DAVAO DEL NORTE, March 23 (PIA)--- Local chief
executives (LCEs) in covered areas of Girl Scouts of the Philippines
(GSP) Davao del Norte Council expressed continued support as the Council marked
its 44th year founding anniversary last Saturday.
Incoming GSP Davao del Norte Council President Luz Pereyras (for
triennium 2015-2018) revealed during the occasion that governors Roldolfo P.
del Rosario of Davao del Norte and Arturo T. Uy of Compostela Valley each
had committed to shell out for the Council P250,000 for its
operation expenses.
Organized in 1971, the GSP Davao del Norte Council covers
the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley which was
then part of the undivided Davao del Norte Province. Compostela Valley
was carved out of the province 17 years ago in 1998.
“So we really need to include Compostela Valley in our
letterhead,” Pereyras said during her acceptance speech to
emphasize inclusion of Comval area in the Council and to recognize the
support of Comval LGU.
She also revealed plans of Davao del Norte Provincial Gov.
Rodolfo P. del Rosario to donate a three-hectare lot near the Davao del Norte
Sports and Tourism Complex for GSP Davao del Norte Council.
Meanwhile, she said she got the nod of Tagum City Mayor
Allan L. Rellon to fund the setting up of a girl scout statue side by side with
that of a boy scout at the Energy Park (in Barangay Apokon) opened for GSP and
Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) camping activities.
Rellon confirmed this in a separate interview and even revealed
his equal allotment for the activities and projects of Tagum City-based
GSP and BSP councils.
On the other hand, Pereyras also appealed to LGU
executives and even to private sector entities to sponsor the Girl Scout
membership fee of elementary school girls. She made the request due to the
prohibition of the Department of Education (DepEd) to impose any fees upon
enrolment, giving no exemption to Girl Scouts. (Jeanevive D. Abangan, PIA
XI)
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