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Updates


Two (2) COVID-19 patients are now considered to have recovered with no new COVID case reported by City Health Officer Dr. Maria Sarah B. Talla, Friday. Hence, the number of active COVID cases declined


further to 20 with 421 recoveries and 28 deaths since the City was affected by the COVID pandemic from January 30, 2020 to February 26, 2021.


released from quarantine ground cracks 2 recoveries; 27 PUMs


The 2 new recoveries are: the 1-year-old son of a COVID positive patient from Barangay Cadawinonan, who has since recovered and the 73-year-old father of NEGOR-COV 1630 from Barangay Pulantubig. Dr Talla reported that the 20 active COVID cases are residents of Barangays Bagacay (1), Bajumpandan (1), Bantayan (1), Cadawinonan (1), Camanjac (1), Candau- ay (1), Cantil-e (2), Daro (1), Junob (3), Mangnao (2), Pulantubig (3) and Taclobo (3).


Meanwhile, 27 Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) were released from isolation today after they completed the 14-day quarantine period without showing symptoms of Influenza Like Illness or ILI. Of the 5 new PUMs: 2 Returning Residents from Manila and 3 Technicians (APORs) from Kabankalan City. Of the current 282 PUMs: 167 are in designated hotel facilities, 34 are in the community isolation center, while 81 are in the barangay isolation centers. None of the PUMs seen and examined by the City


Health workers manifested symptoms of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) while under quarantine.


PDRRMO checks


Negros Oriental will need a total of 4,254 people to compose 709 teams with six members each for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)


program in the province. Speaking during Tuesday’s Kapihan sa PIA forum and virtual presser, Assistant


vaccination


Health Officer, Dr. Liland Estacion, the teams will be deployed in the local government units once the vaccine program has been rolled out.


Provincial


Provincial Health Office is still awaiting the arrival of the vaccines, although Estacion said they still do not have an idea as to how many would be sent over to Negros Oriental and which brands would be available first.


Estacion, who is also health committee chair of the province’s Inter- Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF- EID), said these teams will undergo training for the administration of the vaccines, on top of other functions required of them during the vaccination program. Each team will need one doctor to supervise the administration of vaccines. Estacion said they expect to accommodate around 100 individuals per day. The Integrated


She added that they are still in the process of profiling front-liners who will be prioritized for the inoculation program, while also awaiting a copy of the master lists from the different LGUs in the province.


Also included in the priority list, apart from the medical and health personnel, are police front- liners manning provincial border checkpoints, she added.


will have to clarify with the national government whether the province will receive the vaccines for free so that the amount that Gov. Roel Degamo and LGUs earlier pledged can be used instead to hire the required personnel for the vaccination teams. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


DOST-FNRI Nutribun: The Enhanced Nutribun (E-Nutribun) developed by DOST-FNRI and produced by Saints Baked Delights. (JCT/PIA7-NegOr)


BRANCH 63 Bayawan City, Negros Oriental


In the matter of adoption of Shawnn Jezrylle Padijas Macahilos, with


prayer for change of his name to SHAWNN JEZRYLLE BANSI TORRES


Spouses Justino S. Torres Jr. and Gremilou B. Torres, Petitioners X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/


Filed with this Court by Petitioner-Spouses JUSTINO S. TORRES JR. and GREMILOU B. TORRES is a petition for the adoption of Shawnn Jezrylle Padijas Macahilos (adoptee), with prayer for the change of the Adoptee’s name to SHAWNN JEZRYLLE BANSI TORRES. Petitioner-Spouses allege that:


ORDER


1) They are both of legal age, married to each other, Filipinos, and are both residing at Sitio Cambongao, Poblacion, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, Philippines; 2) They were married on Sept. 27, 2010, as evidenced by their Certificate of Marriage issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority; 3) That the Adoptee was left to the care and custody of the Petitioners


4) That the biological father of the person sought to be adopted had executed a Deed of Voluntary Commitment which was notarized by Atty. Peter Paul Renacia on Dec. 17, 2015;


Spec. Proc. No. 548 for: Adoption


Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 7th


Judicial Region


The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Negros Oriental welcomes a possible partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Saints Baked Delights, a DOST-assisted firm here, for the inclusion of the Enhanced Nutribun (E-Nutribun) for their school-based feeding program. DepEd Senior Education


by his biological father since he was three months old until the present, and has been consistently considered and treated by the Petitioners as their own child since minority;


5) That the Adoptee was born on Dec. 28, 1999 at Poblacion, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, Philippines, as evidenced by his Certificate of Live Birth; 6) That the whereabouts of the father of the Adoptee in the person of NESTOR LUYAS MACAHILOS is unknown until the present; 7) The mother of the Adoptee, JENNIFER PADIJAS, died on Jan. 20, 2011 in Cebu City, pursuant to her Certificate of Death; 8) The Adoptee is now 19 years old, and has signified his consent to his adoption by the Petitioners;


are possessed of good moral character, and have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;


promotes nutribun


DOST


province, noting this would help the agency in addressing the problem of malnutrition among school children.


believe that proper nutrition is central in human development and in building the nation,” Mate said.


Program S pec ialis t (SEPS) for Linkages and Partnerships Dr. Emma Mate lauded the DOST provincial office for promoting the E-Nutribun to various sectors in the


“In DepEd, we do Estacion said they


Valencia farmers train in


cacao growing


The Department of Ag- riculture (DA) here has provided local farmers with the latest technology on the growing of cacao to steer farmers towards gen- erating high income. In support of the Plant, Plant, Plant Program (4Ps), the agriculture department has provided cacao farm- ers in Valencia town with a package of technology seminar on cacao farming. The training program is mandated under Republic Act 7900 or the High-Value Crops Development Act of 1995 that provides assis- tance for production, mar- keting, and processing of cacao and other high-value crops. The package of tech-


nology is designed to help cacao


farmers be fully equipped with knowledge and skills in planting cacao and help them improve their livelihood, said Mary Ronville Aba, high value crops program action offi- cer of DA.


The technology in- cludes cultural manage- ment, best cacao farming practices, and costs and re- turns of cacao farming. "The participants also undergo a practicum on actual pruning of unneces- sary branches. To add more


enthusiasm to the trainees, we invited a French in- vestor who will directly buy the cacao beans of the farmers, assuring them of market," Aba said.


las Astarie shared that he wanted to work with ca- cao farmers for his choco- late-making business. "I will personally train


French investor Nico-


our cacao farmers for them to be able to produce qual- ity cacao beans. Cacao is a high-value crop so if it is properly taken cared of, there will be a big reve- nue," Astarie said.


Jorge Buling, a cacao farmer of Brgy. Bung- aw, Valencia who owns a two-hectare cacao area, said the seminar has been informative.


“Daghan kaayo ko og nakat-unan sa among bansaybansay karon, ug amo gyud kining i-apply unya sa among mga cacao nga tanum (I learned a lot during the training and I will apply these in my ca- cao farm)," Buling said. Hilaria Olasiman, also a cacao farmer from Brgy. Malaunay, Valencia, ex- pressed her gratitude to DA for conducting a cacao seminar.


8 barangays vie for Lupon award


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Tagapamayapa Incentives Award (LTIA) of Negros Orien- tal has been visiting eight villages for an onsite assessment and validation of its lupon performance and operations as it vies for outstanding barangay justice committee award. Te primary responsibility of a Lupong Tagapamayapa is to


Te Provincial Awards Committee (PAC) of the Lupong


operationalize the barangay justice system, known as the Kata- rungang Pambarangay - an administrative body created by law. Tis year’s LTIA nominees include Poblacion of


Mate said DepEd continues to provide nutrition interventions to school children but some modifications were made to cater to the current situation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. “From the usual hot meals to rationed food products (and) the mode


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Sta. Catalina and Puhagan in Valencia for the first and third class municipalities category, respectively. Villages in the component cities category entries in-


volve barangays Motong, Cambuilao, and Maniba of the cities of Dumaguete, Bais, and Bayawan, respectively. For the fourth to sixth class municipalities, barangays


"Nagtubo gyud ko sa pagpananom ug cacao


that participated in the LTIA are barangay Tupas of Man- juyod, Ba-e of Jimalalud, and Cambaloctot of San Jose. Te Department of the Interior and Local Govern-


ment (DILG) is set to recognize the outstanding baran- gay justice committees or lupong tagapamayapa as soon as the onsite and table assessment are done by the PAC. TO PAGE 10


9) Petitioners have no legitimate children of their own; 10) Petitioners are financially capable of maintaining, caring for, educating, and supporting the Adoptee in keeping with the means of the family; 11) Petitioners are in possession of their full civil capacity and legal rights,


12) Petitioners are physically, emotionally, and psychologically capable to maintain, care for, educate, and support the Adoptee; 13) Petitioners have all of the qualifications, and none of the disqualifications


under the law for the adoption of the Adoptee who is not likewise disqualified to be adopted pursuant to Sec. 5, par. 4 of A.M. 02-6-02-SC; 14) This adoption is to the best interest of the Adoptee, where Petitioners have provided him with good education and support in all his needs since he was three months old and until the present.


Petitioners further pray that the family name of the Adoptee be changed from Shawnn Jezrylle Padijas Macahilos to SHAWN JEZRYLLE BANSI TORRES, and the entry in respect of his parents in his Certificate of Live Birth be changed to that of the Petitioners. Finding the PETITION to be sufficient in form and substance, let this case


be set for hearing on June 10, 2021 at 8:30 in the morning. Petitioner is further directed to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental. The scheduled hearing shall not be within four months after the last publication of this Order. Likewise, let this Order be posted on the bulletin board of this Court at Petitioner’s expense for at least 30 days before the hearing. Any interested party may appear during the above-scheduled hearing to oppose the instant Petition. The MSWD of Sta. Catalina is hereby directed to 1) submit to the Court the relevant Home Study Report. Furnish the Solicitor General, MSWD of Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, and the Local Civil Registrar of Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, with a copy of this Order and the instant Petition. SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers, Jan. 11, 2020, at Bayawan City,


Philippines.


MARIA MYLA RAE M. SANTOS-ORDEN Executive/Presiding Judge


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Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, flanked by Gov. Roel Degamo and Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, flash the thumbs up sign along with members of the media who covered the presidentisl briefing at Cafe Alicia in Pamplona town Thursday. (Photo by Roi Anthoni Lomotan)


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