VOL. 19 NO. 45 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands DECEMBER 3-9, 2018 Website address: www.evmailnews.net For feedback/inquiries: e-mail [email protected] Ormoc City hauls 7 awards By Inka Sanchez ‘Mano po’ IT WAS a “hakot awards” week for Ormoc City. This week, Ormoc City was con- ferred seven awards, one in Malacañang and the others from the regional health office, including the cov- eted regional Red Orchid Award. In Malacañang on December 5 in the afternoon, Mayor and Rep. Lucy Torres-Go- mez, together with social welfare officer Delia Corbo and city health officer Dr. Nelita Navales and the Ormoc Development Team, received the citation as one of 20 LGUs who are finalists to the Presi- dential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities. On December 7, Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo J. Locsin Jr., together with Dr. Navales and health office doctors and nurses, received the PRES. RODRIGO DUTERTE, who prefers to be called ‘mayor’, honors Photo on top shows a screenshot from the PCOO video posted about prestigious Red Orchid Award Mayor Richard Gomez with a ‘mano po’ after he called the mayor to the Presidential Awards for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities in for Ormoc’s being a “no smoking approach him. The president said he’s been hearing good things about what Malacañang where Mayor Richard Gomez, with wife Rep. Lucy, city officials city,” and 5 other citations. Mayor Gomez was doing for Ormoc City. The picture was taken after the and his Ormoc Development Team received the trophy as finalist. Below, Vice The other 5 are for Brgy. Dolo- awarding program for Child-Friendly Cities and Municipalities, and the Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. receives the Red Orchid Award for Ormoc City together res as having the “Best Sanitation Gomezes were the only ones who had the privilege to talk to the top guy. with city health officials and staff. Ormoc also received 7 other awards in the Practices 2017,” Best on Active same event. Case Finding in Leprosy, HEMS System Award, Best Practice in Community Based Treatment and Support Services for Persons who “Overpricing” ginpanhimuwa ni Mayor Stephanie Tan use Drugs, and Best Performing Barangay Health Worker Federa- CATBALOGAN City - Ginklaro ni Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan han tion. siyudad han Catbalogan nga diri hiya suspendido ngan waray pa Mayor Gomez, during the flag hiya nakarawat nga mandato tikang ha Department of Interior ceremony on Monday, congratu- and Local Government (DILG) lakip na an walo nga opisyales han lated the social welfare depart- siyudad ha luyo han mga nagkakagawas nga notisya kabahin hini. ment and city health office for their “Waray pa kami order nga nakarawat yana. Kun makar- exemplary public service. He also awat namon, masunod kami basta ha tama nga proseso,” sumala thanked Dr. Navales for her show han opisyal. of cooperation and support to his Ginpanhimuwa gihapon ni Mayor Tan nga overpriced an walo administration, saying she would kaektarya nga tuna nga ira napalit ha Barangay Payao han siyudad be a big loss to the city health de- nga nagkakantidad hin 120 milyones pesos o Php1,500 an kada partment as she is set to retire by metro kwadrado. “Diri hiya overpriced kay kun kita in nagbabaligya hin tuna, see AWARDS p. 8 see OVERPRICING p. 8

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