City Day Care Center, one of the region’s best in vegetable gardening

COTABATO City—Barangay Rosary Heights 9 has brought honor to the city as its Day Care Center after it won 3^rd place in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Regional Competition of the Best Vegetable Garden.

assistant Social Welfare Officer Veranda Samson said the competition is part of the observance of the Nutrition Month last July.

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,” said Samson.

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 3^rd place.

President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat garnered 1^st place and President Roxas, Cotabato Province placed in 2^nd.

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, said Cesneros.

“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. --Becky D. de Asis