20/08/2026
๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก | ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ | ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ & ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ธ
๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ โข ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐-๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป โข ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ โข ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด โข ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐ โข ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป โข ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด โข ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป โข ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป
The City Health Office successfully conducted the District 2 Health and Wellness Caravan on August 20, 2026, at the Barangay Lunao Covered Court, bringing together mothers, children, pregnant women, adolescents, families, community leaders, health workers, and residents from the eight barangays of District 2 in a meaningful celebration promoting healthy families, nourished communities, and empowered youth.
The activity served as a unified celebration of Family Planning Month, Breastfeeding Month, and Linggo ng Kabataan 2026, highlighting the importance of informed family planning, responsible parenthood, optimal breastfeeding practices, maternal and child health, preventive healthcare, healthy lifestyles, and meaningful support for the well-being of the younger generation.
This successful celebration was made possible through the unwavering support of the Local Government Unit of Gingoog City under the leadership of ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐. ๐๐ฎรฑ๐ผ๐๐ฎ, City Mayor, ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป "๐ก๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐" ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฎรฑ๐ผ๐๐ฎ, and ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป, Chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health, whose steadfast commitment continues to strengthen community-based health programs and initiatives for every Gingoognon.
We likewise extend our heartfelt appreciation to the City Health Office, headed by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐, City Health Officer, and ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐-๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป, Assistant City Health Officer, for their dedicated leadership and unwavering commitment to delivering accessible, quality, and community-centered healthcare services.
The celebration began with the provision of various free health services and preventive care for community members, alongside a lively Zumba for All that promoted physical activity and healthy lifestyles. The program was further enriched by meaningful messages from local government and community leaders, followed by an Advocacy Message delivered by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น, MD, DPOGS, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, highlighting the importance of family planning, maternal and reproductive health, responsible parenthood, and informed healthcare choices.
The success of this District 2 Health and Wellness Caravan was made possible through the exemplary leadership and dedicated coordination of ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป, Supervising Head Nurse, whose guidance and support helped pave the way for the successful implementation of the activity, together with our Nurse Coordinator, ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ, and ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐, RHM, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ, and ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ป ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ด๐๐ถ๐, HRH, whose teamwork, commitment, and tireless efforts contributed greatly to the smooth and successful conduct of the celebration.
We also extend our sincere appreciation to our partners from the Department of Health (DOH), particularly ๐๐ ๐ข ๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ, and from the Provincial Health Office (PHO), ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, Family Planning Program Coordinator, and ๐๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ, Safe Motherhood Program Coordinator, for gracing the celebration with their presence and for their continued support and commitment to strengthening family planning, safe motherhood, and community-based health programs.
Our sincere appreciation goes to the health teams of each participating barangay:
๐ธ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐-๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป โ Midwife ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ and Barangay Captain ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผ
๐ธ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ โ Midwife ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐, Midwife ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ, HRH ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ป ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ด๐๐ถ๐, and Barangay Captain ๐๐ผ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ค. ๐๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐ธ ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด โ Midwife ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, HRH ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ, and Barangay Captain ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐
๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐ โ Midwife ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ, HRH ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, and Barangay Captain ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น
๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป โ HRH ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ and Barangay Captain ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐
๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ Midwife ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ and Barangay Captain ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐
๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป โ HRH ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป and Barangay Captain ๐๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น
๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป โ Midwife ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ, Midwife ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ, and Barangay Captain ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐น ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the Barangay Councils, District 2 health teams, midwives, nurses, Human Resources for Health (HRH), Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), volunteers, and community partners for their valuable presence, support, and continued dedication to bringing essential health services and programs closer to the people.
๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต! ๐๐ธ