Iligan City....from page 22 Lawrence Ll. Cruz, said Siao. This was followed by a motorcade around the city’s main thoroughfare, and a short program on the launching of the One Barangay, One Product (OBOP) with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as the partner agency of this program at the 3rdfloor of the Gaisano Mall-Iligan, courtesy of the mall’s management, witnessed by the mall shoppers.
By Lorry V. Gabule
Other activities include the conduct of the following seminars: Intellectual Property Rights, Accounting for Non-Accountants, Business Forum, Small Business Matters and Trade Fair, Business Networking Event for Young Entrepreneurs, Great City Wide Sale, Iligan Business Night, the Mindanao Bloggers’ Summit, and the Business Processing Outsourcing-Information Technology (BPO-IT) So-
lutions Exhibits. This year, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation of Iligan, Inc.(CCFII) leads the month-long activities, with support from the Lanao Filipino Chinese Chamber Industry, Inc. (LFCCI), the Office of the Congressional District of Iligan, the academe, the Association of Barangay Councils, national government agencies and other stakeholders.
DOH urges motorists to use helmets and seatbelts at all times
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte —The Department of Health (DOH) strongly advises everyone, especially motorcycle riders, to always take safety precautions seriously and follow the law. M o t o r c y c l e riders should wear helmets to protect themselves from the fatal injuries, H e a l t h Undersecretary Teodoro J. Herbosa
explained, adding that t h o s e riding in tandem s h o u l d w e a r helmets, as well. The 2011
first quarter data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) reveals that of the total 3,901 cases of transport/ vehicular crashes, only 8.5 percent of the injured motorcycle 17
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