Monday, April 23, 2018

Bigger stage to help drove Humanitarian to run as barangay councilor in Maa

The desire to help more people drove a 59-year-old father of 3 to run as councilor in Barangay Maa, Davao City this year.
Ricky Umbana is trying his luck for the second time to help more people in his barangay.
Umbana who use almost half of his life helping prisoners and his nighbors is hopeful the luck will shine on his side this year.
Umbana is confident with God's help he can win the baragay election race because his main intention in running is to serve more people in his barangay.
Recently,the Catholic group Couples for Christ in Davao City honored one of their long-time members for the award he recieve from the city government of Davao for outstanding work in the community.
The CFC in their gathering at the St. Francis seminary directed Umbana to stand up so their members can see him and be more inspired after he was awarded by Davao City mayor Sarah Duterte in 2012.
Umbana, a resident of Barangay Maa, Davao City got the award for his kind works to the prisoners inside the Davao City jail in Barangay Maa.
In 2012 Umbana, CFC and Gaward Kalinga were awarded by the city with a plaque for making a difference in the community for constructing houses for female prisoners inside the city jail.
Also awarded by the city that time were Davao Light and Power Company, NCCC, Dizon Farms, Davao City Water District among others.
No less than Davao City mayor Sarah Duterte bestowed the award to Umbana and the other awardees.
Umbana was a huge help in the contruction of houses inside the female detainees compound because he is the CFC Prison Ministry Coordinator since the year 2000.
Umbana has a deep heart for prisoners because he believes helping them could make them more happy and hopeful in life.


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