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FirstGen, EDC in Carbon Clean list


Two Philippine companies, First Gen Corp. and the Energy Development Corp. have been included in the latest list of the world’s top 200 biggest and greenest companies. The prestigious list,


called the Carbon Clean 200, ranks companies according to the size of their revenues from clean energy sources. Based on the latest list,


Customs donates P.5M ukay-ukay


The Bureau of Customs Sub-Port Office in Dumaguete donated to the provincial government 149 bales of seized used clothing, popularly known as ukay-ukay worth P459,000. Dumaguete Customs


First Gen ranked 113rd with estimated clean energy revenues of US$632 million in 2017; while EDC occupied the 139th slot with estimated clean energy revenues of US$494.72 million. The latest ranking (for the third quarter of 2018) marked the third time for EDC -- and the first time for First Gen -- to make it to the Carbon Clean 200.


“Being the only Philippine companies on the list is a strong recognition of our commitment to not invest in coal and to make RE [renewable energy] more accessible to the Filipinos to help drive a low-carbon economy for the country,” said First Gen and EDC chair and CEO Federico Lopez.


distinction of being a carbon-negative company. This means that the


EDC also holds the


amount of carbon dioxide it absorbs is far more than the level of CO2 it produces. On an annual basis, EDC helps the country avoid 6.7 million tons of CO2 emissions through i ts pure


energy operations and comprehensive watershed management program. Launched jointly by non-profit organization As You Sow of the USA, and market research group Corporate Knights of Canada, the Carbon Clean 200 list undergoes an update twice a year, based on total clean energy revenues that Bloomberg New Energy Finance rates. To qualify for inclusion


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Collector Fe Lluelyn Toring said they donated the seized ukay-ukay on Wednesday to the provincial government through the Provincial Social Welfare Office headed by OIC Phoebe Pamilaga. Present to witness the donation were Provincial Administrator Dr. Henry Sojor, Task Force Leon Kilat head Bimbo Miraflor; and Jeremias Agui, state auditor of the Bureau of Customs in Bacolod City. Toring said the bales of used clothing were seized sometime in July last year.


The items originated from Korea and transported from Manila to Dumaguete, she noted.


According to her, they are discouraging the sale and buying and use of ukay-ukay clothing not only because the sale is illegal but also because such items are “unhealthy”.


“Actually, mandate ni siya sa DSWD nga ang mga used clothing adto muagi nila kay gi donate man ni nga relief goods (it is mandated by law that the Department of Social Welfare & Development should receive these used clothes as these are donated as relief goods), and therefore, these should not be in the commercial market,” Toring pointed out.


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Checkpoints yield guns; no suspects nabbed


the BOC is discouraging people from buying and wearing used clothing for hygiene reasons “kay wala baya gyud ta kabalo sa mga sakit-sakit (we can’t really tell about the diseases) from these clothes”. Toring said the donated used clothing will be distributed to the different towns and cities of the province. She also clarified that the BOC does not have jurisdiction over the proliferation of used clothing in the commercial market because it is beyond their authority. She said they can only intercept and seize those coming in through the different ports. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


She also stressed that


ban in Negros Oriental have managed to evade arrest during simultaneous checkpoints conducted jointly by the Commission on Elections and the police since the start of the election period, although at least 10 firearms were seized in just one day.


SPO2 Edilberto Euraoba, information officer of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office, disclosed Tuesday afternoon that no one has been arrested as the gun owners must have thrown away their firearms and fled.


Violators of the gun


a caliber .357 with five ammunition in Valencia; a caliber .357 revolver with four live ammunition in Amlan; a homemade caliber .38 revolver with three live rounds of ammunition in Zamboanguita; and a caliber .38 revolver with two live rounds of ammunition in Guihulngan City. These firearms will be turned over to the NOPPO’s Supply Office, Euraoba said.


“We have not arrested anyone because they just threw away their firearms and evaded the checkpoints,” Euraoba said. “In fact, some of the motorcycles fell over (when they fled),” he added. At


Sunday, the Comelec-led checkpoints ushered in the start of the election period from Jan. 13 to June 12. One of the measures imposed during the election period is the gun ban, which prohibits anyone, unless having secured a Comelec certification or approval, to carry firearms outside their residence.


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The NOPPO again appealed to the public to heed the law, especially on prohibitions during the election period, to attain honest, orderly, and peaceful polls.


Chief Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, former Negros Oriental police director and Dumaguete City police chief, found the report unconvincing.


Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo administers the oaths of office for the city’s newest officers: Engr. Chilvier Cisneros-Patrimonio as chief of the Environment & Natural Resources Office, and Engr. Leonides Patrimonio-Caro as City Planning Development coordinator. They are flanked by Councilor Lilani Ramon, chair of the Committee on Personnel, and Asst. City Administrator Dr. Dinno Depositario. (Photo by PIO)


in the list, a company must have over $1 billion in market capitalization and generate more than 10 percent of its total revenues from clean energy sources. The Carbon Clean 200 list excludes all oil and gas companies and utilities that generate less than 50 percent of their power from renewable sources. Also excluded are the world’s top 100 coal companies, measured in terms of reserves.


major source of CO2, one of the greenhouse gases being blamed in various studies for adverse climate change. Carbon Clean 200 likewise disqualifies companies that profit from weapons manufacturing, tropical deforestation, the use of child and/or forced labor, and those engaged in negative climate lobbying. Thirty-tree countries were represented in the latest Carbon Clean 200. Fifty two companies were based in China, 34 from the US, and 19 from Japan. (PR)


Coal is considered a


PDEA to validate drug-cleared brgys


The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) here will validate the status of 75 barangays in Bayawan City and Sta. Catalina town on their declaration as drug-cleared barangays.


According to PDEA Intelligence Officer I Jose Anthony Juanites, said barangays are being endorsed to the regional oversight committee for deliberation and to be validated this January. The barangays should be


oversight committee of PDEA with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and members composed of the local government units (LGUs), Department of Health (DOH), and Philippine National Police (PNP).


assessed based on the new Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) guidelines. Under DDB Regulation No. 3, Series of 2017, the barangay declared drug- free by the police should be attested by the city or municipality anti-drug abuse council, validated by PDEA, and assessed and evaluated by an


barangays in the province were already cleared from illegal drugs based on the parameters of DDB. Juanites said if the local officials cannot maintain such status based on the continuous monitoring of PDEA, the agency will revoke the declaration. “Once a barangay is declared drug-free, nobody should be identified to be a user and pusher in the area,” said Juanites. For now, PDEA reported that all 557 barangays in


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promotes Caro,


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by new upward movements at the City of Dumaguete. Engr. Le o nid es Patrimonio-Caro, erstwhile OIC of the City Planning Office, has been designated as the full-fledged head of the City Planning Office while Engr. Chilvier Cisneros-Patrimonio of the City Planning Office was named chief of the City Environment and Natural Resources Division last week. Mayor Felipe Antonio signed and


Remollo


administered the oaths of office for the city’s newest officers.


Patrimonio and Caro had just passed the 2018 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination. (PR)


The year 2019 is marked


Recovered during the simultaneous Comelec-PNP checkpoints on Sunday were a caliber .357 revolver with three live ammunition in Basay; a caliber .22 revolver with four rounds of ammunition in San Jose; a caliber .38 revolver with four live ammunition in Vallehermoso; a caliber .38 with two live ammunition in Siaton; a caliber .38 revolver in Jimalalud; a homemade caliber .38 revolver with five live ammunition in Bacong;


Lawas, who is now deputy for the Philippine National Police directorate for operations in Camp Crame, said it is “unthinkable” for the suspects to have evaded arrest. Lawas said that if the policemen were able to see the firearm being thrown away, which is why they were able to recover the firearm, the eluding motorcycle rider must have been be so near the checkpoint team. He said field commanders should revisit the protocol on the composition and deployment of the checkpoint teams. “Part of the team is what we called ‘security component’ whose task is to see to it that evaders must not be able to elude, among others,” he said. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


Oriental have been reshuffled while other commissioned and non-commissioned police officers were also assigned elsewhere in time for the conduct of the May 13 mid-term elections.


Police chiefs in the different towns and cities of Negros


Police chiefs reshuffled


Senior Supt. Raul Tacaca, Negros Oriental provincial police director, explained Monday that the move is to ensure that no personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the province will engage in partisan politics. “Nangyayari ito sa buong region, sa Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor at Negros (Oriental) at kasama ito sa preparation para sa election (the reshuffle is for the entire region (Central Visayas) including Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental as part of our preparation for the election),” he said. SPO3 Edilberto Euraoba, Public Information Officer


of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO), said the command conference with the police chiefs was held last Wednesday. The reshuffling took effect on January 1, along with several prohibitions such as the gun ban and movement of government personnel. Among those covered by the change of command is Supt. Jonathan Pineda, the police chief of Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental.


In a Facebook post,


Pineda is now detailed at the NOPPO as acting Chief of Operations. He was replaced by Supt. Gregorio Galsim. Meanwhile, the Provincial Election Supervisor of Negros Oriental, lawyer Eddie Aba, has been assigned to Bohol for the coming polls.


Aba swapped places with lawyer Eliseo Labaria of Bohol. According to him, their transfer was effective December 28, 2018. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


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