GENERAL SANTOS CITY (3 February 2015) – A compost machine amounting to P700,000 was officially handed by the Villar Foundation to Barangay Calumpang Monday (February 2) during the local government employees’ flag ceremony at the Oval Stadium.
This is a project originally sourced by City Mayor Ronnel Rivera from Senators Manny and Cythia Villar as part of the cleanliness drive for the community and to provide necessary livelihood for its constituents as well.
Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Committee Agriculture and Food, and Mayor Rivera have constant talks regarding possible livelihood projects that can be given to the city. The compost machine is the first one to be given.
According to the mayor, this compost machine will be managed by a women’s cooperative. He already tasked Councilor Dominador Lagare III, the Committee on Cooperatives, Economic Enterprises and Livelihood chair, to keep a close eye on project.
Barangay Calumpang has three public markets and generates a fair amount of waste every day. This compost machine will be efficient in converting these wastes into fertilizers that farmers could also use.
The machine also has a faster mechanism for decomposing waste products.
The mayor is hopeful that the Villar Foundation has more livelihood projects that Gensan can tap. (Gensan CPIO/ Ian John M. Lagare)
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