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CoViD vaccines arrive in


NegOr


The province of Negros Oriental received Monday its first batch of CoronaVac vaccines for the government’s massive inoculation campaign against coronavirus disease 2019. The vaccines, packed in nine


boxes of different sizes, arrived on board a Philippine Airlines flight from Manila at the Dumaguete- Sibulan airport. Assistant Provincial Health


Officer, Dr. Liland Estacion, and Dr. Socrates Villamor, provincial chief of the Department of Health, led the team that received the vaccines.


An inventory has yet to be done to determine the exact number of vaccines that arrived, but Villamor said it is estimated between 5,000 to 6,000 doses. A meat freezer van transported the vaccines to the cold storage area of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital pending inventory and arrangements. The Silliman University


Medical Center Foundation Inc., a private hospital, received the first batch of vaccines. Villamor told reporters in an


interview at the airport that an estimated 1,000 or more health workers have signed up for the vaccination. After receiving the vaccines, the SUMC started vaccinating frontliners the following day. The first one to get vaccinated was Dr. Dehuel Cuyacot. City Health Officer Dr. Sara Talla and Department of Health Provincial head Dr. Socrates Villamor also received their vaccines on that day.


Hospital followed, vaccinating their frontliners on the second day. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


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Pulmonologist Dr. Dehuel Cuyacot, who has been at the forefront treating dozens of COVID-positive patients in Negros Oriental, is the first person in the Province to be inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine, in a ceremony held at the SU Medical Center. With him were Dr. Rowena Marie Samares, Dr. Liland Estacion, Dr. Socrates Villamor, Dr. Maria Sarah Talla, and SUMC President Roberto Montebon. (Photo by Melissa Alexandra Pal)


Duterte inaugurates port, airport upgrades


President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday welcomed the development projects at the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport and at the Dumaguete Port, hopeful that these improvements would help boost trade and tourism in Negros Oriental and nearby provinces.


inspire us further to provide better services and opportunities for our people and harness the potential of trade and tourism as the catalyst for economic recovery, particularly in the provinces,” Duterte said in his speech during the airport projects’ inauguration in barangay Boloc-Boloc, Sibulan, Negros Oriental.


“I hope this project would


of Transportation and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines that spearheaded the completion of the project despite pandemic-related lockdowns. “I’m happy that you have a


He lauded the Department


the apron (area in the tarmac used for maneuvering the aircraft), construction of two taxiways, expansion of the existing passenger terminal building, runway asphalt overlay, shoulder grade correction, and expansion of the CAAP administrative building.


good airport now, and it was through the efforts, really, of [Transportation Sec.] Arthur Tugade,” he said.


2nd District Cong. Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria (3rd from left) meets with politicians who came to Dumaguete for the inauguration of the seaport and airport infrastructure. With him were PCOO Sec. Martin Anadanar, Sen. Bong Go, Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone, and OP-V Sec. Mike Dino. Also with them were PCCI Visayas Gov. Edward Du (in white barong) and actor Phillip Salvador. (Photo by E. Alagao)


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the Philippine aviation industry badly needs right now, given the adverse impact of the pandemic. We are excited to finally witness once again a vibrant atmosphere in the country’s airports,” CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco said.


“These improvements are what


The President also assured the public that the national government remains committed to finishing all


These development projects have increased the airport’s capability to accommodate heavier aircraft, and expanded the terminal passenger’s capacity from 330 to 450. The airport will serve the provinces of Negros Oriental and neighboring Siquijor island, and is expected to boost air mobility in the region.


The President also hailed the newly constructed Port Operations building at the Port of Dumaguete, which is expected


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