Marinduque Governor Carmencita O. Reyes is facing graft and corruption charges before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for allegedly delaying the construction of the airport runway in Gasan town. In filing a joint criminal complaint, the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and ex-Marinduque Board Member Melecio Go also asked the OMB to suspend Reyes so that the cementing of the runway can be completed. It states the Department of Transportation and Communications awarded in 2013 the cementing of the runway to three contractors, including Sargasso Construction owned by Go. The two contractors had already finished their jobs, but Sargasso could not complete the cementing of its 147-meter part of the runway because Reyes refused to grant permit to extract and process gravel and sand aggregates.

Source and courtesy: Jun Ramirez, Manila Bulletin

While most people are told to run away from fire, there are those who are meant to chase it.

Firefighters spend everyday of their lives waiting to be called to respond to hazardous fires, teaching communities about fire prevention, and inspecting buildings to make sure they adhere to the Fire Code. It’s a job dominated by men, but this did not stop Inspector Beverly May Grimaldo from chasing fire.

While most people are told to run away from fire, there are those who are meant to chase it.

Firefighters spend everyday of their lives waiting to be called to respond to hazardous fires, teaching communities about fire prevention, and inspecting buildings to make sure they adhere to the Fire Code. It’s a job dominated by men, but this did not stop Inspector Beverly May Grimaldo from chasing fire.

Although she spent her first two years in college aiming for an education degree, the Grimaldo patriarch convinced her to get into the PNPA and start her journey to becoming a firefighter.

Source and courtesy: Trisha Macas/VC, GMA News