RFC bats for zero open defecation in 2015

Dad, Vice Gov. Pacquiao tightens ZOD drive in Maln’gan – Sarangani Vice Gov. Jinkee Jamora-Pacquiao and Mayor Reynaldo ‘Bong’ Constantino cheer with over a thousand people during the Friday (October 10) presentation of the local government’s nearly completed zero open defecation drive in Brgy. Malandag Gymnasium, Malungon, Sarangani Province. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

A promotion for ample healthcare, protection - About a thousand people composed of local and provincial gov't officials, barangay leaders, health officers and the common tao have convened Brgy. Malandag Gymnasium on Friday (October 10) for the promotion of ZOD (zero open defecation) project in Malungon, Sarangani Province. (Keen Pacheco - MDRRMO/ ipp).

Full ZOD implementation seen - With only 9.4% in the overall total of households left with no access to sanitary toilette, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino express optimism on Friday (October 10), that the local government’s thrust for a zero open defecation (ZOD) will soon be attained. Basing the CBMS-conducted surveys, Constantino said Malungon town have already completed over 90 percent in its ZOD implementation drive, today. He said the local government is aiming for the full implementation of the project by the end of this year, or early 2015. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORATION OFFICE).

Model 'ZOD' Barangays - Brgy. Capt. Joey Espinosa (center) is flank by other Brgy. Talus officials as they receive form Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino (4th-L), a trophy and inducement check amounting to P20, 000 during a Friday (October 10) called for gathering in Brgy. Malandag Gymnasium, Malungon, Sarangani Province. Constantino said the three checks amounting to P20, 000 each were given to officials of Brgys Talus, Upper Biangan and Datal Bila as incentive-price for being a model ZOD barangay in the municipality. (JoJo Gocotano - MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

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RFC bats for zero OPEN defecation in 2015
by ISAGANI P. PALMA

MALUNGON, Sarangani – With only 9.4% in the overall total of households that have no comfort room or in continuous usage of open defecation system, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino is certain that this undertaking will be fully materialized before the end of this year, or by early quarter of cy 2015. 

Constantino's announcement came before the presence of local and provincial health officials, workers, barangay leaders and local residents that gathered Brgy. Malandag Gymnasium, in support to the stern implementation of the “Zero Open Defecation” campaign in Malungon, Sarangani Province.

Spearheaded by no less Sarangani Vice Gov. Jinkee Jamora-Pacquiao and Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon, the Department of Health-lead ZOD project which is a recipient of the World Bank-funded Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), is now being strongly pushed by the provincial government in an aim to establish a clean, disease-free, safe and healthier kind of environment in the province. 

In line, Gov. Solon earlier formed a task group to closely monitor the efforts that are being stress by the different local gov’t units, to ensure the prompt and appropriate implementation of the project.

Constantino said as it started three years ago, the LGU’s accurate monitoring scheme through CBMS (Community-Based Monitoring System) has played a vital rule in the identification of impoverish barangays and other far flung villages that should be given with a 'must' to ZOD and or other related projects of the government. 

“Today, I am pleased to say that just like on how we initiated the means to energize our entire 31 comprising barangays, our ZOD project have stress a lucid increase as compared from the then 62% in 2010, into 90.6% today. The remaining 9.4 percent households that have no sanitary toilet will be our next target in the remaining quarter of 2014, if not early next year,” Constantino added.

“Ini kay tungod gin-paandaman ko na nga daan ang akon mga kasimanwa nga indi na ako maghatag pa sang hinabang sunod tuig (2015), kung wala sila sang maipakita sa akon nga sertipikasyon halin sa sanitary inspector nga may ara sila sang sanitary toilet sa ila nga mga panimalay (This is because I have already warned my people that I will not extend any assistance anymore in 2015, to those who could not furnish me a sanitary inspector’s certificate as proof that they are indeed using hygienic toilets in their respective homes,” the mayor said in a vernacular. 

Constantino also awarded with trophy and a P20, 000 cash, officials of Brgys Talus, Datal Bila and Upper Biangan for leading last month’s LGU-overseen evaluation of a ‘perfect’ ZOD implementation in their respective AORs .  (MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).