{"id":330849,"date":"2020-10-02T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=330849"},"modified":"2020-10-02T06:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T20:00:28","slug":"island-snapshots-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-330849 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/conference\/'>conference<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-330850'>\n\t\t\t\tFINAL PRODUCT   \t\t          FERDIE DE LA TORRE\nSenate vice president Jude U. Hofschneider (R-Tinian), left, shakes hands with Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan) as they hold the conference committee\u2019s \u201cproduct\u201d that resolved the Senate\u2019s and House\u2019s disagreements on the government\u2019s budget for fiscal year 2021 during a session in the Senate chamber Wednesday late at night. Hofschneider and Blanco led the Senate and the House teams in the conference committee, respectively. (Ferdie De La Torre)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/camp-tinian-pix\/'>Camp-Tinian-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331481'>\n\t\t\t\tCAMP TINIAN   \t\t\t\t\t      \nBuilder 3rd Class Matthew Best, deployed with the Seabee expeditionary construction and engineering capability of Task Force 75, carries lumber to prefabricated walls in support of Southwest Asia hut construction on Camp Tinian.  (U.S. NAVY\/MCS2 COLE C. PIELOP)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/kashima-pix1\/'>Kashima-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331886'>\n\t\t\t\tWELCOME TO SAIPAN!-The crew and officers-in-training aboard the Kashima, a Japanese military training vessel, gather on the port side of the vessel to watch special performances, including traditional Chamorro and Carolinian dancers, and the Saipan Awaodori Team. The Kashima, a training vessel of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, dropped anchor on Saipan last Oct. 14 to refuel and resupply and left on Oct. 16, 2020. (NEIL FAMA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/kashima-pix2\/'>Kashima-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331887'>\n\t\t\t\tAlthough those aboard the Kashima could not disembark and explore the island due to COVID-19 protocols, they were still treated to a welcome performance by several dance groups at the Charlie Dock of the Port of Saipan last Oct. 15, 2020. (NEIL FAMA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/ph-consulate-pix1\/'>PH-Consulate-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331889'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW OFFICE-Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres, third from right, Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, fourth from right, other government officials, TanHoldings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation officials, and guests cut the ribbon for the official opening of the Philippine Honorary Consulate Office under honorary consul Glicerio \u201cEli\u201d Arago, second from right, last Friday, Oct. 16, at the Sun Palace Hotel in Susupe. (Photos by NEIL FAMA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/ph-consulate-pix2\/'>PH-Consulate-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331890'>\n\t\t\t\tGuests enter the new office of the Philippine Honorary Consulate Office after the official opening last Friday, Oct. 16, at the Sun Palace Hotel in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/ph-consulate-pix3\/'>PH-Consulate-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331891'>\n\t\t\t\tTanHoldings president Jerry Tan delivers his remarks at the official opening of the Philippine Honorary Consulate Office last Friday, Oct. 16, at the Sun Palace Hotel in Susupe. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/ph-consulate-pix4\/'>PH-Consulate-pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331892'>\n\t\t\t\tGov. Ralph DLG. Torres delivers his remarks at the official opening of the Philippine Honorary Consulate Office last Friday, Oct. 16, at the Sun Palace Hotel in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/ph-consulate-pix5\/'>PH-Consulate-pix5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331893'>\n\t\t\t\tPhilippine honorary consul to the CNMI Glicerio \u201cEli\u201d Arago welcomes guests to the official opening of the Philippine Honorary Consulate Office last Friday, Oct. 16, at the Sun Palace Hotel in Susupe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/joyce5\/'>joyce5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331910'>\n\t\t\t\tBEST MANAGER  \nCongratulations to Jocelyn Asistores of McDonald\u2019s Saipan for being named as one of the best managers of McDonald\u2019s in the United States. Asistores was able to make it to the top 1% out of the 37,000 restaurants from 120 countries in the world for consistently demonstrating an outstanding performance. Greetings come from your McDonald\u2019s family in Guam and Saipan. We are proud to recognize her incredible work and achievement. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/joyce2\/'>joyce2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331909'>\n\t\t\t\tBEST MANAGER  \nCongratulations to Jocelyn Asistores of McDonald\u2019s Saipan for being named as one of the best managers of McDonald\u2019s in the United States. Asistores was able to make it to the top 1% out of the 37,000 restaurants from 120 countries in the world for consistently demonstrating an outstanding performance. Greetings come from your McDonald\u2019s family in Guam and Saipan. We are proud to recognize her incredible work and achievement. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-october-2020\/joyce1\/'>joyce1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-331907'>\n\t\t\t\tBEST MANAGER  \nCongratulations to Jocelyn Asistores of McDonald\u2019s Saipan for being named as one of the best managers of McDonald\u2019s in the United States. Asistores was able to make it to the top 1% out of the 37,000 restaurants from 120 countries in the world for consistently demonstrating an outstanding performance. Greetings come from your McDonald\u2019s family in Guam and Saipan. We are proud to recognize her incredible work and achievement. 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