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CEBU CITY, Cebu, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- With the recent updated list of individuals identified for vaccination following the opening of minors for inoculation against coronavirus disease, Bohol would need at least 570,12 more vaccine doses to achieve its goal of herd immunity.  The number does not include the booster doses which the government is also giving out after individuals have received their full doses of the vaccine.  In its Jan. 2 report, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of the Bohol Provincial Vaccine Operations Center (PVOC) based at the Provincial Health Office upgraded its number of eligible population in the masterlist to 1,009,34. This figure already reflects the 12 to 17-year-old population that has been included in the expanded sector for vaccination.  With this number, and with at least two doses needed for an individual to get full protection against the virus, Bohol would need 2,019,268 doses to reach 70% of its population. Health experts and epidemiologists have th

Negros Oriental launches Renewable Energy (RE) Ordinance incentivizing investors on renewable energy projects in Dumaguete City. (PIA Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The business sector here expects more investors to invest on green technologies in the province with the passage of the Renewable Energy (RE) Code. Former Regional Governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce Inc. (PCCI) Edward Du said adding to the existing geothermal plant in Negros Oriental, some firms signified to put up power plants on biomass, hydro, wind, and solar power plant. “ Businesses can avail of the tax incentives under this RE ordinance ,” said Du. Almana Power Corp. (APC), which has established a 5.3 megawatt mini-hydro power plant in Brgy. Budlasan, Canlaon City, may be the first to apply and avail of the tax incentives under this ordinance, Du said. Meanwhile, the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce Inc. (NOCCI) headed by Francel Martinez has also started discussing w

Negros Oriental has been a source of geothermal power for many years. Renewable Energy firm Energy Development Corporation is currently operating the geothermal power plant facility in Valencia town. (File Photo/PIA7 Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Jan.31 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental upheld its commitment to protect the environment with the passage of an ordinance which declared the province as a “clean and renewable energy province.” Governor Roel Degamo and Sangguniang Panglalawigan (SP) Member Jose Baldado, chair of the SP Committee on Environment, highlighted the positive impact of the passage of the said legislation in the reduction of the province’s carbon footprint during the press launch of Ordinance No. 30 s. 2021 on Jan. 28 at the Sidlakan Negros Village, Dumaguete City. “ Ang kaayuhan, una, clean ang atong environment. Once clean ang environment our people (will be) active and healthy. Sa economics, mas mobarato man ang balayran sa

Governor Roel Degamo (3rd from right) receives a sample food pack from RAFI Team Head John Rivera (4th from right) in a ceremonial activity at Sidlakang Negros Village Conference Hall. (PIA Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) based in Cebu has extended its relief food packs assistance worth P6 million to badly hit households affected by typhoon Odette in Negros Oriental. RAFI Team Head John Rivera said a total of 10,036 households received their relief packs in 10 municipalities and cities in the province. Rivera thanked Gov. Roel Degamo for lending some dump trucks to be used for distributing the food packs to Bais City, Mabinay, Manjuyod, Bindoy, Tayasan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Guihulngan City, Mabinay, and Basay. Each food pack contains five kilos of rice, five cans of sardines and corned beef, eight packs of three noodles, one dozen of coffee sachets, and seven liters of water worth P600 each pack. In its stat

Bisan sa Alert Level 3, wala gihapon did-i ang inter ug intrazonal travel sa mga nabakunahan na, basta ngadto sa susamang Alert Levels. (RAHC/ PIA Bohol) TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Padayon nga ania sa Alert Lever 3 (AL3) ang Bohol hangtud sa Pebrero 15. Kini samtang giluagan ang mga pagdili nga nasinati sa Metro Manila tungod sa hulga sa coronavirus disease, sugod Martes, Pebreo 2 samtang gikanaug ang Alert Level niini ngadto na sa Alert Level 2. Butyag ni acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles, ang sa Region VII, Alert Level 3 usab ang Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Bohol, Cebu province, Negros Oriental ug Siquijor. Gawas sa mga nahinganlan nga lugar sa Region 7, gipailawon usab sa AL 3 ang Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, Kalinga ug Mountain Province. Sa Region I, AL3 usab ang Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union ug Pangasinan samtang sa Region II susamang AL3 ang gipayung sa City of Santiago, Cagayan,

  CORTES, Bohol, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- Tagbilaran City logged the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in the province with 325 active cases, as Bohol sees 1,132 confirmed cases of the virus on Jan. 29 at 9:00 p.m.  Next in the highest number of active cases is Dauis with 61 and Baclayon with 45.  On the other hand, Panglao recorded 31 active COVID-19 cases, Loon with 23, Cortes with 22, and Maribojoc, Alburquerque and Antequera with 20 active cases each.  Except for Corella, towns near Tagbilaran City have elevated number of cases, most of them seeing a rising trend after the holidays. Across the island, Ubay in Bohol’s northeastern part records 45 active COVID cases, with Talibon coming in close with 43 cases, Trinidad with 15, and Alicia with 12. On the southern part, Dimiao recorded 28 active COVID cases, while nearby Valencia logged 20 cases, and Carmen - which also shares a common border with the said towns - recorded 26 cases. Meanwhile, Candijay has 19 active cases, Guindulman w

  CORTES, Bohol, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- Some 47,762 Boholanos have been added to the vaccine eligible masterlist, the updated data from the Bohol Inter Agency Task Force (BIATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease showed. In its Jan. 26 COVID-19 Vaccination Report, the BIATF updated its total number of Boholanos who are eligible for the vaccines at 1,009,634. The new figure is 47,762 more than the initial number in the eligible list for anti-COVID-10 vaccination which was initially pegged at 961,762. The updated list will consequently increase the number of vaccines that Bohol would need to attain herd immunity. With 1,009,634 in the list, Bohol would at least need 2,019,267 doses of the vaccines to fully protect those in the masterlist. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in its official census of 2020, Bohol has a population of 1,394,329. For a minimum of 70% pegged to attain the lowest level of herd immunity, Bohol must vaccinate 976,031, which is 70% of t

TAMDANAN SA BOOSTER DOSES. Nakatala dinhi ang sumbahan sa mga kombinasyon sa booster doses sa bakuna kon ang initial doses wala pa moabut aron may dinalian nga magamit. (PIA/DOH graphic) TUBIGON, Bohol, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Labing menos tulo ka buwan gikan sa ikaduha nga dose, kini maoy paabuton ayha pa makakuha sa gikinahanglan nga booster shot. Kini, gawas lamang kon ang una nga bakuna nga gigamit mao ang Janseen sa Johnson and Johnsons nga kausa lamang itupok ug magkinahanglan lamang og duha ka buwan aron makakuha na sa booster shot. Kini maoy unod sa National Vaccine Operations Center Advisory No. 126 base usab sa Department of Health (DOH) Memorandum No. 2021-0492 ug 2022-0024.  Sa girekomenda nga mga kombinasyon sa booster doses alang sa 18 anyos pataas, gipasalig na usab sa DOH nga gawas niadtong nabakunahan sa Gamaleya Sputnik V ug Sputnik Light nga wala pay Hemologous booster, luwas alang kanila ang heterologous booster vaccines nga Astrazeneca, Pfizer, ug Moderna. Kadtong midawa

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Andam na ang lokal nga kagamhanang syudad sa Tagbilaran sa pagbakuna batok COVID-19 sa mga batang may edad gikan 5 hangtod 11 anyos kun mopagawas na og “ go signal ” ang Department of Health (DOH) ug ang National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 nga gipaabot nga ipatuman sa sunod semana. Kini human gi-anunsyo sa NTF nga ang pagbakuna alang sa mga nahisgotang edad magsugod sa Pebrero 4. Matud pa sa tigpamaba sa Tagbilran City Health Office (CHO) nga si Robin Culpa, gipaabot pa pod nila ang shipment sa pediatric formulation sa Pfizer gikan sa DOH aron makasugod na sila sa pagpamakuna sa maong age group sa mga bata. “ Gapaabot pa ta sa paghatag sa DOH sa vaccine. Naa na tay guidelines, ang supply nalang sa vaccine wala pa ta nahatagan ,” matud pa ni Culpa. Si NTF medical adviser Ted Herbosa nipahibalo ning bag-o lang nga ang nasod makadawat sa unang shipment sa 780,000 doses sa Enero 31. Gibanabanang naa sa 1.8 ka milyong dugang doses ang gipaa