Candon’s DILG is Region’s Best

Candon’s DILG is Region’s Best

Candon City’s Local Government Operation Officer Victoria Ramos and her team were recently adjudged as the Region’s best performing DILG City team for 2008.

“Commitment to work,” Ramos summed up their winning formula which is a follow up to their second place finish in 2007.

Ramos, a national and regional trainer/facilitator, has been serving in the city since july 2001.

She was quick to admit that the support of the city government led by City Mayor Allen Singson and the barangay officials was one of the keys in winning the award.

“I owe it to the city government and barangay officials for their full support,” Ramos said.

She also cited competence and knowledge as additional reasons.

“You cannot give what you do not have,” she pointed out.

Certainly she has what it takes to be the region’s best.

Ramos, 55, is a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education graduate with post graduate studies in Master on Urban Management in Netherlands.

In her more than three decades in government service with most of it spent in DILG, she had previously received numerous recognitions for her works and performances making her one of the most awarded DILG official in the Region.

Ramos said that the main functions of her office is capacity building, provision of technical assistance on areas of governance and monitor compliance of Local Government Code, national issuances and other related concerns to the Local Government Units.

She received all praises from the city officials and employees.

“She really deserves the recognition. We are lucky to have a very competent and tireless working head of our city DILG family,” City Mayor Allen Singson said.

Presently Ramos is also designated as OIC Assistant Provincial Director of Ilocos Sur. (LBJ)

Candon City joins nationwide nutrition month celebration

The month of July is marked as Nutrition Month. Nevertheless, the city of Candon usually starts a bit earlier than the nationwide commemoration. Candon City usually kicks-off with it with a tree planting activity, coincide with the city’s celebration of its Fiesta ti bantay (feast of the forest) every June 30th of the year.

Different exotic fruit trees were planted at the area adopted by the City Nutrition Council at the watershed development and reforestation project in barangay San Andres.

“ALLEN” as this year’s nutrition battle cry coined by our City Nutrition Action Officer; Nimfa P. Pascua was jibed in context with this year’s nutrition theme: Wastong Nutrition ang Kailangan, Lifestyle Diseases Iwasan.” “ALLEN” spells for Air we breathe, Liquid we imbibe and Lifestyle coupled with regular Exercise and proper Nutrition, It is an expression of City Mayor Allen Singson’s total advocacy on city nutrition program.

The celebration was formally opened with the launching of weight management program, which was highlighted by weighing and waist measurement of enthusiastic city employees and nutrition counselling conducted by our city nutritionist in coordination with the City Health Office.

The city nutrition office infused by the influx of enthusiasts and support given by the city government of Candon leave no stone unturned to carry-out with its activities queued for the month. The said office took the happenstance an apt opportunity to bring its program closer to the countryside by conducting its advocacy to the different barangays of Candon City.

The penultimate activity of the nutrition month was climaxed by a fun walk participated in by city employees, school teachers, barangay nutrition scholars, barangay health workers and participants from all walks of life. It was wrapped up with activities/events such as “hataw in the park” forefronted by the DepEd, free nutrition
counselling for all ages, lectures on healthy lifestyles given by Dean Malou Gandia of NLAC and food fares.
No less than Director Victoria Mañez graced these culminating events.

Indeed, some good activities never last, that nutrition month has to wind up this year. But the city of Candon through the office of the City Nutrition Action Officer bowed to keep the torch of nutrition program ever flickering from now and onwards. (Eric Gacutan).

Gift Giving Mayor Allen Birthday

Candon City Mayor Allen Singson, his wife , mam Freda Luz, to indigents of the City. they were assisted by other city officials and city employees during the myr’s birthday at the Candon Civic Center.