Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE-10 Oro intern Wilnessa Neri graduates with honor
By: Akisa Boriongan
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Among the 12 interns under the Government Internship Program (GIP) assigned at Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) Cagayan de Oro City Field Office (CDO FO) is Wilnessa Mae Neri, 22, who recently graduated Magna Cum Laude in Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management at the Cagayan de Oro City-Phinma, June 10.
DOLE-10 CDO FO Chief Emmanuel G. Toledo said 182 interns were deployed in DOLE-10, its attached agencies, the city’s local government unit, and among 80 barangays within the city.
Toledo said Neri is assigned under his office as Executive Assistant, May 23, 2022. Her tasks are mostly administrative and clerical responsibilities, which exposed her to public service and motivated her to finish her degree with honors.
Neri was a recipient of the full-time City Government Scholarship Program and Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Tulong Dulong Scholarship Program in her tertiary studies.
She finished her senior high school at Phinma Cagayan de Oro College Puerto Campus with honors.
With modest upbringing from father Wilfredo L. Sta. Maria, who is a driver, and mother Vanessa Neri Samuya, a housewife, Neri grew up with humbling life experiences especially when her parents separated several years ago.
“My work as an intern in DOLE-10 has molded me to serve the public with quality standards and thrusts,” Neri said.
Toledo said Neri’s intern stint in DOLE-10 is her first job. He recalled during the hiring interview, Neri was firm that DOLE-10 is the agency that will help her widen her knowledge and skills to make her a productive worker.
GIP provides three to six month’s internship opportunities for high school, technical-vocational, or college graduates who want to pursue a career in public service in either local or national government. (DOLE-10 | PIA-10)
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