BORONGAN CITY – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eastern Samar welcomes Johannes Y. Dorado as the newly installed Provincial Director of the Eastern Samar Provincial Office through a turn-over ceremony with the former Provincial Director, Engr. Visitacion V. Giva on July 5, 2022.

The ceremony was graced with the presence of DILG Region 8 Director, Atty. Arnaldo E. Escober Jr., who served as the witness of the turn-over of the banner of DILG Eastern Samar from Engr. Visitacion V. Giva to Johannes Y. Dorado.

RD Atty. Arnaldo E. Escober Jr expressed his gratitude to the two officials by saying, “I thank PD Bess and Sir Doboy for accepting the challenge of the new position assigned to them.”

PD Engr. Visitacion V. Giva, now DILG City Director of Tacloban, said in her turn-over speech, “I am thankful for the support you have given me, I hope the team could also give the same support to Sir Doboy.”

In his acceptance speech PD Doboy, having been assigned formerly to Eastern Samar, introduced himself saying, “I consider myself a funny person, but when it comes to work, I am serious.” He accepted the challenge of RD Isko with the statement, “We, not only I, accept the challenge of the Regional Director to improve Eastern Samar in all the rankings, audit, and awards. We will be starting with small things to achieve greater things.”

The turn-over ceremony was immediately followed with a Provincial Team Conference with reports coming from Financial Team, Supply Officer, and the Program Manager to introduced the current status of Eastern Samar Provincial Office to the new Provincial Director.