Cotabato City—Barangay Rosary
Heights 9 has brought honor to the City as its Day Care Center when won as 3rd
place in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Regional Competition
of the Best Vegetable Garden.
City’s Assistant Social Welfare
Officer Veranda Samson said the competition is part of the observance of the
Nutrition Month last July.
A team was created by the DSWD 12,
its Nutrition Council, and the DA 12 to visit and inspect all participating Day
Care Centers if their gardens have the presence of leafy vegetables, legumes,
and fruits.
“The vegetable gardening is usually practiced
only by Day Care Centers in rural areas. But we, in the city, also encourage
our Day Care Centers with enough space to also have a vegetable garden. Aside
from the healthy food that the children get, having a garden also develops
camaraderie among the pupils’ parents and barangay officials,” Samson said.
Only 1 Day Care Center per City or
Municipality was allowed to join in the competition and among all the
participants in the whole Region, our representative won 3rd place.
President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat garnered 1st place and President
Roxas, Cotabato Province placed in 2nd.
Winners have received a cash prize
and certificates.
R.H. 9 Barangay Chairman Anacleto
Cesneros said he is very proud of the accomplishment of the parents and
teachers in their Day Care Center.
“They have been maintaining the
garden for quite some time already and surely their efforts did not go to waste,”
the chairman said.
“Matagal
na po naming ginagawa ang gardening sa aming Day Care Center. Everytime na
mayroon na tayong pwedeng pitasin sa ating mga halaman, nagsasagawa ng feeding
ang ating parents sa kanilang mga anak sa Day Care Center. So we are also
promoting healthy living among our children para kahit sa murang edad, matututo
silang kumain ng masustansya”, Cesneros said. (with report by Becky D.
de Asis)
