BREAKING NEWS :PNoy in Cebu for the 2nd time this year for new airport groundbreaking

President Benigno “Noynoy” AquinoIII will be in Cebu on Monday, June 29, to lead the groundbreaking of the P32-billion airport modernization which is seen to increase the total capacity of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from 4.5 million passengers to 12.5 million passenger.

 

Press briefing conducted at the PIA7 office 

Fayette Rinen, Philippine Information Agency 7 Assistant Regional Director, in today’s press briefing said Pres. Aquino will lead the groundbreaking of the project undertaken in a private public partnership with GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC).

It will signal the start of construction for Phase1, Terminal 2 of the MCIA.

After the groundbreaking across the MIP Building, Pres. Aquino will proceed inside the airport for a walking tour of the new facilities such as the new check-in counters and new x-ray machines used for the security check.

The President will then be ushered to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Lounge for a formal program. 

Aquino will be accompanied by cabinet members, Department ofInterior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas, Department ofTransportation and Communication (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Aquinaldo Abaya, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. and PPP Executive Director Cosette Canilao.

This will be the President’s second visit to Cebu this year.  He was here on May 1 for the launching of DOLE's JobStart program, opening of a state of the art medical facility of the University of Cebu (UC), and expansion project of Cemex Corporation in Naga City.

Under the Aquino Presidency, PPP Program is a cornerstone strategy for national development aimed at accelerating infrastructure and other development services, in order to sustain national economic growth.

By virtue of the Executive Order No. 8 series of 2010, as amended by Executive Order No. 136 series of 2013, the PPP Center is mandated to facilitate the implementation of the country’s PPP Program and Projects. 

BREAKING NEWS : Pres. Aquino to visit Cebu on Labor Day

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.

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.

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)

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