President Benigno S. Aquino III is expected to fly in to Cebu tomorrow to grace three events in Mandaue City and City of Naga.
Pres. Aquino will kick-off his visit here with a tour of the
booths at the Jobstart Philippines Forum on the Filipino Youth in the Labor
Market event at J Center Mall in Mandaue City.
JobStart Philippines is a new project borne out of a
partnership amongst the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), CanadianInternational Development Agency (CIDA), and the Asian Development Bank.
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| Press briefing at PIA 7 by Cebu Infocen Manager Rachelle Nessia today. |
The project provides full cycle employment bridging package
to youth-beneficiaries from life skills training, accessible labor market
information, career counseling, on-the-job training and other employment
facilitation services.
JobStart is now being rolled out in Visayas and Mindanao
after a successful run in Luzon where it was piloted.
While going around the booths tomorrow, the President will
be briefed by Labor Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz and he is expected to interact with
the JobStarters, youth program beneficiaries, and employers participating in
the JobStart event.
Afterwards, the President will proceed to University of Cebu(UC) Medical Center for a tour and inspection of the new hospital facility.
The P2-billion center is a 12-storey, 300-bed, Level 2
hospital situated on a one-hectare property along Ouano Avenue, Subangdaku,
Mandaue City.
It has the first 3D Mammography with Tomosynthesis in
Southeast Asia and the first fully-integrated 3D Endoalpha Minimally Invasive
Surgery (MIS) Operating Room in Southeast Asia and the most Endoaplhas than any
other hospital in the country.
UCMed is expected to spur increase in economic activity in
the area through the ancillary businesses it will generate.
During his visit, Pres. Aquino will inspect the center’s
Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care
Unit, and the Operation Room.
From the hospital, the President will board a chopper going
to CEMEX Philippines in the City of Naga where he will lead the unveiling of
the New Mill Facility Marker before going on a plant tour.
CEMEX is a growing global building materials company that
produces, distributes, and markets cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and
related building materials to customers in over 50 countries while maintaining
trade relationships with more than 100 nations.
It recently completed
a P3-billion new mill facility located in its Apo Cement Plant in the City of
Naga covering around 3,433-square meters. The new mill facility increased
capacity of Apo Plant by 1.5 million metric tons per year or an additional 40%
increase in total capacity of CEMEX.
After the plant tour, Pres. Aquino will proceed to the
Gymnasium for a program attended by an estimated crowd of 500 officials and
staff of CEMEX and Apo Cement Corporation, businesss partners, local and
national officials, and other invited guest.
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| Distribution of media pass |
This is the first visit of the President in Cebu for this
year. The last time Pres. Aquino visited Cebu was in February 2014 when he led
the 28th Anniversary of the First Edsa People Power revolution which was held
for the first time in Cebu. (rmn/PIA-7
Cebu)
- See more at: PIA website or at PIA Cebu page
