GENERAL SANTOS CITY (11 December 2014) – The Jose Rizal monument at Plaza Heneral Santos had a major makeover, thanks to the Yuchengo Group of Companies (YGC).
Through YGC’s subsidiary company, RCBC Bankcard Services Corporation, the Jose Rizal monument was renovated and refurbished. The pavement around it was also fixed and the benches around it were also repaired.
The pillar, where the Rizal monument stands, was covered with marble. The statue itself was not replaced but it was repainted to bring back its luster and brimming appearance.
The official turnover of the project by YGC to City Mayor Ronnel Rivera was on December 5. Executives coming from the different YGC companies were present to witness the event.
Regina Millare, Chief Operating and Information Officer of RCBC, and Antonio Rubin, First Nationwide Assurance Corporation president were the ones who turned over the newly-refurbished Rizal monument to Mayor Rivera through a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“I am really glad that the YGC included Gensan as one of their recipients for their project. This monument symbolizes the heroism and nobility that Jose Rizal taught us that it is why it is important we preserve it,” the mayor said in an interview.
The renovation of the Jose Rizal monument is part of the “Buhay Rizal” Values Campaign—the flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the YGC.
The said CSR was conceived in 2008 which includes different advocacies like Rizalian Pride Program (restoration of old Rizal monuments), the Rizalian Book Donation Program, the Public Education Program, and the Public Engagement Program.
As of now, there are currently 10 cities which became the recipients of the “Buhay Rizal” Values Campaign, Gensan being the 10th.
Aside from the Rizalian Pride Program, the Lagao National High School (LNHS) also became a recipient of the Rizalian Book Donation Program.
LNHS will receive Noli Me Tangere books, newly-translated by National Artist of Literature Dr. Vergilio Almario.
“We are doing this because we want the young students of this current generation to appreciate the works of Rizal, not only as a form of literature, but also a form of national-consciousness,” Millare said.
More than 50,000 Noli Me Tangere books have been distributed by the YGC to 38 schools, including the LNHS.
For Mayor Rivera, these donations are proof of a strong partnership between the local government and the private sector.
“Well, as for me, this is a good indicator that when the public and private institutions work together, we can achieve greater things,” Mayor Rivera explained. (Gensan CPIO/ Ian John M. Lagare)
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