COURTESY CALL. Negros Oriental OIC provincial police director, Col. Jonathan Pineda, pays a courtesy call on Governor Pryde Henry Teves at the Capitol in Bacolod City on Tuesday (Sept. 6, 2022), as Provincial Legal Officer Ronel Depalubos looks on. The governor wants to find a property where law enforcement units can be co-located as a "one-stop shop". (Photo courtesy of Capitol PIO) DUMAGUETE CITY - Negros Oriental Governor Pryde Henry Teves has reassured the new officer-in-charge (OIC) provincial police director of his support as he pushed for a common space for the co-location of certain law enforcement units. The governor welcomed and extended his support to OIC provincial police director, Col. Jonathan Pineda, during the latter's courtesy call Tuesday afternoon at the Capitol, provincial information officer-designate Oliver Lemence said on Wednesday. Teves told Pineda to "look for a land where law enforcers can be (situated) in one government center, to include
FOOD SECURITY. The provincial government of Negros Oriental has allocated PHP400 million to boost the agricultural sector and help farmers recoup from the Covid-19 pandemic. Farmers will receive subsidies from the Capitol to help strengthen food security, especially in the production of rice, corn, and vegetables, among others. (PNA file photo courtesy of Choy Gallarde) DUMAGUETE CITY - The provincial government of Negros Oriental has allocated PHP400 million to bolster the agricultural sector in the province and help farmers recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Capitol information officer-designated Oliver Lemence told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday that this is complementary to the proposed PHP521-million budget that the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) here pledged for the province. The NIA officials said the agency has allotted the amount for 2023, for irrigation projects such as the repair and rehabilitation of irrigation canals and systems, which was c
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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
Negros Oriental OIC provincial police director Col. Jonathan Pineda(Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - Negros Oriental Governor Pryde Henry Teves is asking the Philippine National Police (PNP) that he be given the chance to choose the next provincial police director, as what is being practiced at the provincial and local government levels. Provincial Capitol information officer Oliver Lemence said Thursday Brig. Gen. Roque Vega, Police Regional Office 7 (Central Visayas) director, has promised to send three names of nominees for the position for Teves to choose from. This comes after the "controversial" relief of Col. Germano Mallari as provincial police director and the designation of Col. Jonathan Pineda as his replacement in an officer in charge capacity. The PNP national headquarters had first issued a relief order for Mallari on August 15, which was nullified on the same day. However, the following day, a similar order came out naming Pineda as the new OIC po