Four barangays of the city attended the Barangay Development Plan (BDP) last May 9, 2014 at Venue 88, Brgy. City Heights, General Santos City. The BDP was conducted by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) headed by the OIC-Regional Director Atty.Rochelle Mahinay-Sero. Different Sectoral Representatives from Bgry. Apopong, Sinawal, Labangal and Bgry. Calumpang with some of their Bgry. officials participated in the said event. Hon. Rogelio D. Pacquiao, Bgry. Captain of Apopong and ABC President of General Santos City was also present on that time together with the Brgy. Kagawads of bgry. Apopong - Hon. Lou Bernadette Dulay,Hon. Paolo Natividad and Hon. Ponciano Cimagala. The main purpose of the event is to come up with a great and a strategic plans of the programs,projects and activities for the Development of it’s individual barangays and to help in the nation-building. At the end of that day, the participants marked a smile on their faces, bringing the new knowledge and ideas for the development of their barangay and it’s people.

Community-Initiated Medical Mission at Sto. Nino, Successful!

A medical mission and an operation tuli were conducted at the Basketball Court of Purok 4, Sto. Niño Barangay Apopong, General Santos City on May 16, 2014. The said activity was initiated by the Barangay Apopong Forever Movement Inc. (AFMI) headed by the AFMI President Jose Paulate with the partnership of the Achievement Integrity Movement (AIM), the Office of the 1st District of South Cotabato Representative Pedro B. Acharon Jr. and the Trade Union Workers Health Organization, Inc. 

Operation Tuli

A total of eight-eight (88) Senior Citizens were given the privilege to consult their illnesses to Dr. Fidel Penamante a family medicine doctor and were then given medical advices and some medicines after the consultation. Meanwhile, more than 70 children ages ranging from 5 to 15 were circumcised and were given free medicine ( for the immediate relief of their wounds ) .

Medical Check-up for Senior Citizens

Barangay Apopong encourages community initiatives like this activity as to empower its people.

 First two boys circumcised are brothers

A salute goes out to the following organization/people who made this medical mission possible:
Apopong Forever Movement Inc. thru Mr. Jose "Toto" Paulate
Achievement with Integrity Movement
Hon. Pedro B. Acharon Jr.
Trade Union Workers Health Organition, Inc.
Dr. Fidel Penamante
Volunteer Nurses 
Purok 4 Sto. Nino Apopong Officials headed by Mrs. Thelma Tama
Purok 3 & 4 Sto. Nino Chapter Senior Citizens
ILHOIA Officers and members headed by Mrs. Mila C. Dulay
Youth Volunteers
and the rest of the community

words & photos by: Jomarie Olarte