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  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 19 (PIA) -- Nipagawas og giya ang  Department of Health (DOH)  alang sa paggamit sa ikaduhang  COVID-19 booster shots  sa kinatibuk-ang populasyon. Matud pa sa DOH nga ang mga  healthy adults  nga may edad 18 anyos pataas mahimong makadawat sa ilang ikaduhang COVID-19 booster shot labaw sa unom ka buwan human makuha ang ilang unang  booster dose. Matud pa sa buhatan, ang Pfizer, Moderna ug AstraZeneca ang gamiton alang sa  second booster inoculation. Ang mga  healthcare workers  nga nag-edad 50 anyos pataas ug ang  persons with comorbidity  makadawat sa ilang  booster jabs  human ang kapin sa tulo hangtod upat ka buwan, depende sa brand sa unang  booster vaccine  nga ilang nadawat, matud pa sa DOH. Samtang sa laing bahin, ang mga  immunocompromised adult s, makakuha sa ilang   second booster shots  human ang kapin sa tulo  ka buwan gikan makadawat...

  DOLE Negros Oriental Provincial Director Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco discussing the activities lined up for the local observance of the 121st Labor Day celebration during a Kapihan sa PIA forum held on April 18, 2023 at Bethel Guest House, Dumaguete City. (KAT/PIA7 Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, April 19 (PIA) -- More than 2,000 job openings will be available for job seekers on May 1 during the Labor Day Job Fair which will be held at the Lamberto Macias Sports Center, this city.  Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Negros Oriental Provincial Director Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco announced this during the Kapihan sa PIA forum where she also promoted other activities for the upcoming celebration of the 121st Labor Day.  The job fair will be carried out in partnership with the Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO).  “This will start at 8:00 in the morning, but we are expecting our job seekers to be there earlier,” Tanquiamco said. Provincial ...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 19 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan ang  Department of Health (DOH)  sa publiko nga mag-amping sa sakit  nga sore eyes  ilabi na karong ting-init. Matud pa sa DOH, ang mga sintomas sa  sore eyes  mao ang pagbaton og pagpamula ug pagpangatol sa usa  o parehong mata. “Pag nakita natin na mapula na yung mga mata natin may sore eyes na agad, pero hindi naman po yun totoo. Kailangan  very cautious tayo sa pagdidiagnose at pagsasabi kung tayo ay may sore eyes o wala ang pinakamabuti talaga makapagkonsulta tayo sa doktor,” pamahayag pa ni DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire. Gipahinumdom ni Vergeire nga magpakonsulta dayon sa doktor alang sa saktong reseta sa tambal tungod kay kasagarang maayo kining sakit sulod sa duha  ka semana. Gawas pa niini, dili usab angay basta-basta na lamang magbutang og bisan unsang eye drops ug likayan ang paghikap o pagkawot sa mata aron dili mokatap ang sakit. “Wag kayong basta basta ma...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 19 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. niadtong Miyerkoles misubli pagpasalig nga ang nasud adunay igong suplay sa bugas tungod kay ang gobyerno nagdumala sa pagkontrolar sa presyo sa bugas sa merkado, tungod sa kasamtangan nga mga kondisyon. “Basta't things — all things remain equal— we have enough supply and that we’ll be able to keep the prices stable,”  matud pa sa Presidente sa interbyu sa media atol sa usa ka kalihokan sa  San Jose del Monte Cit y sa lalawigan sa Bulacan samtang iyang gisalikway ang posibilidad sa laing krisis sa bugas nga nahitabo niadtong tuig 2018. Gitataw hinuon sa presidente nga adunay posibilidad nga magnipis ang suplay sa bugas kon ang nasud mapildi na usab sa mga bagyo ug sa  El Nino weather phenomenon  nga makaapekto sa ani. Matud pa sa Pangulo nga nagtan-aw ug nagpaabot sila kung unsa ang lebel sa produksiyon pagkahuman sa katapusan nga panahon sa pagtanom sa wala pa ang pag-ani, alang sa umaab...

  Office of the Vice President Spokersperson Atty. Reynaldo Munsayac during the press conference on April 18 at Casino Español, Cebu. (PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu, April 19 (PIA) -- The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is eyeing to add more satellite offices in the country. OVP spokesperson Atty. Reynaldo Munsayac during the press conference on April 18 disclosed that for this year, there are plans to put up two satellite offices - one in Bicol region and one in Northern Luzon. Munsayac said the opening of the satellite offices are in line with the efforts of the Vice President to bring the OVP closer to the people. With the satellite offices, the public who are seeking assistance from the OVP will no longer need to travel to Metro Manila. “These satellite offices were opened to assist individuals to access help, and for swifter response in times of disasters,” Munsayac added. Aside from the medical, hospitalization, and burial assistance, the office will also be providing disaster man...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, April 18 (PIA) -- The first batch of over 32 seasonal farm workers from Dumaguete City arrived in South Korea on April 15. Yeongdong-gun Mayor Jeong Yeong-Chul along with other officials welcomed the workers as South Korea is in need of fruit and vegetable farmers. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo personally met with the farm-trainees before they left for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport to convey his good wishes and arrange for their safe trip. However, before the workers left for Yeongdong-gun, they underwent a series of sessions to learn the basic culture and language of South Korea for further immersive training overseas. The next batch of farm workers will be leaving for South Korea next week to join their compatriots. Dumaguete’s sister city Yeongdong-gun is known to produce quality grapes with high sugar content and sweet aroma, thus it is home to the best wineries in South Korea. (JCT/PIA7 Negros Oriental) Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo sen...

  (l-r) Department of Education Region 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez, Dr. Juditha Mapue, Dr. Casiana Caberte, Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, and Assistant Regional Director Atty.. Fiel Almendra during the installation rites of the new schools division superintendent in Dumaguete City. (Contributed photo) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, April 17 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) Region 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez led the installation of Dr. Caisana Caberte as the new schools division superintendent of Dumaguete City. Caberte, who was previously assigned at the Bohol Division, will replace Dr. Gregorio Cyrus Elejorde who is now promoted as Assistant Regional Director of Region 9 based in Pagadian City.   Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo welcomed and congratulated Caberte during her official inauguration in a simple rite in the city.      Caberte was a curriculum specialist and a textbook evaluator at the Bohol Division and has been a recipient ...