Dumaguete tourism office holds “smoke-free” poster-making contest
By Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) --- To raise more awareness on the city government’s advocacy for a smoke-free city, the Dumaguete City Tourism Office recently held an on-the-spot poster making contest on the theme: “Dumaguete: A Smoke-Free City.”
Thirteen high school students participated in said contest held Sept. 13 at the Quezon Park on wherein Fell Kenyo Flores from Herminigilda F. Gloria Memorial High School emerged as the first place winner.
Jessica Layumas of the City Tourism Office said the contestants’ artworks reflected said theme to help the spread the the city government’s advocacy of promoting health and wellness by discouraging smoking among the Dumaguete populace, especially the youth.
“The winning posters will be printed in many copies to be placed in schools and other public places with credits to the artists,” Layumas said.
Peter Paul de Arca of Piapi High School landed second place while Mark Eugene Anoya of Negros Oriental High School, third place.
Chairman of City Tourism Council Bebie Amasola handed the following prizes to the winners: first place, P3,000; second place, P2,000; and third place P1,000. Consolation prize winners received P500 each. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental with reports from CPIO)
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2 geodetic board exam topnotchers from NegOr state university
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) -- Two graduates from the Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) in Dumaguete City topped the Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination held Sept. 6 and 7, 2011 in Manila.
Engr. Michael Saga, chairman of NORSU's Geodetic Engineering Department, named the two topnotchers as Maria Hyacinth Flores Dasig of Dumaguete City and Elizar Brobo Ragay of Bacong, a coastal town 8.5 kilometers away from Dumaguete City.
Saga said Dasig and Ragay are among the examinees who made it to the top ten roster.
Dasig ranked 7th place with a rating of 84.80% while Ragay landed 10th place with an 83.20% rating.
Results of said licensure exam also showed a 100% passing percentage for all five examinees from NORSU.
The three other passers from NORSU are Rowell Bantoto Lamat from Bayawan City and Charise Cadayona Merto and Rhea Piñero Suasin of Dumaguete City.
NORSU President Dr. Henry Sojor revealed that the national passing percentage is at 34.38%, or 131 passers out of 381 total examinees based on the report from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).