Saturday, November 28, 2015

Maitum declares first ZOD barangay


MAITUM, Sarangani (July 18, 2015) - Mayor Pepito Catimbang, Vice Mayor Jeanne Ablog, Municipal Councilor Jess Bascuña and local government unit officials hand over the certificate of recognition to the Barangay Sanitation Task Force of Barangay Pangi headed by Barangay Captain Ramil Tugade for being the first barangay of Maitum to achieve the 100% coverage of Zero Open Defecation (ZOD). Barangay Pangi also received a total of P60,000 worth of gift certificates from Mayor Catimbang and Vice Mayor Ablog as incentive in achieving a ZOD certified barangay. ZOD is a program of the Department of Health as one strategy of achieving the Millennium Development Goal of sustainable sanitation. The program aims to encourage and empower the community to have sanitary toilet in each household to improve sanitary conditions in the community. (Joylyn Ty/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

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