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TERMITES do not just threaten our most-treasured
homes—they can also wreck havoc on our historical and cultural
legacies as well.
After all, they are unmindful of
the structures they infest so much so that they will not even spare
the ancestral home of a national hero like Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba,
Laguna.
“Termite infestation is one of
the biggest problems we face every year,” says Ludovico Badoy,
executive director of the National Historical Institute (NHI), the
agency tasked with the preservation of Philippine antiquities and
historical monuments and sites. “And we spend hundreds of
thousands of pesos just to keep them at bay.”
NHI’s architect Veronica Dado,
adds that most ancestral homes are made of wood.
“And the home of Dr. Rizal is
even surrounded by trees,” she says.
Wood, as we all know, is the
staple food of termites. From their central colonies, they can
create tunnels in the soil in constant search for wood to eat. These
often turn out to be dead trees or, unfortunately, wooden structures
like our homes.
Once they find cracks and
crevices in structures like these, they will bore into them or,
worse, create pencil-sized mud tunnels from ground levels to where
their wood frame begins. And this can happen in only a matter of
months.
“These are national shrines,”
says Dado of the sites under the NHI’s care. “We should be very
careful in maintaining them. Hindi lang dapat basta-basta. These are
our legacies to the future generations.”
This is why Pycor, Inc. and
Agenda have made it their mission to help agencies like the NHI in
preserving historic sites such as Dr. Rizal’s home.
The NHI recently signed an
agreement with Pycor for free comprehensive termite and wood
treatment of the national hero’s ancestral home.
“We are very happy to have
civic-minded companies like them to help us this problem,” says
Badoy.
Pycor, one of the country’s
leading pest control product distributors, is known for introducing
innovative products and pioneering groundbreaking programs. Pycor
has commissioned Rentokil, a leading pest control company which
extensively uses Agenda to administer treatment for the Rizal
Shrine.
Agenda is a world-trusted name in
termite control. It has been proven to provide superior protection
against termites without damaging the structures where it is
applied.
“I think it is every
Filipino’s duty to help preserve his culture and legacy,” says
Kerry Pua-Bayron, marketing manager of Pycor. “And this is our own
little way of doing that.”Meanwhile, Badoy says that one of the
reasons they accepted Pycor’s proposal is the company’s good
track record.
“The NHI imposes very strict
standards when it comes to approving offers for the pest control
treatments of the sites and structures under its care,” he
emphasizes. “We always make sure to look into the company’s
credentials and see if what they are offering us is what we really
need.”
Pycor has long established itself
as one of the leading pest control distributors in the country.
Founded in the 1980s, its clientele includes the Department of
Health, National Quarantine Office, Makati Medical Center, Nestle
Philippines, Tanduay Distillery, the National Food Authority,
Pilipinas Shell, Caltex Philippines and leading pest control
operators like Rentokil, among others.
Agenda distinguishes itself from
traditional termiticides, which rely on repellent barriers that
termites eventually break or avoid completely.
Instead, it is nonrepellent so
that termites will not see, smell or taste it—making it
unavoidable. Agenda contains a revolutionary new active ingredient
which is extremely active even at low doses.
Once termites ingest this
ingredient, they bring it to their nest or colony where it
contaminates the nest and eventually eradicates the entire colony.
It also remains active in the soil to prevent subsequent termite
infestations.
Another great thing about
Agenda’s termite treatment package is that it includes
professional service from trained Agenda-accredited applicators.
For the ancestral home of Dr.
Jose Rizal, for example, Agenda will provide a service warranty of
three years during which it will conduct annual inspections on the
site.
Badoy, meanwhile, says that the
NHI is looking forward to doing more partnerships with Pycor.
“We always appreciate the help
that private companies give us,” he says.
Pua-Bayron, meanwhile, says:
“This is definitely not the first and last. We have already made
it our agenda to help preserve our nation’s treasures.”
For more information on Pycor
and Agenda, please call the Agenda Toll-Free Customer Service
Hotline 1-800-10-TERMITE (for PLDT subscribers) or (02) 732-0778. or
visit their website at “http://www.agenda.ph” www.agenda.ph.
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