Beneficiaries (three ladies at the front row, from left) of the TUPAD Program in Alburquerque town beam with gratitude as they received their wages in a payout on May 2, 2023 with Cong. Edgar Chatto (back row, 2nd from right), Mayor Don Ritchie Buates (back row, extreme right),DOLE Senior Labor and Employment Officer
Fernando Lopez (2nd from left, back row) and program coordinator Kenny June Requeron (leftmost, back row). Contributed photo
Cong. Edgar Chatto (middle) meets with Loon officials led by Mayor Elvie Relampagos (right), Vice Mayor Lloyd Lopez (left), together with the Sangguniang Bayan Members and their technical staff, DPWH District Engineer John Gascon and the technical team from the DPWH Planning Office on May 5, 2023. Discussions in the meeting included: 1) Water Supply Project from mainland Loon to Cabilao Island thru submarine pipelines connecting Mocpoc to Talisay Reservoirs 2) Rehabilitation of Talisay Elementary School which was razed by fire recently and 3) the proposed establishment of the Bohol Island Special Economic Zone in Loon, Maribojoc, Calape and Tubigon under House Bill no. 605. (Contributed photo)