𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 | 𝗖𝗗𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗗: “𝗜 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗨𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦, 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗥”

In her first flag-raising ceremony as the District Collector of the Port of Cagayan de Oro, District Collector Alexandra Yap-Lumontad addressed the personnel of the Port of Cagayan de Oro including the Sub-Ports of Iligan, Mindanao Container Terminal and Ozamiz on November 14, 2022.

District Collector Lumontad said just like other employees she was surprised with the bigger responsibility that Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz entrusted her, but as a good soldier she is ready to take on the challenge to lead the Port of Cagayan de Oro.

In her speech, she also asked cooperation among all the personnel to lead the port to a much greater height in fulfilling its mandate in revenue collection, trade facilitation, and border protection.

In a play of words for the abbreviation CDO, District Collector Lumontad delivered her key message for all the personnel of Collection District X.

“I expect everyone is C-D-O, C for competent, D for dedicated, and O for obedient. I also like to deliver one key message to all of you: I will not tolerate C-D-O, C for corruption, D for divisiveness or division, and O for offensive behavior.”

District Collector Lumontad officially took the helm of the Port of Cagayan de Oro last week from her previous assignment as the District Collector of the Port of Clark.