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Macrohon Is Cleanest Coastal Community Nat'l Awardee VOL. 20 NO. 25 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands JULY 15-21, 2019 Website address: www.evmailnews.net For feedback/inquiries: e-mail [email protected] Macrohon is Cleanest Coastal Community nat’l awardee BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – A small coastal town in Southern Leyte bagged Php 30 million worth of livelihood pro- grams and projects as a prize for winning the 2018 Search for the Cleanest Coastal Community of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Friday (July 19). The town of Macrohon bested tributed to the positive growth 12 regional winners, which also of the fisheries sector of 1.04% received Php 2 million each. in 2018 after decades of negative The “Malinis at Masaga- performance. nang Karagatan Awards (MMK)” BFAR 8 Regional Director awarding ceremony was held in Juan Albaladejo lauded the ef- Siquijor province. forts of the local government Alaminos City, Pangasinan unit of Macrohon, in partnership won 2nd place with Php 18 mil- with BFAR in order to achieve the lion while Gigaquit, Surigao del award. Norte won 3rd place with a Php “All the hard work has finally 10 million prize. borne fruit from a consistent run- Agriculture Secretary Em- ner up from last two stages of manuel Piñol said the winners the MMK National search, now were chosen based on five criteria: Eastern Visayas has finally gotten PINOY PRIDE 46 COMES TO ORMOC. ALA Sports Promotions International, Inc., together with ABS- No garbage or wastes floating in what it deserves,” he said. CBN Sports+Action and in partnership with Island Premium Paints, brings to the city of beautiful the 46th edi- the coastal area; No illegal fish- “We should not just rest on tion of the boxing series, Pinoy Pride. The group held a press conference on July 19 in anticipation of the August ing activities; A declared Closed these laurels but continue our 17 (Saturday) event to be held at the Ormoc City Superdome. Photo shows Jeo “Santino” Santisima, WBO Fishing Season every year; A relentless effort to empower both Oriental Super Bantamweight Champion from Aroroy, Masbate (3rd from right), and “Prince” Albert Pagara, declared Marine Sanctuary; and the coastal municipalities and its WBO Intercontinental Super Bantamweight Champion from Maasin City (4th from left), doing the “Para Sure” A protected Mangrove forest area. fisherfolk,” he added. hand sign of Island Premium Paints, together with, L-R: Edmund Villamor (Chief Trainer, ALA Boxing Gym); The MMK started in 2016 as Meanwhile, Mayor Alan Aroy Jundy Fuentes (Sales Officer, Island Premium Paints); Nelson Alindogan (Ormoc City Tourism Officer); Hon. part of the Secretary’s advocacy thanked his constituents for en- Engr. Esteban V. Laurente; Edito Villamor (Manager/Matchmaker, ALA Boxing Gym); Lovella Solayao (Busi- for sustainable fishing all over suring that their Solid Waste Man- ness Development Officer, Island Premium Paints); and, Jeana Alvarez (General Manager, ALA Sports Promo- tions International, Inc.). (By Dailyn Cabarse) the country. agement ordinance is being imple- According to him, the pro- mented well, particularly in seas, gram is among those which con- rivers and marine sanctuaries. ALA Boxing brings ‘Pinoy Pride 46’ to Ormoc ORMOC CITY – Another big 46th edition here in Ormoc, fea- weight Champion) from Maasin national event is set to be held in turing three Pinoy Pride boxers: City; and Melvin “El Gringo” Je- this city on August 17, 2019 at 6:00 Jeo “Santino” Santisima (WBO rusalem from Manolo Fortich, in the evening onwards, at the Oriental Super Bantamweight Bukidnon. Ormoc City Superdome. This is Champion) from Aroroy, Masbate; This event is made possible the boxing series, Pinoy Pride 46. “Prince” Albert Pagara (WBO by ALA Sports Promotions Inter- Pinoy Pride will be holding its Intercontinental Super Bantam- national, Inc. together with ABS- CBN Sports+Action, in partner- ship with Island Premium Paints. Prior the big event, Pinoy Pride held a press conference on July 19, 2019 at the Peach Tree Lodge, this city. Along with the boxers, ex- cept Melvin “El Gringo” Jeru- salem who did not make it to the press conference, were Jeana Alvarez (General Manager, ALA Sports Promotions International, ORMOC PARTICIPATES IN NATIONWIDE MASS CPR TRAIN- RICE NO LIMIT!!! Inc.), Edito Villamor (Manager/ ING ON JULY 17. Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Gomez and Councilors Matchmaker, ALA Boxing Gym), Jasper Lucero and Lalaine Marcos, along with the Philippine National Police ... and more Filipino favorites Edmund Villamor (Chief Trainer, officers and Philippine Army, were among the first batch of trainees in this ALA Boxing Gym), Lovella So- year’s Nationwide Mass CPR Training - Ormoc edition. According to Dr. Rhodette Arevalo, more than 2,300 Ormocanons participated in the said event; MILAGRINA layao (Business Development and mentioned that the same activity was being held in Palompon simultane- Officer, Island Premium Paints), ously with 1,506 trainees. (By Dailyn Cabarse / Story on page 2) RESTAURANT Jundy Fuentes (Sales Officer, Is- now with a better and land Premium Paints), and Ormoc fresher ambiance. City LGU representative, OIC- Listen to EV Mail sa Radyo! Mayor Engr. Esteban V. Laurente. Located at Jeo “Santino” Santisima will Monday to Friday 134 Real St., 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. 107.1 Radyo Natin FM Ormoc Ormoc City SEE BOXING P. 10 2 JULY 15-21, 2019 Ormoc, Palompon Baybay debunks claim they are disallowing join nationwide mass Davao Metro Shuttle to pass by city BAYBAY CITY Vice-May- CPR training or Ernesto Butawan and ORMOC CITY – Some quire Automated External Councilor Victor Veloso 2,300 senior high school Defibrillators (AED) to be (Chairman, Committee on students from the Ormoc placed in strategic places Transportation) debunked City Senior High School and its rescue unit, an advo- claims that the Baybay here, including teaching cacy that found an ally with City Government is not and non-teaching person- Mayor Richard I. Gomez. allowing the Davao Metro nel of the Department of The LGU-Ormoc has Shuttle bus, with route Education, members of the since acquired 10 AEDs Ormoc-Sogod and vice Philippine National Police and one manual defibrilla- versa, to enter the city’s and the Philippine Army, tor, which are found in the public transport terminal and medical secretaries, city hall lobby, the Ormoc to drop off and pick up attended the Hands-Only Superdome, the public mar- passengers bound to and Cardiopulmonary Resusci- ket, and the ambulances of from the said route. tation training held in the the Ormoc Rescue. “There is no truth to the Superdome on the morn- The mayor, who has allegations. As a matter of ing of July 17, 2019, in lent his celebrity status to fact, last week, on Monday, support of the city’s bid to PHA’s Hands-Only CPR I and my councilors went to become the country’s first training video, was also the Baybay terminal to see CPR- ready city. present. the units of Davao Metro Dr. Rhodette Enriquez- In his talk, Mayor Go- Shuttle bus and we were Arevalo, cardiologist and a mez emphasized to the fortunate enough to see one member of the Philippine audience on the importance of their units. We inspected Heart Association (PHA), of learning life-saving skills the bus. We even sat inside The Davao Metro Shuttle bus is seen here dropping off and picking up passengers in the Baybay said it was important for like Hands Only CPR and to feel how comfortable City Terminal. It plies the Ormoc-Sogod-Ormoc route. people to learn how to do First Aid. He recalled vet- the passengers are,” said Hands-Only CPR because eran actor Eddie Garcia Baybay City Vice-Mayor And in fact, wala man mi para maserbisyohan ang bay City Public Transport it can help save lives from who recently died, saying Butawan in an exclusive ka-receive og mga reklamo katawhan. Depende na na Terminal, which at that succumbing to Sudden Car- that if only there were First interview last July 16, 2019. from other players,” added sa pasahero kung asa sila moment was dropping off diac Arrest, a leading cause Aid trained people who He also added that he Vice-Mayor Butawan. mosakay kay naa man sila passengers from Ormoc of death in the country. was lucky enough to have City Councilor Victor right to choose,” shared and Albuera, and picking SEE CPR TRAIN- The doctor has also met the area manager of Veloso, newly-assigned City Councilor Veloso. He up passengers bound for advocated that Ormoc ac- ING P. 10 Davao Metro Shuttle. He Chairman of the Commit- then expressed his gratitude Sogod. shared that he was able to tee on Transportation, also to the Davao Metro Shuttle. According to one of the ask and suggested to the denied the claims. “Open “Never nga pugngan sa passengers from Ormoc area manager of DMS to gyud ang market. Every- Baybay ang pagsulod sa bound to Sogod, Editha San Sebastian Mayor place buses that will ply body is welcome for as long Davao Metro Shuttle,” said Bapor, she is happy now the Baybay-Tacloban and as they have the necessary City Councilor Veloso. that there is already a bus replaced with VM; vice versa route. “What- permits kay para man na Meanwhile, EV Mail that would go straight to ever transport that will sa kaayohan sa mga su- witnessed a solid proof of Sogod. With this, she does Gov. Tan gets 115 years be plying in our city, we masakay, sa publiko. Mao what the city officials said, welcome them. There really man nay tumong nganong when it saw a Davao Metro SEE DAVAO TACLOBAN CITY – Prior dum to Vice Mayor Mabao is no problem with that.
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