Ilocos Norte gov’t officials award nine ‘model families’
>> Tuesday, October 10, 2017
By Mizpah Grace G.
Castro
LAOAG
CITY -- The provincial government of Ilocos Norte awarded nine families and
three mothers as "Model Family" and "Best Nanay" recently her at the Plaza del Norte Hotel and
Convention Center.
Model
Families is a program headed by the Gender and Development Office, with the
selection committee composed of representatives from public offices and the
private sector.
This year's selection
committee was chaired by lawyer Juan Conrado A. Respicio II of
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, who heads the SP committee on family welfare.
Vice
Gov. Angelo Marcos Barba, representing Gov. Imee R. Marcos, said "one of
the objectives is to bring out the best in each family. This will be a big
boost in our nation-building effort.”
According to Shirley
B. Hidalgo, planning officer of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources
Office and member of the selection committee, the families were evaluated with set
of criteria.
These included
self-reliance, health and sanitation, and values and spirituality,
specifically: success earned through hard work, regular and legitimate sources
of family income, overall health of the family as certified by a physician; the
practice of proper waste management and segregation as well as environmental
protection; attendance to church or spiritual activities; participation in
community activities; financial management; and constancy of family
communication, among others.
Hidalgo commended the
36 total finalists.
Bagging
first place in the professional category was Ruben Pascua and wife of Pagdilao, Pinili." Starting out as an
overseas Filipino worker, Ruben spent two years working in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, before deciding to return home to be with his family and support them
by working a farm while his wife Marison served as a special education teacher
in Bacarra.
Runners-up were Mr.
and Mrs. Antonio Balbas from Badoc and Mr. and Mrs. Armando Califlores from
Nueva Era, respectively.
Topping the
non-professional category was Mr. and Mrs. Elpidio Agregado Sr. of Alsem,
Vintar, who have seven children and described their family as the
"toughest but the happiest.
They
were followed by Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Ortal of Batac City and Mr. and Mrs. Paulo
Rarugal of Sarrat, the latter a family solely of farmers and agriculturists.
Meanwhile, Mr. and
Mrs. Ludelito Rubio of Brgy. Quiling Sur, Batac City, bagged first prize in the
OFW category.
After
years of working away from home, Ludelito's wife returned to Ilocos Norte after
their youngest daughter finished her college degree. Together, the couple
established a refreshment store as their business, which keeps them busy as
they manage it together and thus make up for the years of distance.
"Success is the
result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure," they said,
as they are finally reaping a good and comfortable life as a result of their
hardships, sacrifices, and overcoming adversity as an OFW family.
At second and third
place, respectively, were Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Cuanang Sr. of San NIcolas and
Mr. and Mrs. Saturino Pepito of Badoc.
For the "Best
Nanay" category, Dr. Thelma Benemerito of Pagudpud, a mother of seven
children, bagged first place. She is also the third national awardee of the
"Make Your Nanay Proud" Organization founded by Dr. Boy Abunda,
Asia's "King of Talk."
Dr. Benemerito shared,
"Faith in Jesus propels us to do things we otherwise would not do. It
motivates us to act."
At second place was Mrs. Constancia Muñoz of
Solsona, with Mrs. Cresencia Ramos of Sarrat at third place
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