Cement, mining firms conduct 'Operation Tuli'
SAN FERNANDO, Cebu (July 1) -- Young boys at the threshhold of their adolescence in a mountain community in San Fernando got circumcised as Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc. (TCPI) and Solid Earth Development Corp. (SEDC) brought them some doctors to "bring them to manhood."
The activity led by Dr. Ildebrando Estella, who heads the TCPI medical department, was first of two phases of a medical mission both firms pursued as part of their joint Social Development and Management Program (SDMP).
Felix Balasabas, Tonggo barangay captain, welcomed the team and supported the initiative by mobilizing his barangay health workers in gathering and documenting with TCPI and SEDC community relations officers the boys who needed to be circumcised.
He said he was pleased of the initiative TCPI and SEDC took for them. "Being located behind the (TCPI) cement plant has always been a blessing for us," he declared.
Esther P. Cola, the new SEDC administration department manager, personally oversaw and managed the flow during the circumcision activity. She thought it was a fulfilling task to accomplish over and above her professional duties.
OPERATION TULI. Barangay captain Felix Balasabas of Tonggo, San Fernando and Jerome Paz (inset photos, upper left), TCPI HR/admin senior manager, give their messages before the start of an "Operation Tuli" that TCPI and SEDC jointly conducted last May 19. Dr. Ildibrando Estella (below left) circumcizes one of the 47 boys as those waiting for their turn (right) show how ready they are "to become men."
At least 47 boys "earned their ticket to manhood" during the "Operation Tuli" that TCPI and SEDC conducted in Barangay Tonggo at the barangay health center located at the ground level of the barangay hall last May 19.
The activity led by Dr. Ildebrando Estella, who heads the TCPI medical department, was first of two phases of a medical mission both firms pursued as part of their joint Social Development and Management Program (SDMP).
Felix Balasabas, Tonggo barangay captain, welcomed the team and supported the initiative by mobilizing his barangay health workers in gathering and documenting with TCPI and SEDC community relations officers the boys who needed to be circumcised.
He said he was pleased of the initiative TCPI and SEDC took for them. "Being located behind the (TCPI) cement plant has always been a blessing for us," he declared.
Esther P. Cola, the new SEDC administration department manager, personally oversaw and managed the flow during the circumcision activity. She thought it was a fulfilling task to accomplish over and above her professional duties.
OPERATION TULI. Barangay captain Felix Balasabas of Tonggo, San Fernando and Jerome Paz (inset photos, upper left), TCPI HR/admin senior manager, give their messages before the start of an "Operation Tuli" that TCPI and SEDC jointly conducted last May 19. Dr. Ildibrando Estella (below left) circumcizes one of the 47 boys as those waiting for their turn (right) show how ready they are "to become men."posted by Cerwin T. Eviota | 7/01/2006 07:37:00 PM
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