Monday, September 15, 2014

Unicef donates LGU, P2.6M-worth supplies for kids...

Early Christmas from UNICEF, Philippines – Local government officials, dep’t heads, employees and Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino (2nd – front row right) pose for souvenir Monday (Sept. 8), during ceremonial turnover of the P2.6M-worth donation of Unicef for young school learners in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Also in photo are (L-R) Municipal Councilors Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada, Joseph Calanao, Teody Padernilla and Benjamin Santos. (JoJo Gocotano-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
Unicef’s ‘gift’ to broods – Photo shows Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino and MSWDO Mildred Dela Cuesta during symbolic turnover of 66 pieces Unicef Philippines-donated packs of various toys, kits, story books, catalogs and other educational materials, including some kitchen utensils, furniture sets, school chairs and tables, medical instruments, and etc on Monday (Sept. 8) in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Ma. Cecilia Arcadio, Unicef’s ECD and education section officer, said the delivery is part of Unicef’s mission, and in brace of the Constantino administration’s intention to fortify the local education system. (JoJo Gocotano-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
Unicef-donated packs – Mayor Bongbong Constantino takes a look into some fractions of the 66 pieces huge packs of assorted school materials worth P2.6 million that were turned-over Monday (September 8) by UNICEF Philippines in Malungon, Sarangani Province. With Constantino (front right) is Mun. Councilor Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada and a number of MSWDO personnel. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
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MALUNGON, Sarangani – UNICEF Philippines, an agency of the United Nations that is keen of serving the world’s children, turned-over Monday (Sept. 8) various kind of educational materials and other related provisions in support to the local government’s thrust of strengthening more its children’s development program here in this municipality. 

Ma. Cecilia Dajoyag-Arcadio, ECD officer of Unicef’s education section, said the donation compose of story books, toys, minor medical instruments, kits, catalogs, kitchen utensils, chairs, tables and furniture sets will be distributed to the different pre-schools of the comprising 31 barangays of this town. “This is part of our intensive campaign for the good of every Filipino child,” she added.

The local Social Welfare head Mildred Dela Cuesta, said the supplies, all properly contained in 66 huge plastic packs worth P11, 789.00 each, were properly received by no less Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino and other municipal officials right after the Monday-held flag raising ceremony. 

“Actually, after thorough assessment, we have already submitted our honorable mayor a list of would be beneficiaries coming from the different comprising local barangays,” Dela Cuesta said. 

Meanwhile, Dela Cuesta modestly rectified a recently published news article by a Manila-based national daily, in relation to the recently held turnover of some P2.3 million funding to the local government, by representatives of Early Child Care and Development Council (ECCD), for the construction of an “urbanely-designed” daycare center in Brgy. Poblacion. 

The MSWD officer has clarified that the budget was provided not by the Social Welfare and Services department as reported, but by ECCD itself, in its noble aim to assist the local government of its desire to construct more learning facilities. (Isagani Palma-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

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