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A visit to the district office
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Posted on Mar 07 2006
Grace Christian Academy senior students paid a visit to the District Office of the Resident Representative on Capitol Hill last week in search of answers. What they found was one of the champions of House Bill 8-32, the anti-prostitution bill.
In preparation for their school Bible project entitled “Prostitution: How it Affects Our Islands,” the group of Raferty Dris, Tawny Palacios and Jerome Chinen met with Ana S. Teregeyo, administrator for Resident Representative Pete A. Tenorio’s District Office.
Teregeyo, a former congresswoman who dedicated many hours on this bill to help safeguard the health and welfare of the CNMI people, provided them with a first-hand experience detailing the bill’s history, the obstacles it faced within the 6th and 7th CNMI Legislature, and its success when it finally passed the 8th CNMI Legislature and was signed into law on Feb. 16, 1993, becoming Public Law 8-14.
The students seemed overwhelmed with the amount of information given them but were grateful for the extensive knowledge and background history Teregeyo was able to provide them.
“The Office of the Resident Representative has always been enthusiastic about reaching out and helping our CNMI students in any way possible,” said Teregeyo.
When Resident Representative Tenorio learned of the students’ visit, he was extremely pleased. “I’m delighted that the students thought of stopping by my office to have their questions answered. I encourage other students to do the same whether it’s for a school-related project or just out of one’s need for knowledge on a particular subject,” said Tenorio.
All students are welcome to contact the District Office of the Resident Representative at 664-5651 or at rep@resrep.gov.mp for assistance. (PR)
