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Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo announces the distribution schedule for the financial assistance to families whose homes were totally or partially damaged by Typhoon Odette. (Contributed photo) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 19 (PIA) -- The Dumaguete City government has released the financial assistance to 446 families whose homes were damaged by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on Dec.16, 2021. The family-victims identified by their respective barangay officials and the City Social Welfare and Development Office coming from the 23 barangays here received the assistance on May 19. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo approved the release of the financial aid worth P 10,000 for each of the 36 families whose homes were totally damaged and P5,000 for each of the 410 families whose homes were partially damaged by Typhoon Odette. With the recommendation of the City Social Welfare and Development Officer Lilibeth Filipinas, a total amount of P 2,410,000 has been allocated as assista...

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 10 (PIA) -- Incumbent Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Remollo was re-elected as local chief executive of the city while his running mate Maisa Sagarbarria was elected as the new vice mayor after they were proclaimed winners in this year’s elections by the city Board of Canvassers (BOC).     At 3:30 a.m. today, the BOC announced the winners of the local elections at the Canvassing Center inside the City Hall.    Also proclaimed were two members of the city council lineup who won in this year’s polls, namely retired police general Rey Lyndon Lawas and Atty. Karissa Faye Tolentino who stepped in as vice mayor after the death of former Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova who passed away on May 30, 2021.   Remollo won by 35,744 votes against his closest rival, incumbent 2 nd  district Board Member Estanislao Alviola who got 32,382 votes.    Other candidates for the mayoral race, namely, Aurelio Ramirez and Rene Ledesma, got 319...

Bishop Julito Cortes of the Diocese of Dumaguete blesses the volunteers of the Diocesan Eletoral Board (DEB) and their command center inside the Marian Priests Center of the  Dumaguete Cathedral during its launching ceremony held May 8, 2022. (RAL/PIA7 Negros Oriental)  DUMAGUETE   CITY, Negros Oriental, May 8 (PIA) -- The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) of the Diocese of Dumaguete has formally opened its command center at the Marian Priests Center, Cathedral Compound here where DEB personnel will monitor the situation on the ground.    Diocese of Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes led the blessing of the DEB Command Center today, witnessed by members of different agencies and organizations comprising the electoral board.    The command center will have a designated area for receiving reports from Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) volunteers who will monitor election-related incidents in polling centers and precincts, another area for r...

Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo together with City Health Officer Dr. Sarah Talla leads in accepting the new building of the CHO from Provincial Health Officer-in-Charge Jennifer Remollo of the Department of Health in a ceremonial turnover on April 18, 2022. (PIA Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, April 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) has formally turned over to the Dumaguete City government the P10.7-million newly-built City Health Office-2 satellite clinic located in a 1k sqm. lot of the city in Brgy. Talay on April 18.  The health clinic will cater to residents in the adjacent barangays of Talay, Junob, Balugo, Batinguel, Candau-ay, Cadawinonan, Camanjac, Cantil-e, and Bajumpandan for those who need consultation, medical treatment, and delivery for pregnant women. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo said the city really needs to expand its health facilities due to some chronic and impending diseases while the population is growing and the existing ...