Harvest Festival in General Santos

After the launching of the Batch 43 Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training Program in Barangay Ligaya, General Santos City last June 7, 2012, here comes the Harvest Festival! Today, September 12, 2012 at Barangay Ligaya, farmers trained during the 4 month span were about to harvest fully grown vegetables.

Hon. Ed Leyson IV with City Agriculturist Merlinda Donasco

With SM Foundation Inc., and its partners namely the Local Government Unit of General Santos headed by its chief executive Mayor Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio with City Agriculturist Merlinda Donasco and Committee Chairperson on Food & Agriculture Eduardo D. Leyson IV, HarBest Agritech Services and the Department of Agriculture, farmers who wish to continue to learn in improving their family income by cultivating high yielding vegetables were receiving technical and educational assistance nationwide.

During the Harvest Festival at Barangay Ligaya, sponsors were invited to witness the success of the farmer-trainees and in return the sponsors again encouraged the farmers to band themselves so that they can sell their products to SM Supermarket.

boodle fight participated by Hon. Eduardo D. Leyson IV

"The main objective is to help the farmers in General Santos City produce high quality yielding fruits and vegetables to the market in order to improve their quality of living."

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PCL Operation Tuli 2012

 In line with summer vacation is the opportunity to conduct activities concerning the youth aged between 7 to 15 years. The Sangguniang Panlungsod of General Santos particularly the Office of the City Councilors is one with the vision of implementing its yearly "Operation Tuli".

The "Operation Tuli" is funded by the Philippine Councilors League - Gensan Chapter. This yearly program of the PCL-Gensan Chapter, "Opertaion Tuli" or free circumcision for young boys is done before the summer ends to give healing time of the circumcised boys.

The PCL-Gensan Chapter headed by its president, Hon. Vivencio E. Dinopol supervised the medical team as well as the committees assigned during the barangay operations. This year, Barangays Tinagacan, Batomelong, Conel, Olympog,  Fatima, Lagao (Johnny Ang Subd.) and Mabuhay were the beneficiaries.

The boys were given words of encouragement by the city councilors before they were lined up for the circumcision. City Kagawads Leyson, Vicente and Oco also helped the medical team in conducting the circumcision. While City Kagawads Natividad, Bagonoc and Dinopol assisted them.

The venues of the tuli was a beehive of the operation tuli, an undertaking supported by the GSC Hospital with a feeding program conducted by the Local Legislative Staff Assistants of the City Councilors.

The free service given to the boys help put into action the PCL-Gensan Chapter's social responsibility in communities.  Around 200 boys underwent free circumcision under the PCL's yearly operation tuli program. The services were done during summer to help young boys of GenSan avail free circumcision from medical professionals, which is according to doctors is essential to their good health and proper hygiene. The program also gave free medicines for the boys good for 1 week and distributed snacks after the operation.

the city councilors in action....

 

 

 

 

the medical team....

the local legislative staff assistants....

the boys....

group shots....

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