Sto Tomas town hosts Duterte Legacy Caravan

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 12 (PIA) -- The Municipal Government of Santo Tomas hosted the Duterte Legacy Caravan today in partnership with the national government agencies (NGAs) from the provincial level who presented the legacies of President Rodrigo R. Duterte (PRRD) in their respective offices and brought some of their services to the people of Santo Tomas.

As part of the Duterte Legacy campaign of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) which aims to inform people of the banner projects of PRRD, the Municipal Government of Santo Tomas brought the Duterte Legacy Caravan to its people in coordination with the provincial offices of NGAs.

The participating NGAs presented their accomplishments under the term of PRRD, and the residents of Santo Tomas also availed themselves of their services.

Present NGAs were the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Food Authority (NFA), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Social Security System (SSS), the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

The TESDA Provincial Director Remegias G. Timonio presented the graduates from Santo Tomas from the several skills training conducted in partnership with the local government. 76 residents also received livelihood kits from TESDA.

Information drives and legal consultations were also provided by NCIP, BFP, GSIS, LTO, SSS, and DAR.

The people also availed of the 50 seedlings and hygiene kits distributed by the DENR, cheaper rice brought by the NFA, and early enrolment of the DepEd.

In his message, Mayor Ernesto T. Evangelista Jr hopes for the next president to continue the Duterte Legacy.

"Hapit naman ang eleksyon, gaampo lang gyud pod ko, kay di man gyud kapare-elect ang presidente sa unom nila ka tuig, gaampo ko nga unta, mabutang nato ang tawo nga mangulo sa Pilipinas nga mapadayon ang Duterte Legacy," (Because the elections are coming, I just pray that the next president will continue the Duterte Legacy because the president could not re-elect himself for another 6 years), his statement reads. (PIA XI Davao del Norte/jmda/Ezri M. Coda, Jr. with reports from MIO Santo Tomas)

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