BY: ALIW ZURITA-JOSE
BEWARE YOUNG BOYS!
IN ADHERENCE TO THE 7TH
PRINCIPLE OF COOPERATIVISM THAT IS CONCERN FOR COMMUNITY, IWAHORI MULTIPURPOSE
COOPERATIVE (IMPC) HAS COMMITTED TO ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT “OPERATION TULI” EVERY
YEAR AS PART OF ITS SOCIAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT OPERATES.
IN ITS 4TH YEAR, “OPERATION
TULI” WAS ORGANIZED AND HELD ON APRIL 18, 2013 IN MARIVELES HEROES HALL, POBLACION,
MARIVELES, BATAAN. REGISTRATION STARTED
AT 8:00AM AND THE ACTIVITY LASTED UNTIL 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WAS
FACILITATED BY IMPC’S HARD-WORKING MANAGER, MARILOU ALMARIO AND ITS DEDICATED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN COOPERATION WITH MARIVELES HEALTH OFFICE HEADED BY DR.
CLEOTILDE CONCEPCION, WIFE OF MAYOR JESSE CONCEPCION. THERE WERE OVER 90
VOLUNTEERS FROM SAID OFFICE AND APPROXIMATELY 300 BOYS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
TOWN BENEFITTED FROM THIS PROJECT.
AMONG THE MANY COMMUNITY AND
SOCIAL SERVICES OF IMPC ARE MEDICAL AND DENTAL MISSIONS, BLOOD LETTING AND
FEEDING PROGRAM. IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE
LOCAL BARANGAYS AND MUNICIPALITY OF MARIVELES FOR PROGRAMS INVOLVING PEACE AND
ORDER, ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN AND PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS COASTAL
CLEAN-UP, WASTE SEGREGATION, TREE-PLANTING, DREDGING OF CANALS AND STREET
CLEANING. IT ALSO HELPS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES IN THE
AREA. IT ALSO DONATES 1 CAVAN OF RICE
EACH TO THE 12 BARANGAYS OF MARIVELES EVERY YULETIDE SEASON.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WELL
THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNSELFISH COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, IMPC BAGGED
THE 2012 GAWAD PITAK MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVE 1ST RUNNER UP FOR
NON-AGRI CATEGORY FROM LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES AND IS NOW VYING FOR CDA’S
2013 GAWAD PARANGAL MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVE FOR MEDIUM CATEGORY.
