NEGROS ORIENTAL
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NegOr plants trees for Peace Month
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Negros Oriental in cooperation with multisectoral groups are planting trees and holding other peace-oriented events to highlight the month-long National Peace Consciousness celebration this September. Over 400 police, military personnel, schools, government agencies and nongovernment organizations will plant more than a thousand trees on September 15 at Barangay Cambaloctot in San Jose town. On the same day, the Philippine National Police will lead the "Bike for Peace" with several groups of bikers in the province. The bikers will start in Canlaon City, the last southern part of the Negros Oriental, and end in the middle part of the province, Dumaguete City. The Negros Oriental Sports Development Program is also set to hold a "Marathon for Peace" on September 22 with hundreds of runners and students in Dumaguete City participating. Dumaguete-based artist Kitty Taniguchi has organized an "Arts for Peace" for nine schools participating on Sept. 22 at Robinsons’ Main Atrium. A "Peace Forum" will also be conducted for students of four universities in Dumaguete City on Sept 26 at 9 a.m. at the Provincial Convention Center and in Guihulngan City. These universities are Foundation, Siliman, St. Paul and NegOr State University. Preparations for a candlelighting ceremony for peace, to end the Peace Month celebration on Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. at the Freedom Park right after a city parade for peace, are underway. Presidential Proclamation no. 675 declared September as "Month of Peace." This year’s observance theme is "Ako. Ikaw. Tayo. Magkakaiba, Nagkakaisa Tungo sa Kapayapaan." The activities lined up for the month are in cooperation with the Oriental Negros Children Advocacy Network, Bayanihan (L-R): Provincial Tourism Officer Myla Mae Bromo-Abellana, Buglasan 2012 Co-Director Dr. Nichol Para sa Kabataan, People Power Elman, and Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo discuss the activities for this year's Buglasan Volunteers for Reform, NOSDEP, Festival of Festivals which will be held from Oct. 12-21. The provincial government is targeting PNP, Philippine Army, among around P7.1 M as the collective budget for this year's festival sourced from the province's annual others. (mbcn/JCT/PIA 7-Negros budget and income from sponsors. (LJD/PIA NegOr) Oriental)
Food company receives financial support from DOST
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-NegOr turned over a check worth P850,000 funding assistance to Sans Rival Food Corporation for the technology upgrading machineries to its sans rival and silvanas production. Sans Rival, a prominent confectionery firm, is the leading and pioneering cake and pastry enterprise in Dumaguete City. A silvana is a delectable sweet frozen delicacy made of a pair of round crusts with butter filling in between coated with cookie crumbs and is a favorite "pasalubong" among tourists that visit Dumaguete City. DOST Assistant Provincial Director Roslyn Tambago said the Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program (Setup) innovation system support fund provides Sans Rival the equipment on compact tabletop depositor, product cylinder, handheld nozzle and a handheld flocker to upgrade and enhance fast and efficient production of silvanas and sans rival, two of the company’s best and main product lines. The DOST also provided a tabletop depositor with frame base, work table, foot pedal, six-gallon conical hopper and 1.75” product cylinder. All these machineries will be installed in the new Sans Rival commissary situated in Bagacay, Dumaguete City, said Tambago. Tambago said this upgrading provided by Setup will generate more revenues with the newly increased production capacity and reciprocate better
overall product output as well. The science and technology agency helps small and medium enterprises by funding machineries and equipment under a lease-to-own scheme to be fully paid in three years with no interest. The financial support from DOST will play an integral role to the firm’s steadfast endeavor of establishing itself as the hub for excellence in producing quality cakes and pastries to be sold at a fair and reasonable price, Tambago added. (mbcn/ JCT/PIA 7-Negros Oriental)
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