FIRST DIBS. A local business establishment in Dumaguete City Wednesday (May 25, 2022) announced several job hirings. An ordinance is now being deliberated to prioritize residents of this Negros Oriental capital city in local employment opportunities, provided they are qualified.(Photo/infographics courtesy of PESO-Dumaguete Facebook) DUMAGUETE CITY - A city ordinance is being pushed for residents here to be given priority in local employment to alleviate the economic impacts due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Ma. Socorro Pastor Mira, manager of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday the city council is deliberating on a proposed ordinance that will detail the guidelines and mechanics to ensure a fair and just implementation in business establishments and other workplaces. The proposed ordinance is authored by Vice Mayor Karissa Tolentino-Maxino and Councilor Michael Bandal. "Actually, this is a new prop
GOOD JOB. The Dumaguete City Council headed by Vice Mayor Karissa Tolentino-Maxino (3rd from left) hands over a certificate of commendation to the local police force, headed by Lt. Col. Joeson Parallag (right) on Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2022). The commendation also included other law enforcement units for their successful campaign against illegal drugs. (Video screengrab from the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Dumaguete's Facebook page) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Sangguniang Panlungsod here has cited the local police force for its successful anti-illegal drugs campaign through a certificate of commendation during its regular session on Wednesday. City police chief, Lt. Col. Joeson Parallag, along with some of his personnel received the commendation and thanked the city council as he reassured they will do their best to maintain peace and order in this Negros Oriental provincial capital. "Rest assured that the Dumaguete City Police Station under my command will continue to serve the city and
FREE WI-FI. Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo leads the switch-on of the free Wi-Fi connectivity at the Hermenegilda F. Gloria Memorial Elementary School on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). This is the first school to receive free Wi-Fi from the joint project of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Rotary Club of Dumaguete. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) on Wednesday thanked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI), and the Rotary Club of Dumaguete (RCD) for providing the first-ever free Wi-Fi connectivity to a public elementary school here. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7 regional director, expressed his gratitude during the virtual switch-on ceremony at the Hermenegilda F. Gloria Memorial Elementary School in this capital city.
FREE WI-FI. Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo leads the switch-on of the free Wi-Fi connectivity at the Hermenegilda F. Gloria Memorial Elementary School on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). This is the first school to receive free Wi-Fi from the joint project of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Rotary Club of Dumaguete. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) on Wednesday thanked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI), and the Rotary Club of Dumaguete (RCD) for providing the first-ever free Wi-Fi connectivity to a public elementary school here. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7 regional director, expressed his gratitude as he virtually attended the switch-on ceremony at the Hermenegilda F. Gloria Memorial Elementary School in this capi
DUMAGUETE CITY - The city government here is proposing blood donation as an option for violators of traffic rules and other local ordinances to settle their administrative fines. In a media release, the city public information office on Tuesday said the committee on health of the Sangguniang Panglungsod deliberated on the proposed ordinance, authored by Vice-Mayor Karissa Tolentino-Maxino, for second reading. The proposed ordinance offers the violator to choose to donate blood instead of paying the administrative fine of PHP500 to PHP1,500 provided he or she is medically qualified and physically fit to be a donor. The violators must undergo examination by either the Philippine National Red Cross or the City Health Office to ascertain if they qualify to give blood not exceeding 500 cc per person. Meanwhile, the city is also looking to establish a blood bank information center. This will be a repository of information on donors and other data to prevent illegal and overpriced selling of