Thursday, May 7, 2009

Gerky is New Puericulture Board Director

Councilor Gerky Valesco
Photo Courtesy of: TheMindanaoExplorer.


- April 16, 2008

Councilor Gerky Valesco has been inducted as among the latest member of the board of directors of the Zamboanga Puericulture Center.

Valesco, along with three other community leaders were formally inducted into office Saturday at the Lotus Restaurant of the Grand Astoria Hotel. Also inducted as Honorary Board of Directors were: City Social Welfare Officer Francisco Barredo, Dr. Milabel Ho of the Western Mindanao State University and Atty. Romeo Covarrubias.

Dr. Rodelin Agbulos, chair of the Zamoboanga Puericulture Center and the entire board chose Valesco and other personalities based on their contributions and reliability in community service. “Valesco has been helping many organizations in the city. He has been an active volunteer of the Red Cross and has been with the Jaycees since 1990. He is actively involved in many local activities and projects with remarkable accomplishments. We deemed that his presence and initiatives can very well contribute to the interest and welfare of the ZPC,” Agbulos said.

Agbulos said, similarly, the selection of Barredo, Ho and Covarrubias were anchored of their potentials to accentuate the organization toward positive change that will convey to the improvement of services at the puericulture in general.

“Dr. Ho has wonderful initiatives and so is Atty. Covarrubias whose track record will show that he has been active in many civic undertakings, same with Barredo who exemplified in social services work,” Agbulos pointed out. (PR/Alvin Lim)


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