In the heat of summer time, young boys of Nabunturan, Panabo City, Carmen, Tagum City, and nearby towns of Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte benefitted from the Operation Tuli successively conducted by Tagum Cooperative on April 16, 20, 27 and May 17 respectively.
Escorted by their parents, the participants ranging from six to 12 years old took the early morning queue at the mentioned venues to avail the free services rolled out by the Cooperative this summer.
Mr. Julito Niῆal, father of nine year old Christovher who participated in the 1st round of operation in Nabunturan told their story after the circumcision saying they came from far-flung municipality of Monkayo and commuted via bus for an hour.
When Tatay Julito, a disbursement officer of a state university in their locality, heard about the Operation Tuli, he immediately asked his son who, in return, “willfully” agreed to join.
A Tagum Cooperative member for 10 years, Tatay Julito expressed his gratitude to the Cooperative for the “social responsibility” it laid down for the members making it “more than just a financial institution”.
“Pasalamat jud ko sa Tagum Coop nga naa’y hin-ani nga operation (Tuli) kay ma-avail pod namo ang among HPP benefits (We are thankful to Tagum Coop for this Operation because we can avail our HPP benefits” he said. HPP or Himsug Pamilya Program is a health service offering of the Coop for members and their beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, in the fifth and final leg of Operation Tuli at Tagum Coop Main Office, about 60 young boys were successfully circumcised out of almost a hundred who were previously enlisted.
Collectively, the five rounds of Operation Tuli conducted across Tagum Coop branches catered to around 200 youngsters.
In partnership with local health offices and private medical practitioners, the free services culminated with positive feedback from the beneficiaries who looked forward for more health programs from the Coop. (Tagum Cooperative)
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