RICE FUND. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo mounts a tractor during the turnover of farm equipment on Thursday (Feb. 23, 2023) at the Macias Sports Center in Dumaguete City. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization Program turned over machinery worth PHP39.7 million as part of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Component. (Photo courtesy of Capitol PIO) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization Program (PhilMech) of the Department of Agriculture turned over on Thursday farm equipment/postharvest facilities to the province of Negros Oriental. Interim Director for Field Operations Joel Dator of PhilMech led the turnover to Governor Roel Degamo of the post-harvest facilities amounting to PHP39.7 million during a ceremony at the Macias Sports Center in this capital city. Degamo told representatives of the beneficiary groups to take good care of the equipment as this will boost their income. "
RESBAKUNA KIDS. A young boy receives the vaccine against Covid-19 in Dumaguete City on Feb. 21, 2022. The province has inoculated 2,212 children aged 5-11 and has reached 53.1 percent of its total target population as of February 24. (Photo from Negros Oriental's Facebook page) DUMAGUETE CITY - The provincial government of Negros Oriental has vaccinated more than half of its total target population against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, in a virtual presser on Thursday said as of February 24, the province has a total of 526,554 fully-vaccinated individuals, including those who received the one-shot Janssen vaccine. This represents 53.1 percent of 990,637 individuals targeted for vaccination in the province. Those who received the first dose totaled 539,850. Meanwhile, the "Resbakuna Kids" rollout in the province netted 2,212 children aged 5-11 from across the province, Estacion said. So far, no side effects we
ANTI-COVID JAB. A health worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine to an eligible individual in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental in this undated photo. Health authorities on Wednesday (Jan. 19, 2021) called on the unvaccinated to get the shots as Covid-19 cases in the province continue to rise at a rapid rate. (Photo from the Lupad Dumaguete Facebook page/City PIO) DUMAGUETE CITY - Health authorities in Negros Oriental are appealing to residents, especially senior citizens and young children, to stay at home to stem the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as cases in Negros Oriental have risen exponentially in the past three weeks. Assistant Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Liland Estacion, in a virtual presser on Wednesday afternoon, said the rapid increase in active infections is becoming a concern in the province and is most likely due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. "From a low of 24 active cases at the start of the year, we now have a total of 434, a
ASSISTANCE. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo (in black shirt) receives a P27.5-million check from the National Housing Authority on Monday (Jan. 3, 2022). The financial assistance is intended for Typhoon Odette victims whose houses were destroyed on Dec. 16, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Eugenio Villaflores/Capitol PIO) DUMAGUETE CITY - The National Housing Authority (NHA) has turned over PHP27.5 million to the provincial government of Negros Oriental as initial assistance for people who lost their homes during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on Dec. 16, 2021. Bimbo Miraflor, Capitol public information officer, on Tuesday said Governor Roel Degamo received the check from Claire Villanueva, NHA district manager for Negros Oriental and Siquijor, during a simple turnover ceremony at the Macias Sports Center here. The recipients of the NHA assistance are "Odette" victims who were identified by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). "Each beneficiary wil
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