๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐จ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ – Notre Dame of Dadiangas Universityโs Business College marked its 25th Pastoral Day with a series of community service activities focused on environmental rehabilitation and social outreach across the city last November 8, 2025.
The centerpiece of the celebration was the ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฌ-๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, an environmental initiative supporting the restoration of coastal ecosystems. Faculty, staff, and students bagged 100 and planted 100 Rhizophora (red mangrove) seedlings in the adopted community of the Zone 6 Small Fisherman Association. The group also conducted a coastal cleanup and carried out repairs and repainting of the communityโs boardwalk to ensure its safe use and continued accessibility.
In addition to the environmental program, the Business College organized an outreach activity for ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป, where volunteers provided essential care supplies for sheltered animals. The initiative extended support to St. Agnes Children’s Home as well, with the distribution of school supplies to children under institutional care.
The series of activities highlighted the collegeโs continuing commitment to community engagement and collaborative service within General Santos City.
