the LGU's MNO is now on its 2nd maintenance award in the national level, and is continously vying in the search for most prestigious National Nutrition Council (NNC) Hall of Fame Award, in Manila.

 

“On Sanitation, the data may give us an upward trend, but to be honest, there are still some 9% or a total of 1, 034 families that have no sanitary toilets, and around 798 with unsanitary toilets these days. That is why in every conduct of Lingap sa Barangay, we provide barangay officials with the names of those that has none, in an aim to achieve the targeted zero defecation before the end of my administration,” Constantino said. He also accredited the more or less P8.8 million-worth Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig (SALINTUBIG) projects of the DILG in Datal Batong and Alkikan, so as the ongoing desame project in Brgy. Lutay. 

“We are now looking forward in the construction of the 2nd phase SALINTUBIG project in Alkikan, which will go down to Kiblat and eventually, Kalonbarak,” he added. 

 

As he aims for a more-stabilized and adequate system of education, Constantino uplifted the number of 56 public and primary schools to 69 public schools and 13 integrated institutions, over and above the 10 national high schools that are existing. Excluded are two more satellite schools that will soon to open. 

 

“I would also like to personally thank our provincial schools division superintendent Isagani Dela Cruz for allocating the municipality with 168 teachers for cy 2013-14, and another additional 98 items more in 2014-15 for the upland schools,” said Constantino. 

He said through the LGU’s college educational assistance program, 115 students are expected to graduate of their respective courses this year, to include in the list of 306 graduates in the previous year, wherein two of which are doctors. In addition, with the assistance coming from the provincial government and in partnership with Mindanao State University, 30 students finished their education baccalaureate degree in school year 2013-14. Of the graduates, 27 of which are from Malungon, one from Malapatan and another two in Alabel. 

 

Among other government-stressed programs that were highlighted by Constantino were Social Services and the local government's priority program in Agriculture. This includes massive agro-forestation and reforestation that are presently being carried out in all of the comprising 31 barangays in the municipality. 

“We have also significantly increased through effective stock management, the provision of animal health services, vitamin supplementation, deworming and treatment, vaccination and artificial insemination of cattle and carabao. In support to the agricultural production, the Department of Agriculture, in its grassroots participatory budgeting, has approved under the 2013 local anti-poverty reduction action plan (LPRAP), the construction of some P14, 712, 983 million-worth of infrastructure projects. Aside from the on process distribution of some P804, 590.00 various farm inputs to support the development of idle lands in Brgy Tamban, Constantino said the Agriculture Department, under its DA-GPB infra-support project, is now also apt for the implementation of an infra-repair and rehabilitation undertaking worth P6, 000M on or before the end of this year. Aside, livelihood assistance for this year amounting to P8, 403, 400 million is now in the offing. 

 

Constantino also stressed accomplishments that his administration has deliver in the field of infra-support, public administration, and disaster preparedness programs. 

 

Meanwhile, Sarangani Rep. Pacquiao, who was then Tourism Municipal Officer of Malungon when he was not yet congressman, has vowed to unfadingly support all of the Constantino-led development programs, as he gave significance to the unified stand of Malungonians in a bid to be the leading municipality in terms of progress and development.

For his part, Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon have cheered local officials and residents for the holding of a successful 45th –year founding celebration, as he vowed full support of the provincial government in all of the progressive undertakings that are being stress by the local government. 

In a message, Solon expressed the willingness to be last and be servant for the good of one and all. “Those who wish to be first must always be willing to be last, and a servant of all,” he said. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).