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UFO rehabilitates Susupe Civic Center
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Posted on Apr 28 2006
The United Filipino Organization has completed the construction of four concrete bleachers at the Civic Center in Susupe as part of the group’s rehabilitation of the facility.
“We’ve adopted this as our project. It’s a yearlong rehabilitation work at no cost to the local government,” said UFO president Ronald Pamintuan yesterday.
He said the organization chose the center since it usually used as a venue for several community events.
For one, he said that the UFO used to hold its annual basketball tournaments there.
Likewise, the Philippine Consulate General usually uses the venue to celebrate Pistang Pinoy during the Philippines’ Independence Day.
The facility is also a favorite site for several other local activities: Sabalu market, Agricultural Fair, political campaigns, walkathon assemblies, among others.
Years back, the UFO had built wooden benches around the civic center basketball court, but these are damaged now.
“We now want to put up concrete bleachers,” he said.
Pamintuan said the court would need a total of six bleachers.
“We have to make two more,” he said.
He said UFO volunteers dedicated their weekend time to do the project.
“We are doing it with the help of our volunteers and sponsors,” he said.
He said UFO gets donations from certain companies. Among them are RVE Construction and RP Construction, which give ready-mix concrete mix.
“We are grateful to our sponsors and volunteers,” Pamintuan said.
