Constantino remains a dependable ‘dad’ to tribes, say
By ISAGANI PROVIDO PALMA
MALUNGON, Sarangani – A government-tasked provincial chieftain cited with invaluable recognition and honor, the immeasurable support that the “outgoing” half-blooded Blaan leader, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino has provided the Indigenous Peoples that have resulted confirmatory changes, not just in the lifetimes of the underprivileged tribal minorities, but also of the poor land tillers that dwell in the upper valleys.
The Sarangani tribal chieftain Edmund Pangilan who is also the ex-officio representative for the IPs in the municipality, said aside from speaking in behalf of the tribal communities, it is but high time for him to complete his own personal acclamation to give tribute to the of highly appreciated governance of Constantino, who is about to finish up a three-termed (nine years) successive headship in Malungon, Sarangani Province.
In an interview prior the Wednesday scheduled (November 18) culmination for the annually celebrated SLANG Festival, Pangilan told scribes that Constantino’s leadership have started of gaining its place right on the heart of tribesmen, following the latter’s assumption into office in year 2007.
His (Constantino) truthful leadership and sincerity in public service have started to surface, amid the heavy days of the latter-led pro-poor livelihood assistance programs and projects in the upper valleys. In line with this, is the mayor’s personally taken commitment to cure up the rising tension of banditry and other forms of lawlessness in various minority-occupied villages that are adjacently located at the town’s forested and mountainous areas at the triangular provincial boundaries of Sarangani, South Cotabato and Davao Del Sur.
“Those were the days that I myself have first seen the greatness of Constantino’s leadership, specifically in sharing almost all he got in form of self-initiated assistance for the benefit of tribes,” said Pangilan, who claimed to have seen the gradual rise of Malungon Town from then third class municipality toward its latest stance as a leader of progress and development in the entire province of Sarangani.
He said as the Constantino governance now begins to peep at the offing of its last and final lap, the Tribal People starts to give weight and recognition, on the fairly shared projects of the local government to all of its comprising 31 barangays, which includes the consistent implementation of the weekly-held “Lingap sa Barangay” program that cured up the inadequacy of health services, and so of the acridly felt thirst on medical supplies of those living in the far flung villages, prior to the taking over of the RFC-spearheaded administration.
“Speaking of education, of course we do not only base such achievement on the rising number of teachers, facilities, and other related learning edifices, but including the highly affable outcome of other related projects such of the LGU scholarship assistance program that have able to produce several hundreds of poor students (Among which belongs to the IPs) to finish their respective tertiary courses, wherein two of which are now working as government-assigned physicians at the local-based infirmary,” Pangilan added.
Aside, the land marking of Mindanao State University’s extension campus is also a lucid proof of Mayor Constantino's ardent desire to train his people, paired by the dishing up of a well recognized teaching through the formation of a highly qualified educational institution in a very accessible site, for his poor people to learn more and be a band of great leaders, someday.
Meanwhile, likewise serving as municipal tribal head of Maln’gan, Pangilan said with the sharing of live entertainment and singing of native-fashioned compositions from a tribal group of musicians that dubbed themselves as the “Salek Band,” the merriment was cheered and grace by no less Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon and ranking provincial gov’t officials, the LGU and local officials led by Malungon town Mayor Bong Constantino, distinguished guests from the nearby town, cities and provinces, tribal chieftains, hundreds of tribes, Lumads, government workers, and the rejoicing local residents right at the town’s Sunken Arena. (Photos by JOJO GOCOTANO/ Malungon Information Office).
MALUNGON, Sarangani – A government-tasked provincial chieftain cited with invaluable recognition and honor, the immeasurable support that the “outgoing” half-blooded Blaan leader, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino has provided the Indigenous Peoples that have resulted confirmatory changes, not just in the lifetimes of the underprivileged tribal minorities, but also of the poor land tillers that dwell in the upper valleys.
The Sarangani tribal chieftain Edmund Pangilan who is also the ex-officio representative for the IPs in the municipality, said aside from speaking in behalf of the tribal communities, it is but high time for him to complete his own personal acclamation to give tribute to the of highly appreciated governance of Constantino, who is about to finish up a three-termed (nine years) successive headship in Malungon, Sarangani Province.
In an interview prior the Wednesday scheduled (November 18) culmination for the annually celebrated SLANG Festival, Pangilan told scribes that Constantino’s leadership have started of gaining its place right on the heart of tribesmen, following the latter’s assumption into office in year 2007.
His (Constantino) truthful leadership and sincerity in public service have started to surface, amid the heavy days of the latter-led pro-poor livelihood assistance programs and projects in the upper valleys. In line with this, is the mayor’s personally taken commitment to cure up the rising tension of banditry and other forms of lawlessness in various minority-occupied villages that are adjacently located at the town’s forested and mountainous areas at the triangular provincial boundaries of Sarangani, South Cotabato and Davao Del Sur.
“Those were the days that I myself have first seen the greatness of Constantino’s leadership, specifically in sharing almost all he got in form of self-initiated assistance for the benefit of tribes,” said Pangilan, who claimed to have seen the gradual rise of Malungon Town from then third class municipality toward its latest stance as a leader of progress and development in the entire province of Sarangani.
He said as the Constantino governance now begins to peep at the offing of its last and final lap, the Tribal People starts to give weight and recognition, on the fairly shared projects of the local government to all of its comprising 31 barangays, which includes the consistent implementation of the weekly-held “Lingap sa Barangay” program that cured up the inadequacy of health services, and so of the acridly felt thirst on medical supplies of those living in the far flung villages, prior to the taking over of the RFC-spearheaded administration.
“Speaking of education, of course we do not only base such achievement on the rising number of teachers, facilities, and other related learning edifices, but including the highly affable outcome of other related projects such of the LGU scholarship assistance program that have able to produce several hundreds of poor students (Among which belongs to the IPs) to finish their respective tertiary courses, wherein two of which are now working as government-assigned physicians at the local-based infirmary,” Pangilan added.
Aside, the land marking of Mindanao State University’s extension campus is also a lucid proof of Mayor Constantino's ardent desire to train his people, paired by the dishing up of a well recognized teaching through the formation of a highly qualified educational institution in a very accessible site, for his poor people to learn more and be a band of great leaders, someday.
Meanwhile, likewise serving as municipal tribal head of Maln’gan, Pangilan said with the sharing of live entertainment and singing of native-fashioned compositions from a tribal group of musicians that dubbed themselves as the “Salek Band,” the merriment was cheered and grace by no less Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon and ranking provincial gov’t officials, the LGU and local officials led by Malungon town Mayor Bong Constantino, distinguished guests from the nearby town, cities and provinces, tribal chieftains, hundreds of tribes, Lumads, government workers, and the rejoicing local residents right at the town’s Sunken Arena. (Photos by JOJO GOCOTANO/ Malungon Information Office).
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