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Peace and order situation manageable - City Government of Ormoc

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Officers <strong>and</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the newly-formed<br />

Regional Child-Labor Committee (RCLC) pay<br />

courtesy to Mayor Eric Codilla last August<br />

25. This came right after the group underwent<br />

a capability-building seminar <strong>and</strong> election <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>ficers at Sabin Resort Hotel on the same<br />

day. According to RCLC’s m<strong>and</strong>ate, chairmanship<br />

<strong>of</strong> the committee automatically redounds to the<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Labor <strong>and</strong> Employment through<br />

its Regional Director, Atty. Forter G. Puguon; also<br />

elected were DSWD Regional Director Letecia<br />

Corillo as Vice Chairperson for <strong>Government</strong>,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Rene V. de los Reyes as Vice Chairman for<br />

the Private Sector In this meeting, Mayor Codilla<br />

gave his commitment to the RCLC to tackle the<br />

concerns <strong>and</strong> issues in the sugar plantations in<br />

<strong>Ormoc</strong> <strong>and</strong> nearby towns. Leyte ranks no. 1 in<br />

terms <strong>of</strong> workers’ population in the age 17 <strong>and</strong><br />

below category. It is in this age bracket where<br />

child laborers-- those aged below 15 years old--<br />

are most prevalent. Also in photo: International<br />

Labour Organization Regional Coordinator Pepz<br />

Nebril <strong>and</strong> heads <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> various regional<br />

government agencies, police <strong>of</strong>ficers, <strong>and</strong> heads<br />

<strong>of</strong> non-government organizations.<br />

742 hired in the job bridging<br />

activities at Superdome<br />

By: Roberto C. Dejon<br />

Managbanag that at least thereby employers preferred to Services, Ascen International,<br />

At least 742 applicants for local 230 applicants for overseas put them on waiting list until they Gems 22 Manpower, Non-Stop<br />

<strong>and</strong> international jobs were hired employment were hired by complied their papers.<br />

Overseas, Ozem International,<br />

during the Job Bridging program recruitment agencies which Ten foreign recruitment Unijobs International, SC<br />

held at the <strong>Ormoc</strong> Superdome participated in the job bridging agencies <strong>and</strong> ten local companies Global Mills International,<br />

last August 18, the Technological program that day. While 102 participated in the whole day Innovative Manpower, <strong>and</strong> Luzern<br />

Education <strong>and</strong> Development other applicants were directly job bridging program held at International. The ten local<br />

Authority (TESDA) <strong>and</strong> the hired for employment by local the <strong>Ormoc</strong> Superdome with 27 employers were the APACC, K <strong>and</strong><br />

Philippine Overseas Employment companies <strong>and</strong> firms from institutions from Tabango to G Construction, Go To Robinsons<br />

Agency said.<br />

neighboring municipalities like Matalom, Leyte joining the event. Hotel, Aque Data Inc., Pryce Gases<br />

The two government PASAR. Managbanag added that The ten foreign employment <strong>and</strong> Inc., SC Global Mills, PASAR,<br />

agencies told <strong>Ormoc</strong> Manpower<br />

Center head Engr. Generoso<br />

there are still 308 other applicants<br />

who lacks pertinent documents<br />

recruitment agencies were FVJ<br />

Overseas Placement, PhilEmploy<br />

Andok’s Inc., EMA Inc. <strong>and</strong><br />

Jollibee.<br />

<strong>Ormoc</strong> has only 15% households<br />

JOY OBEJAS<br />

Of 37,350 total number <strong>of</strong><br />

households here based on 2009 <strong>City</strong><br />

Planning <strong>and</strong> Dev’t. Office (CPDO)<br />

census, 85 percent <strong>of</strong> them have<br />

toilet. This information was earlier<br />

disclosed by Sanitary Inspector<br />

IV Federico “Joy” Obejas <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>City</strong> Health Department during an<br />

interview.<br />

Obejas said Mayor Eric<br />

“Beboy” C. Codilla administration<br />

has allotted P2.1 million annually to<br />

purchase porcelain bowls including<br />

round bars <strong>and</strong> cements for free<br />

distribution for households without<br />

toilet at various villages here. He<br />

said they distributed plastic bowls<br />

without toilet<br />

services, Obejas said the program<br />

has helped to decline the number <strong>of</strong><br />

cases <strong>of</strong> diarrhea, cholera, typhoid<br />

fever <strong>and</strong> parasitism. Now, typhoid is<br />

a matter <strong>of</strong> isolated cases, he added.<br />

Meanwhile, <strong>City</strong> Health Officer Dr.<br />

Nelita Navales also said that they<br />

are hopeful to meet the 2015 United<br />

Nation’s Millennium Development<br />

Goal.<br />

“On that year, we should have<br />

meet 95% at most nga adunay<br />

kasilyas ang matag pamilya sa atong<br />

syudad,” she said.<br />

sometimes on 1992 but was stop<br />

because it would not fit for the<br />

aged persons. “Mas maayo mang<br />

gyud to ang maglingkod kontra sa<br />

magtuk-ong kay dili maglisod ang<br />

tiguwang.”<br />

He said the remaining 15%<br />

households without toilet are those<br />

usually at coastal areas like Brgy.<br />

Naungan due to its soil classification<br />

that needs liner in installing the toilet<br />

tank. He said they are on the process<br />

to take action with this matter.<br />

In his 30 years in his government<br />

www.ormoc.gov.ph<br />

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