The awarding ceremony of the different contests held month-long to celebrate nutrition month highlighted the culmination program held on July 29 at the Jagna Gym.
A Nutri Quiz Bowl was held on July 20 with the following winning schools for the elementary level: Jagna Central Elementary School – Ma. Venice Lauren Lim & Verna May Cordilla (1st place); Canjulao Elementary School – Dianne Acebes & Carl James Gallardo (2nd place); Malbog Elementary School – Marvin Cadelina & Mary Grace Abcede (3rd place). For the high school level: Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa – Shaira Lyn Cagulada & Jesha May Forones (1st place); Tubod Monte Integrated School – Maricar Lloren & Jeanette Galgo (2nd place); Lonoy Heroes Memorial High School – Leonard Vega & Merceditha Nalasa (3rd place).
Contestants from the different schools in their drawing form.
The poster making and slogan making contests done on July 26 produced the following winners: Rabelyn Alcalde (Bunga Mar ES), 3rd place; Drayton Virtudes (BIT-IC), 2nd place; Ivy Bahil (Can-uba ES) 1st place. For the high school category, Daniel Duquiatan (BIT-IC), 3rd place; Sheila Christine Sedario (CVIF), 2nd place; Norbert Macas (LHMHS), 1st place.
Slogan making winners from the elementary level are: Ma. Jesusa Joshua Acenas (Child & Arts Academy) 3rd place; Jhon Ford Veronilla (TMIS), 2nd place; Jan Katherine Galia (TMIS) 1st place. High school level winners are: Rejun Ermonzada (Faraon National HS), 3rd; Shiaira Lyn Cagulada (CMM) 2nd; Anne Bethany Basilio (CMM) 1st place.
The drawing contest organized by the MPDC revealed the winners: Ronnie Galgo (Tubod Monte ES); Ylla Sajulan (Bohol Institute of Technology); Jhonford Veronilla (Tubod Monte ES). For the high school level Famela Grace Edusma (Central Visayan Institute Foundation, Inc.) bagged the first place followed by Jeff Christian Llido (Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa) and Regie Anoba (Central Visayan Institute Foundation, Inc.)
The MSWD spearheaded the Cooking contest and Search for Healthy Day Care Kids on July 28. The winner for the Mr. Healthy Kid is from Pangdan Day Care Center – Duayne Galolo and Ms. Healthy Kid is from Lonoy Day Care Center – Hayumi Supremo.
Awards were also given to 5 Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Councils: Tejero, Balili, Looc, Kinagbaan and Alejawan.
The five Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars are Judith Virtudazo, Servillana Eviota, Ma. Agnes Salas, Prima Paraiso and Perly Carin.
Mr. Mel Rizano, Municipal Agriculture Officer, presented the 3 Outstanding Gulayan sa Barangay: Barangay Malbog (1st); Barangay Buyog (2nd ); Barangay Laca (3rd)
All winners received plaques and cash prizes.
Mrs. Anita Ocmeja, Municipal Nutrition Action Officer, capped the culmination program reiterating the importance of good nutrition to produce a healthy citizenry.
Three students of Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa topped the Provincial Bible Quiz held at Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City on July 15.
Five catholic schools joined in the quiz: Holy Name University, Holy Spirit High School, St. Theresita Academy, Holy Infant Academy and Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa.
The topics were Acts of the Apostles, Pauline Letters, Apostolic Letters, and Revelation.
The winners were: Holy Spirit School, 3rd place; Holy Name University, 2nd place and Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa won first place.
The winning team composed of Corina Tampus, John Mark Naldoza and Jesha Mae Forones with coach Sr. Annielyn Alejado, AR will compete in the Regional Bible Quiz to be held in Cebu City on August 20.
The Municipality of Jagna tops all other municipalities in the region in the Regional Nutrition Evaluation held on June 22 to become the 2010 Green Banner Awardee as Outstanding Municipality in Region VII with an overall score of 98.85%.
The recognition was in line with the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Plan Implementation (MELPI) for nutrition initiated by the Regional Nutrition Council. The MELPI is a management tool used in assessing efficiency and effectiveness of a program for nutrition improvement.
The first for Jagna to enter and win in this prestigious award for nutrition, the municipality boasts of its vigorous campaign to eradicate malnutrition as stated in its Municipal Nutrition Action Plan. With the help of interagency members composing the Municipal Nutrition Council and NGO partner, the municipality has implemented actions worthy of commendation.
The best practices of the municipality to be presented during the awarding are: its Daily Feeding for the whole year using the Manna Pack sponsored by the municipality’s partner NGO-Philos Health; the strict implementation of the Barangay Nutrition Council Garden (BNC Garden)/Gulayan sa Barangay to produce purely organic vegetables for consumption in the barangays of the town. This aims to promote organic farming for safe and healthy vegetable products. Many barangays have earned due to their incomes in the sale of their products.
Another best practice is the continuous production of the NUTRIMIX, a combination of rice, monggo, native chocolate, sugar and powdered milk which is sold to the barangays at a very low price and a very nutritious food supplement for young children.
The municipality also implements hog dispersal and goat dispersal to the barangays.
These implemented programs were presented to the evaluator during the Regional Nutrition Evaluation last June 22.
Mayor Fortunato Abrenilla has been ecstatic upon learning of the award. It is a feat for the municipality to bag the Regional GBA as well as just recently he received another award from the National Nutrition Council – Outstanding Municipality in the implementation of the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon.
The mayor has been passionate in his support for nutrition since he assumed office and has been aiming to get a top place award for nutrition programs. He believes that a hale and hearty citizenry is the way to a healthy municipality which translates to a strong and stable country.
The awardees will be honored during the 2011 Grand Nutrition Awards on August 5 to be held at Cebu Parklane Hotel, Cebu City.
The Local Government of Jagna thru the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office celebrated on July 21 the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week at the Jagna Gymnasium.
Attended by Persons with Disability (PWDs) from the municipality led by Howard Sedavia, the municipal PWD president, their families and LGU Jagna employees, the celebration proved to be the bearer of a blessing for the organization.
John Paul Nistal a representative from DOLE was the bearer of the blessing for the Jagna PWDs. He delivered a grant from the Department of Labor and Employment amounting to 49,200 pesos to be used for entrepreneurial trainings for PWDs.
Sedavia accepted the grant on behalf of the PWDs and said that the money will be used in trainings as well as seed money for a t-shirt printing business for the Jagna PWDs. He said that the grant will not go to waste as they will ensure to maximize its use.
Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla thanked the DOLE and challenged the PWDs to this new opportunity to venture into entrepreneurial activity that will eventually provide them income and means to a productive livelihood.
Mateo Quillas, president of Bohol Provincial PWD Association and Regional Governor – KAMPI encouraged the PWDs to use the grant wisely.
Another good news came from Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre of the Department of Social Welfare and Developoment Field Office VII.
In a letter addressed to Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla, Ms. Macapobre informed the local chief executive that the payout to eighty-five senior citizen beneficiaries from Jagna of the Social Pension Project of the government is scheduled on July 27 to be held in the municipality.
The scheduled payout will cover the months of January, February, March, April, May and June 2011 in the amount of 500 pesos per month.
The DSWD Region VII chief is reminding the senior citizen beneficiaries to bring the basic supporting documents during the payout.
These gifts truly prove that blessings come in heaps.
Sitio Siling in barangay Balili suffered much after the torrential rain last March 16 this year and damaged its irrigation system.
Farmers worried that if it will not be repaired soon, they will suffer as no planting in the rice fields can be done without water. They depended heavily on the irrigation system to bring water to their rice fields.
Mayor Fortunato Abrenilla after thoroughly inspecting the damage brought by the downpour in the whole town declared that it was the damage at Sitio Siling who needs the most immediate attention. He convinced all concerned departments in the LGU that the irrigation system has to be repaired ASAP or else no cropping will be done.
Mayor Fortunato Abrenilla, Engr. Gerry Araneta, MPDC, Engr. Josefina Ranoa, Municipal Engineer and Mr. Camilo Rizano, Municipal Agriculture Officer gathered in a discussion on how to go about instituting repairs to the damaged irrigation system.
The Jagna Waterworks has an ongoing revamp of the water pipes and implemented stubouts. Big water pipes were available. The mayor ordered to bring at least 4 water pipes to Sitio Siling and start with the repairs. Using LGU funds under the MDRRMC, rehabilitation commenced.
The farmer-irrigators at Sitio Siling were very supportive and cooperative. They voluntarily helped municipal workers in the rehabilitation project and in no time it was completed and became operational under the supervision and construction of the MPDO and MEO. Water is back at the ricefields.
On July 21, a turn-over of Siling Communal Irrigation Rehabilitation Project was done. A turn-over agreement was signed between Jagna Municipal Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla and Siling Irrigator’s Association, Inc. (SIA, Inc) president Mr. Eugenio Sajulga. This turn-over will give the SIA, Inc. the full responsibility on the operation and management of the system as they are the primary beneficiary of the project.
The agreement encapsulates the role of the Jagna LGU on the turn-over, periodic monitoring and inspection, provision of capacity development to improve skills in the effective management of the system, encouragement of the Barangay Council of Balili to collect a minimal irrigation fee from the farmer-irrigators as well as adopt thrift/saving program to generate funds for maintenance and turn-over to the Balili Barangay Council the management of the system in case the farmers fail to perform its responsibilities.
On the part of the SIA, Inc., they shall accept the Siling CIS Rehabilitation Project including the facilities and structures, assume full responsibility in the management of its operations, ensure full utilization of the system, manage the income derived from the irrigation fee, submission of a periodic report to the LGU thru the MAO re its financial status as well as the overall operation, send representatives to attend trainings, meetings and planning workshops.
In his message of acceptance, SIA, Inc. Vice President Mr. Claudio Sajulga heartily accepted the CIS and vowed to take care and manage the system properly.
Mayor Fortunato Abrenilla praised the innovativeness of the SIA, Inc. in the institution of mechanisms that contributed to the efficient operation of the system at this time. He said that the LGU is ready to help the farmers in times of need but will doubly help those who appreciate the value and importance of the project and work hard to partner in whatever stage of the rehabilitation with the LGU.
The SIA, Inc. received another blessing coming from the LGU. After the turn-over was the launching of another project to benefit the farmers – the 5 HA Hybrid Rice Techno Demo.
The LGU thru the MAO and the Provincial Agriculture Office will provide technical know-how on the MOET technology. This is the Minus One Element Technique. This technique has been initiated in the farmers of Cansuhay in Lonoy and was successful to increase the yield.
Mr. Sergio Cuaco, Crops Productivity Division Chief of the PAO and Mr. Roger Dabalan, Regional Rice Techno Demo Coordinator will assist the farmers of Sitio Siling in the implementation of the project. This is towards self-sufficiency in rice for Siling farmers.
MAO Rice Technician Melyndre Galve will facilitate the classes every Thursday to Siling farmers on the MOET technology.
Visitors and farmers pose during the joint turn-over of irrigation rehab project and launching the hybrid rice demo ceremonies at Sitio Siling, Balili, Jagna
Hon. Teofisto Pagar, Punong Barangay Eduardo Pagulon, Engr. Josefina Ranoa, Engr. Gerry Araneta were among the visitors during the turn-over and launching ceremony.
The Municipal Nutrition Council on July 20 successfully conducted the annual nutrition quiz for high school and elementary levels. The 2011 Nutrition Quiz which is one of the highlights to this month’s Nutrition Month celebration was held at the Capt. Gregorio “Goyo” Casenas Hall .
The 16 private and public elementary schools pitted against each other in the morning. These are: Canjulao ES, Balili ES, Cabungaan ES, Malbog ES, Cambugason ES, Cantuyoc ES, Tubod Monte ES, Cantagay ES, Naatang ES, Jagna Central ES, Lonoy ES, Larapan ES, Can-uba ES, Bunga Mar ES, Child and Arts Academy Inc. and Bohol Institute of Technology ES.
Quizmaster Onil Berro administered the nutrition quiz which was aired live in the Jagna Community Radio 100.1, DYJP.
There were 30 questions subdivided into three categories: easy, moderate and difficult each with 10 questions. These were contributed questions from the coaches of the different schools.
Jagna Central Elementary School composed of Ma. Venice Lauren Lim and Verna May Cordilla with coach Mrs. Carmela Azucenas emerged as the winner followed by Canjulao Elementary School team Dianne Acebes, Carl James Gallardo with coach Mrs. Lucresia Yap as second place winner. For the third place, Malbog ES and Bunga Mar ES had a tie. Tie breaker questions were administered and Malbog ES composed of Marvin Cadelina, Mary Grace Abcede and coach Teodora Cadelina emerged as the third place winner.
JCES champions with Mrs. Carmela Azucenas
In the afternoon, there were three schools participating: Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa (CMM), Tubod Monte Integrated School (TMIS) and Lonoy Heroes Memorial High School (LHMHS).
Administered by quizmaster Mai Singco-Balaba, Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa garnered the highest score. The champions were Shaira Lyn Cagulada, Jesha May Forones with the coach Mr. Vincent Nalasa. Tie breaker questions were administered to Lonoy Heroes Memorial High School composed of Leonard Vega, Merceditha Nalasa with coach Mrs. Demna Cuarteros and Tubod Monte Integrated School composed of Maricar Lloren, Jeanette Galgo with coach Mrs. Magdalena Caderao for the second and third places. TMIS got the 6th tie breaker question correctly making them the second placer while LHMHS automatically became the third place winner.
The winning team from the Colegio dela Medalla Milagrosa
Cash prizes and certificates to both participants and coaches will be given on July 29 in time for the culmination activity of the Nutrition Month celebration.
