NegOr experiences accidental power outage
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Some areas under the coverage of Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative 11 (Noreco 2) experienced the unplanned power interruption on May 3 which lasted from 9:18 a.m. to 9:38 a.m; while electric consumers of Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO I) were also affected by the brownout from 9:18 a.m. to 11:11 a.m.
Reports indicated that the said outage was due to a coconut branch that was blown over the conductors at Tomogong, Bais City.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) restored power transmission services in parts of Negros Oriental on May 4 after re-energizing the Amlan-Bindoy-Guihulngan 69kV transmission line.
Power transmission service was restored after an outage hit portions of the province at 5:33 p.m. due to the tripping of the Amlan-Bindoy-Guihulngan 69kV transmission line.
NGCP continues to strengthen the transmission network with its regular maintenance activities done in close coordination with NORECO I and NORECO II.
Both utilities are working together to improve services to power consumers in Negros Oriental, said Elmer Cruz of NGCP. (mbcn/JCT/PIA 7, Negros Oriental)
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GSIS offers educational loan until Dec. 28
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is offering its educational assistance program until December 28 of this year.
GSIS Dumaguete branch manager Cercilia Tenaja said the GSIS launched this week its educational assistance program following President Benigno Aquino’s Labor Day announcement on the availability of a joint P11.2 billion Educational Assistance Fund from Social Security System (SSS) and GSIS.
Under this program, Tenaja said all active members of the pension fund, regardless of salary grade, are entitled to P4,000, payable in five years at six percent interest rate.
The monthly payment is only P20.00 through salary deduction. The first payment of the loan will start three months after the grant.
The pension fund will neither require electronic certification from the employer nor charge any service fee. “This means that members will get the full loan amount,” said Vergara.
Members may file their application through any GSIS office, designated agency liaison officer, and the GSIS website, www.gsis.gov.ph, where the forms can be downloaded.
For any inquiry about the GSIS educational assistance program, members may call the GSIS hotline at 479-3645 or visit the nearest GSIS office. (MBCN/JCT-PIA 7, Negros Oriental)
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169 expected to be hired in the Labor Day jobs fair in Dumaguete
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- A hundred and sixty-nine applicants are scheduled for final interview while two were hired on the spot at Robinsons Place-Dumaguete during the May 1 Labor Day jobs fair in Dumaguete City.
The Department of Labor (DOLE) in Negros Oriental reported that 138 jobseekers may be hired for local employment and 29 for overseas.
There were a total of 1,326 applicants that day.
In his message during the opening program, Governor Roel Degamo lauded the organizers for providing better employment and livelihood opportunities for the jobseekers in the province.
Degamo said the activity is part of his flagship program to provide livelihood as his centerpiece dubbed HELP or Health Education Livelihood program and Projects for Peace and Development.
Meanwhile, City Mayor Manuel Sagarbaria encouraged the applicants for their passion and be patient while looking for the right job. (MBCN/JCT-PIA 7, Negros Oriental)