By Mary May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG
CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) of
Zamboanga del Norte has recently turned-over 25 BMX bikes to 25 out-of-school
youths (OSYs) of Barangay Barra this city.
DOLE-Zamboanga
del Norte provincial chief, Lourdes Amores, said this project is under the
agency’s “Livelihood Formation Bicycle Rental Services to Generate Income Among
Out-of-School Youths for Balik-Eskwela Program.”
The
said bicycles will be rented for P40 per hour at Dipolog City Boulevard and the
proceeds thereof will be used to finance the education of the recipients and
for other expenses to be incurred by the group.
Mayor
Evelyn T. Uy appealed to the recipients to take good care of their “bicycle for
rent” business by using their income properly.
The
lady mayor stressed that this program corresponds to the city’s vision of
becoming the Sports Event Center of the South by 2020.
She
also encouraged the youth sector to actively participate in all outdoor
activities the city government and private groups have organized.