GenSan Celebrates Meat Safety Consciousness Week

General Santos City joined forces as they celebrated the 20th National Meat Safety Consciousness Week last October 15-19, 2012 with the theme "Karneng Ligtas at Sapat, Kabalikat ng Lahat." The observance of the celebration also coincides with the Consumer Month Celebration held during the October.

The 5-day celebration was highlighted with the distribution of meat to qualified recipients and the bowling tournament which was held last October 19, 2012 . The said event was participated by various meat vendors, food processors and cooperatives such as the GSC Meat Vendors Multi Purpose Cooperative, Southern Ventures, Bounty Fresh Chicken.

The 20th celebration of meat safety consciousness aims to gather different livestock industries and have a common emphasis on the role of everyone to ensure the safety of meat for consumption.

The Chairperson on Committee on Food and Agriculture City Councilor Eduardo D. Leyson IV's simple message was clear, he emphasized everybody's goal towards self-sufficiency that the public's safety and health must not be sacrificed over maximum production.

Awarding of Certificate of Recognition to all small and medium scale meat vendors and processors who participated in the week long celebration.

The Local Government of General Santos headed by City Mayor Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio and the Department of Agriculture assured the public that the government is working hard to provide meat vendors and processors safe production by ensuring a safe workplace such as the slaughterhouse to supply the local market quality products and hopefully compete in the international market.

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IP/ICC Barangay Representatives undergo orientation seminar

On October 8-11, 2012 an orientation seminar for the newly appointed Indigenous People (IP) and Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICC) Barangay Representatives was organized by the Local Government of General Santos City headed by its Chief Executive Honorable Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio and through the DILG headed by Atty. Rochelle Mahinay-Sero at the Family Country Hotel this city.

In behalf of the City Mayor Antonino-Custodio, the chief guest was Honorable Eduardo D. Leyson IV, chair of the Committee on Human Rights, spoke during the said event. The city councilor urged the IPs present to unite themselves to end the discrimmination. 

Before the said orientation was held, an oath taking ceremony of the 10 Mandatory IP Barangay Representatives was held last July 9, 2012 through the initiative of the DILG which was formally officiated by no other than the City Mayor Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio.

During the seminar, the newly appointed barangay representatives of IPs/ICC were taught how to construct a simple resolution, basic understanding of human rights was also introduced. While the overall situation of the IPs and ICC were discussed by resource persons and facilitators.

The realization of this orientation seminar for the IPs is a positive mechanism to help them ensure and enforce  their rights, taking consideration of their custom and tradition, values and beliefs.

awarding of certificates to the newly appointed IP/ICC Barangay Representatives

sample resolution made by the participating IP

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Elderly Celebrates Senior Citizen Week

The Barangay Council of Fatima supported the celebration of the 19th Annual Senior Citizen Week Celebration of the elderly in the said barangay. With the Presidential Proclamation No. 470. the first week of the month of October has been declared as "Linggo ng Nakatatandang Pilipino" to promote public awareness of the rights and well being of the senior citizens in the Philippines.

City councilors Virginia T. Llido and Eduardo D. Leyson IV with the first Barangay Kagawad of Fatima and now the acting Barangay Captain, Josephine Matobato and Barangay Kagawad Alboroto.

Barangay Council of Fatima concluded the week long celebration of the elderly with the theme "Nakatatanda: Gabay, Tulay, Kaagapay, at Bantay Tungo sa Kaunlaran".

The celebration was full of activities from singing and ballroom contests to various parlor games that made the elderly participative and active.

City Councilor Virginia T. Llido danced with one of the seniorito's of Barangay Fatima.

 City Councilors Virginia T. Llido, Dante Vicente and Eduardo D. Leyson IV handed goods and congratulated all the senior citizens who participated who made the celebration a success.

City councilor Eduardo D. Leyson IV handed goods to the senior citizens of the barangay.

The success of the Senior Citizen Week Celebration in Barangay Fatima was spearheaded by the Chairwoman of the Committee on Women, Children and Family Welfare, Josephine Matobato.

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Blessing of Basketball Court at San Roque

Yet another basketball court has been constructed and donated by the Local Government Unit of General Santos City through the efforts of Congressman Pedro "JUN" Acharon Jr. and some of the barangay officials of Labangal headed by Barangay Kagawad Melchor Gepte.

Last October 6, 2012 City Councilor Eduardo D. Leyson IV graced the blessing ceremony of the said basketball court at Purok San Roque in Barangay Labangal this City.

City Councilor ED LEYSON IV made a ceremonial shot during the ceremony with our beloved congressman.

Congressman Pedro "JUN" Acharon made the basketball court possible by donating 30 bags of cement.

The newly constructed basketball court will surely make the youth of Barangay Labangal active and occupied. In addition, this will keep the out of school youth to be fit and remain focus. Both the young and old will come and socialize at the basketball court.

The basketball court is a blessing to the community of Barangay Labangal. But the true blessing is the support and love of the Local Government Unit of GenSan to the community.

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