FORMER Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. is the guest of honor of the inaugural ceremony of the newly elected Cagayan de Oro City officials on Sunday, June 30, at Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria.
City Information Officer Maricel Casiño-Rivera said Pimentel was the one who inspired Mayor Oscar Moreno to leave the private sector and join the public service in the 1990s.
Since then, Moreno is usually sworn in to office by Pimentel.
Rivera said as a tribute to Pimentel, the officials will visit the unfinished convention center in Indahag. The convention center was a pet project of Pimentel when he was still a senator.
Rivera said Moreno is now taking the lead in ensuring the completion of the project before his term ends. (PJ Orias)