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Airline Company Considers Panan-Awan Airport Route More Doctors of Medicine scholars in So. Leyte sign MOA By Bong Pedalino Seven more college students who are taking up Doctor of Medicine courses in three Cebu-based uni- versities affixed their signatures to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Wednesday, October 28, inside the conference room of the Governor’s office. Out of the seven, five were phys- ically present accompanied by their parents, while two were represent- ed by their parents for they are still having classes, and with this addition November 16-30, 2015 the number of medical scholars sup- Media Center, 2nd Flr., Capitol Bldg. Vol. III, No. 10 ported by the provincial government increased to nine with the first two signatories last week. Among those who personal- Airline company considers ly signed the MOA were Karell Ann Lamban, 23, from Liloan, first year at the University of Cebu; Rhea Charis- Panan-awan airport route ma Serdan, 21, Maasin City, first year, ByBong Pedalino UC; Lester Clerigo, 21, San Ricardo, first year, UC; Frances Oscar Gavio- A subsidiary of an established air- la, 23, Maasin City first year, UC; and line company has declared its inten- Lanie Mae Goldie, 25, San Ricardo, tion to ply the Maasin-Manila air traffic studying at Cebu Doctors College of as soon as the safety concerns of the Medicine. Panan-awan airport in Maasin City shall Represented by their parents were have been addressed. Dianne Marie Diano, 31, third year, This was learned from a letter dated UV-Gullas College of Medicine, and October 19, 2015 by Michael Ivan Shau, Lesgard John Gonzalez, 24, Cebu President and CEO of Cebu Pacific, ad- Doctors, the two living in this city. dressed to Gov. Roger Mercado and On Tuesday last week, the two pi- marked received by the Governor’s Office oneer signatories, both schooling at October 29. UV-Gullas, were Retchie Jacob Ma- Copies of the letter were distributed drona, 25, from Macrohon, and Paula to members of the local media in a press Elisha Cutamora, 24, from this city. conference with Gov. Mercado at the Kin- Gov. Mercado was unable to come amot sa Abgao restaurant October 30 (left due to some series of engagements photo). earlier in the day, prompting him to “We wish to thank you for the letter rest, but he gave the go-signal to move sent by your office to Mr. Lance Y. Gokon- on with the MOA signing, Provincial gwei requesting Cebu Air, Inc. (‘Cebu Administrator Jesse Quilantang, act- Pacific’) to operate flights from Manila to ing as the presiding officer, said. Maasin using turbo propeller aircraft. The other signatories of the MOA, “Cebgo, Inc. (‘Cebgo’), a wholly-owned (to page 2) (to page 2) DPWH sends notices to DILG Sec. Sarmiento delivers 18 units highway encroachers patrol jeeps for 18 towns (story on p.2) By: Rebecca Cadavos At least 550 notices have been sent to road right of way (RROW) encroachers in Southern Leyte by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), signifying its commitment to clear roadsides from obstructions. In a statement, District Engineer Ma. which is sending notices,” Junia quoted. Margarita C. Junia said that sending notices Of the 550 notices served, 263 are for will continue, prioritizing road sections sched- the first notice, 157 for the second notice, and uled for widening in 2016. 130 for the third notice. Some 54 structures “Removing RROW encroachment has were voluntarily demolished as of end of Sep- been our top priority. We just completed our inventory and we are moving to the next step, (to page 2) Livelihood trainings to distant barangays mulled BLESSING: Asuncion Asst. Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Jerome Dejarme blesses the new jeeps. By: Rebecca Cadavos Encouraged with the testimo- be undertaken, Alfonso Espina III, nies of a better economic condition PSWDO Statistician Aide reported now attained by beneficiaries of during a recent Maasin City Action community-based skills trainings, Center Cable TV program last Tues- the provincial social welfare agen- day. cy wants to line up more livelihood Community-based trainings, trainings in 2016. which are mostly conducted down at The Southern Leyte provincial the barangay halls, were requested government will be pouring more by the barangay folks thru their ba- funds in the livelihood program spe- rangay officials, he added. cifically in capacitating the people,so Sometime in June this year, one that more community-based liveli- of their skills trainings was conducted ARRIVAL: from left, City Mayor Maloney Samaco, Congressman Damian Mercado, DILG Sec. Mel Senen Sarmiento, Gov. Roger Mercado, and ABC President Nikko Mercado hood skills trainings down to the re- walk towards the PNP headquarter where the turn-over program is held. motest barangay in the province will (to page 2) Vol. III, No.10 7 LGUs dared: have lots, DILG will give fire stations By Bong Pedalino Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento Train, OIC Police Regional Director and of the Department of Interior and Lo- Deputy Director-General Marcelo Garbo. cal Government (DILG) directly chal- Towards the end of his 30-minute lenged seven (7) local government units speech, Sarmiento said the DILG has in the province who have no space for enough funds for construction of police their own fire department to just find and fire stations once the LGUs can have a suitable area, and his agency will take their lots as counterpart. care of the rest. Checking his list, he said only the “Look for a private landowner who can town of Silago needed a police station, donate land for a fire station, and DILG will while those needing fire stations he men- equip it with a firetruck and correspond- tioned seven: Silago, Hinunangan, Saint ing personnel complete with gadgets and Bernard, Liloan, San Ricardo, Sogod, and fire-fighting apparatus,” Sarmiento said Macrohon. on a rain-soaked Thursday morning No- Mayors of those seven towns, except vember 4 at the Camp Alfredo K. Bantug Nap Cuaton of Saint Bernard, were at- provincial PNP headquarters. tending the turn-over ceremony. GIVE US LOT: DILG Sec. Mel Senen Sarmiento encourages local chief execu- Sarmiento was in the city as guest of The Police and Fire Department are tives to provide lots for fire, police stations. honor and speaker for the turn-over rites under the so-called DILG family. of 18 units Mahindra patrol jeeps to the Sarmiento said the 18 units Mahin- More Doctors of Medicine...(from page 1) police field stations in eighteen (18) mu- dra patrol jeeps he distributed for the nicipalities, the keys accepted by the May- province were part of the 1,490 units all members of the Hospital Enterprise Board that comprised the scholarship ors and the respective chiefs of police, as- provided by DILG to all police field units committee, included Dr. Adelaida Asperin, Dr. Zenaida Abiera, Henry Mad- sisted by P/Sr. Supt. Nicerio Obaob, PNP nationwide to be used as mobility in their ula the Manager of Philhealth provincial office, Sil Toledo, Cecilia Verano of Provincial Director, Gov. Roger Mercado routine task of fighting crime and main- Maasin Maternity and Children Hospital, and Board Member Atty. Abelardo and Cong. Damian Mercado. taining peace and order in their respec- Almario. Also present were Chief Supt. Cedrick tive communities. The scholars and their parents all expressed their deep thanks to the pro- vincial government for coming up with the idea of a scholarship program, for this can definitely help a lot in defraying necessary expenses, and they all shared one thing in common: a desire to serve the people as stated in the MOA Blessing, turn-over of the moment their dreams turn into reality. For his part in a brief talk, Board Member Almario challenged the students not to succumb to problems, or concerns, that may crop up along the way, in 18 patrol jeeps held their lives, studies, and anything in between, telling them to always seek divine guidance. By Rebecca Cadavos “Take this opportunity as an inspiration,” Almario advised. The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office conducted a blessing and turn-over of brand new 18 patrol jeeps to the 18 Airline company...(from page 1) municipalities of the province, Thursday, at Camp Alfredo K. Bantug. subsidiary of Cebu Pacific, would most likely be the operator of flights from Manila to The blessing and turn-over ceremony was graced by Department of Inte- Maasin and Maasin to Manila, with its fleet of ATR 72-500 aircraft,” Shau wrote. rior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, who was also the In his letter, Shau mentioned the findings of Cebu Pacific’s Safety and Technical guest of honor and speaker during the short program and later led the turn- Team which conducted a survey and inspection in September last year, such as the pro- over of Mahindra Patrol Jeeps to the 18 municipal mayors together with the 18 vision of a Category 5 Rescue and Fire Fighting Service, completion of airport terminal chiefs of police. building, and lengthening of airport runway, among other safety concerns, that should Sec. Sarmiento in his message said that "with these patrol jeeps the po- have been solved once they begin to operate. lice authorities will be better equipped and more responsive in its anti-crime “The bulk of our new aircraft will be arriving in late 2017 in line with our fleet expan- program. These patrol jeeps can help law enforcers to respond immediately to sion plans and we hope that by then, the safety concerns enumerated above would have illegal activities, police visibility in their areas of responsibility and can help been already addressed and certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines,” lessen crimes." Shau said.
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