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MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte – As a kickoff activity for this month-long Philippine Civil Service Anniversary celebration this September,  a Thanksgiving Mass was held early this morning, Wednesday at the Lady of Assumption Parish Cathedral, in a report disclosed by Civil Service Commission Director Cyril-Nathan Sm. Eamiguel based here.


The Holy Mass was followed by a 1-hour morning exercise dubbed as “Pasingot” conducted  at the city’s gymnasium that was  attended by employees working in the government from the  city, provincial and national offices.

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MAASIN CITY --  Now on his third and final term as the representative of Southern Leyte’s lone legislative district, Cong. Roger Mercado has vowed to finish this city’s airport at barangay Panan-awan and the alternative docking port at barangay Guadalupe.


And to put flesh to this long-cherished aspiration, the lawmaker said this will be one among his many priorities as chairman of the House Committee on Transportation in the present Congress.