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BJMP INMATES’ DAY HELD AT NAGA CITY JAIL

The activity was part of the week-long celebratio­n of the 11th Charter Day anniversar­y of Naga

- EDITOR: Jovy Taghoy-Gerodias @JovyTags

Inmates at the Naga City Jail in the City of Naga, Cebu were treated to a day of health and wellness in an activity dubbed “BJMP Inmates’ Day.”

Spearheade­d by the City Government of Naga and under the supervisio­n of Senior Insp. Roberto Crisanto Labrias Alpon III, Naga City Jail warden, the wholeday activity was part of the weeklong celebratio­n of the 11th Charter Day anniversar­y of Naga.

The activity started at 6 a.m. and lasted until 6 p.m.

The Inmates’ Day was held in dedication to those who are detained at the Naga City Jail for them to be able to feel the celebratio­n of the city.

Inmates availed themselves of the various services during the event that included medical, dental and optical; and free haircut and massage.

For the medical services, there were a total of 135 inmates, 104 of them males and 11 females, who had themselves examined for any illnesses, while 21 (14 males and six females) inmates either had tooth filling or dental cleaning.

A total of 82 inmates (65 males, 17 females) underwent eye examinatio­ns; 88 inmates (69 males, 19 females) had haircuts; and 67 inmates (45 males, 22 females) availed themselves of the free massage.

The jail also received three units of sewing machines for the inmates’ dress-making training and livelihood program.

The Inmates’ Day was facilitate­d by doctors, dentists, nurses, City Hall employees and other service providers, while the turnover ceremony of the sewing machines was led by Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong, together with the rest of the City and some barangay officials.

The livelihood training was also one of Chiong’s priority programs for the inmates in Naga under its Transformi­ng, Reconnecti­ng and Advancing the Inmates of Naga (Train) Program.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D FOTO ?? INMATES’ DAY. Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong (top photo) of the City of Naga turns over the sewing machines to the city jail for its livelihood program, as an inmate has his eyes checked during the BJMP Inmates’ Day.
CONTRIBUTE­D FOTO INMATES’ DAY. Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong (top photo) of the City of Naga turns over the sewing machines to the city jail for its livelihood program, as an inmate has his eyes checked during the BJMP Inmates’ Day.

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