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Lopez-led renewable energy leader Energy Development Corp. continues to fulfill its mission of forging a regenerative future for its Negrense stakeholders when it donated P5.6 million worth of additional support to Negros Oriental in the form of RT-PCR Detection & Extraction Test Kits and other consumables for the Province’s molecular laboratory at the Negros Oriental Pro v incia l Hospital.


Roel Degamo officially received the kits from Norreen Bautista, EDC’s Corporate Social Responsibility head. The turnover was witnessed by Dr. Liland Zoila Bustamante-Estacion, Provincial IATF ground commander and assistant provincial health officer and Rafael Duhaylungsod, EDC stakeholder relations officer.


English and Cebuano. Governor Degamo thanked EDC for helping Negros Oriental: “I am very grateful to EDC for its continuous support and assistance to the Province of Negros Oriental, most particularly this period


donation, saying how this will help those who cannot afford the cost. Dako kaayo ni og matabang alang sa mga kabos, but EDC has strict protocols, and their employees [who] regularly come and go require RT- PCR tests whenever they travel. So most of these test kids will be used by them, she explained, in a mix of


Dr. Estacion lauded the Negros Oriental Gov. P5.6M RT-PCR kits


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wherein we are combating COVID-19. EDC is a partner in so many instances, and until today, they are helping us.” This donation was given in addition to the state-of- the-art RT-PCR machines and peripherals that EDC provided to help the Province put up its own molecular laboratory, crucial to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. With the two RT-PCR


machines that can process up to 200 swab tests per day, the laboratory is now able to expedite the processing of COVID-19 swab samples, with results released within the day, unlike before when it took up to 10 days for Negrenses to get them from the nearest testing centers in Cebu City. “We all need to keep working together, and giving whatever we can to manage the increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases. This is crucial for the Province and for each one of us to thrive, and not just survive this economic and health crisis,” said Bautista.


EDC owns and operates the 222.5-megawatt Negros geothermal facility, the company’s second biggest site that has been providing uninterrupted supply of clean, renewable power to Negros Island, and to the rest of the Visayas region for almost 40 years. EDC generates over 40 percent of the Philippines’ renewable energy output, and serves about 10 percent of the country’s overall electricity demand with its installed capacity of almost 1,500 megawatts.


Its 1,181-magawatt portfolio accounts for 62 percent of the country’s geothermal capacity, making the Philippines as the world’s third largest geothermal power producer. (PR)


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in rescue operations Volunteers from the Oriental Negros Rescue Emergency Medical Services (ONe Rescue) are conducting a five-day training program for the City’s first responders on how to quickly and properly come to the aid of victims of emergency situations. The first responders in the City are mainly personnel from the City Disaster Risk-Reduction & Management Office, along with representatives from the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Philippine Army, undergoing the Emergency Medical Responder & Basic Life Support CPR Certification Training. As part of the drill, the first responders are also trained how to get the victims’ vital signs for proper endorsement to physicians in the hospitals. The Emergency Medical Responder & Basic Life Support training aims to enhance the skills of the City employees, and boost Dumaguete’s readiness especially in crisis situations like floods, earthquakes, and traffic accidents. (PIO)


Motong, Candau-ay strengthen mandate for waste segregation


Barangays Motong and Candau-ay have passed respective ordinances that will enhance the mandate for households to segregate their solid wastes. The barangay ordinances are now under review by the Committee on Rules & Ordinances chaired by Councilor Michael Bandal for endorsement to the plenary of the City Council. City Environment & Natural Resources Officer Engr. Chilver Patrimonio reiterated to the barangay officials that waste segregation starts in the barangay- level, thus the need to


make their respective Materials Recovery Facility functional, along with the adoption of zero-waste measures. The need for households and barangays to operate their own MRFs has become more urgent after the closure of the dumpsite in accordance with the Safe Closure and Rehabilitation Plan of the Department of Environment & Natural Resources.


Among the officials present were Motong Brgy. Capt. Dionie Amores, Candau-ay Brgy. Capt. Gregorio Oira, Bajumpandan Brgy. Capt. Crispin Patrimonio, and their respective Kagawads. (PIO)


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be administered to the next priority group, the senior citizens.


press briefing Monday afternoon, said they received an advisory from the DOH that “we can already start inoculation of senior citizens and those with comorbidities”. “I am urging the health centers of local government


Estacion, in a virtual City responders trained


CebPac transports 500K doses Sinovac


Cebu Pacific has announced the delivery of its first government- procured vaccine shipment from Beijing, China to Manila last Thursday, April 29.


airline said the flight was made in coordination with the Department of Health. A total of 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The continuous arrival of vaccines underpins the Philippine government’s commitment to curb the cases of COVID-19 in the country as it paves the path to herd immunity.


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about the Philippines’ vaccine program and look forward to working even more closely with Cebu Pacific and our other Philippine carriers for future vaccine shipments,” added Galvez. “This delivery marks


“We remain optimistic


our first international vaccine shipment and we are grateful for the trust and confidence of the DOH. More importantly, we remain steadfast in our commitment to support our country’s recovery efforts in every way possible,” said Michael Ivan Shau, Cebu Pacific COO.


“Our number one priority is to get the country back on track, and we are doing all we can to secure millions of vaccines from various sources all over the world. Collaborating with airlines in this endeavor is of utmost importance – the sooner we secure the vaccines and the faster these are distributed, the quicker we can finally get past this pandemic,” said vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force against COVID-19.


Late last year, the Department of Tourism, in cooperation with the provincial government of Negros Oriental, launched its tourism revival program in the towns of Dauin, San Jose, and Pamplona, but limited them to local visitors. Dauin is a tourism hub


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with many resort hotels, and is where the famed dive destination, Apo Island, is located.


As of April 28, the province of Negros Oriental has a total Covid-19 caseload of 2,475, broken down into 2,088 recoveries,


units who were earlier given vaccine allocations to complete the administration of vaccines to their health workers so that we can


Regional Trial Court of Negros Oriental 7th


Republic of the Philippines Judicial Region


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In the matter of adoption of Jeremiah Lorida Tercero, and the change of his name from Jeremiah Lorida Tercero to


JEREMIAH LORIDA TERCERO- SHELTON


Special Proc. No. 2021-5585


Spouses Wilford Darrell Shelton and Manna Lorida Tercero-Shelton, Petitioners x----------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER


Branch 13 Family Court Dumaguete City


The vaccines, carried via a chartered A330 flight, were immediately released to the DOH upon arrival at the NAIA. These are expected to be distributed to various provinces in the archipelago in the coming days, which CEB can fully support through its widest domestic network.


To date, Cebu Pacific has transported more than 760,000 doses of vaccines, approximately 264,000 of which were delivered to Bacolod, Cotabato, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga. (PR)


318 active positive cases and 69 mortalities, Estacion said. Of the 318 active infections as of Thursday, Dumaguete City has 51; Siaton, 40; Sibulan, 38; Dauin, 36; Guihulngan City, 34; Bayawan City and Vallerhermoso, 14 each; and Canlaon City, 13; while the other towns/cities have 10 or less cases.


which closed its borders for two weeks last April 15 after it reported four active COVID cases, still had three cases as of April 30. (with a report from Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


move on to the next priority groups,” to avoid delays in the inoculation rollout and wastage of vaccines, she said in a mix of English and Cebuano dialect.


The town of Valencia,


Petitioners are spouses: Wilford Darrell Shelton is an American citizen, and Manna Lorida Tercero-Shelton, a Filipino, both of legal age, and residents of #3 RYU Apartment, Sto. Niño Road, Mangnao, Dumaguete City, claiming to have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to adopt. They both desire to adopt Jeremiah Lorida Tercero who is an illegitimate son of Manna Lorida Tercero-Shelton.


The consent of the biological father of the child to be adopted could not be attached to the Petition because he is unknown, but the Adoptee, who is now 11 years old, consents to his adoption. Petitioners further pray that upon the grant of this Petition, the name of the Adoptee be changed from “Jeremiah Lorida Tercero” to JEREMIAH LORIDA TERCERO-SHELTON. The Petition is set for hearing on Oct. 6, 2021 at 8:30 in the morning at the


session hall of this Court in the Hall of Justice, EJ Blanco Drive, Dumaguete City. Any interested person may appear on said date, time and place, and show cause why the Petition should not be granted. The proceedings shall be governed by the Judicial Affidavit Rule. Petitioners are directed to be ready to present all their witnesses and documentary evidence, as presentation of Petitioners’ evidence should not be completed on the scheduled hearing. Failure to do so shall be considered a waiver to present any and all evidence not adduced on the scheduled hearing.


As of Monday, health front-liners in the province who received the first dose totaled 6,662 while those who got the second dose of the vaccines reached 2,937, Estacion said. The latest batch of vaccines that Negros Oriental received on April 17 comprised 2,720 doses, which she said is just good for initial inoculation. The Province has around 15,000 medical front-liners in the priority sector for vaccination but not all of them have received the vaccines because many decl ined for personal reasons, Estacion said. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)


Publish this Order once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Negros Oriental and its component cities. The last publication shall not be within four months before the date of the scheduled hearing. Likewise, let this Order be posted on the bulletin board of this Court at Petitioners’ expense for at least 30 days before the hearing.


the Civil Registrars of Hilongos, Leyte and of Dumaguete City at their given addresses.


So ordered. Given this 5th Oriental, Philippines.


Leah P. Villarubia Presiding Judge


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Furnish copies of this Order to the Petitioners, the Solicitor General, and


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