QUICK RESPONSE. The provincial government of Negros Oriental is supporting the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the establishment of warehouses in the province. These facilities are being eyed to speed up the response time in providing relief goods and other assistance to disaster victims. (File photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The provincial government of Negros Oriental is supporting the move of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in establishing warehouses across the province for quick disaster response, a Capitol official said Monday. Oliver Lemence, provincial information officer-designate, told the Philippine News Agency that Governor Pryde Henry Teves has reassured the DSWD of his support in finding the best locations for these warehouses in the province's three districts. "The warehouses, once established, will cut down on response time during disasters and other emergencies by ensuring the rapid deployment of relief goo
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FLOOD WOES. A flooded street in Dumaguete City. The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing for a drainage/flood control master plan to address the perennial flooding problem in the capital, its president Edward Du said Tuesday (Aug. 23, 2022). (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is pushing for a long-term drainage and flood control master plan for this provincial capital as a congressman has pledged PHP100 million for its initial planning. "We are looking forward to this plan coming to fruition by next year, considering that the recent flooding that inundated the city has become a cause for concern not only for the business sector but for everyone else," NOCCI president Edward Du said in an interview on Tuesday. Du said during a recent NOCCI-initiated event to discuss the water and electricity woes of the city with the concerned utility firms, the flooding problems in the ci
EXHIBIT AND TRADE FAIR. The 6200 Pop Up Creatives Fair and Negros Oriental Trade Fair reeled off on Friday (July 1, 2022) at a local mall in Dumaguete City. The event, initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry, aims to help MSMEs bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of DTI-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Oriental are looking forward to a promising rebound from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic with the help of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to promote their products and services. DTI Assistant Regional Director Esperanza "Hope" Melgar, in her video message during Friday's opening of the Experience: 6200 Pop Up Creatives Fair and Negros Oriental Trade Fair, said emphasis is now being given to MSMEs. "We hope to provide a better understanding as to the importance of the trade industry who are the key drivers of our economy," she added. The
OATHTAKING. Reelected Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo (second from left) will lead other officials during the inauguration and oathtaking ceremonies on June 29, 2022. Remollo was proclaimed after the May 9, 2022 elections for a third term. (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The city government here is all set for the inauguration and oathtaking of newly elected and re-elected local officials at The Presidencia (old city hall) grounds on June 29. City information officer Catherine Aguilar on Thursday told the Philippine News Agency that re-elected Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, newly elected Vice Mayor Maria Isabel "Maisa" Sagarbarria, and three councilors on the same ticket under Team Lupad Dumaguete, have already confirmed their attendance. The three councilors are incumbent Vice Mayor Karissa Faye Tolentino-Maxino, lawyer Franklin Esmena, Jr., and retired police general Rey Lyndon Lawas. Aguilar said they are awaiting the response to the inv