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My favorite Christmas present!! A print of Winny and me at Championships 2017 ❤

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OneNETnews EXCLUSIVE: BFAR-R7 & DOH to be investigating and for re-training all of their Food Vendors at the Sibulan Public Market in Negros Oriental

(Prepared and Written by Rhayniel Saldasal Calimpong)

DUMAGUETE, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 7 (BFAR-R7) in Sitio Canday-ong, Brgy. Calindagan, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, along with the authorities & officials of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Local Government Units (LGUs) are in full force to investigate and a strict re-training its food vendors in Sibulan town at a local public market.

Provincial Fishery Officer head named Ms. Florencia T. Mepaña and Licensed Agriculturist named Mr. Ravin Romo spoke out exclusively in a lone media interview to OneNETnews, the Red Fish suspectedly identified as "redtail scad", per classified name of "decapterus kurroides". Symptoms of spoiled Redtail Scad can cause Vomiting and Lost Bowel Movement.

The cause of death ends with dehydration due to the fact of poor handling and other reasons in public market, resulting to histamine and contaminated bacteria for a few days without being preserved or refrigerated. Per cooperation with the DOH as according to Ms. Mepaña told our news team that they will conduct thorough an investigation with an issue of food poisoning in Sibulan, Negros Oriental.

BFAR-R7, DOH and the LGUs raps the management and staff of the Sibulan Public Market is to have a strict re-training in all workforce starting Monday onwards (March 13th, 2023 -- Dumaguete local time). If it fails to train all the food vendors with absolute ignorance and reasons, they will possibly face a total violation and temporal or permanent revocation in seafood business under the Republic Act #10611: Section 37.c-d-f and h or the Food Safety Act of 2013, which covers between the Food Vendors, establishment closure order of Sibulan Public Market or both. The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) possibly handles all the criminal offenses with a fine(s) ranging to 2 counts of PHP100,000 to PHP300,000 if proven guilty against their family of victims of food poisoning. OneNETnews cannot independently determine or verifying its prison sentence which was roughly unknown.

Sibulan officials say that they will give a financial assistance to Villacarlos & other local families and was set for burial at a local public cemetery in the aforesaid town. Government officials like BFAR-R7 to condolence their families in behalf and ensuring the Negrosanon people will not be repeated in the future.

Still for now... It is best to seek the alternatives in the food pyramid rule of seafood, aside from food poisoning incident here in Sibulan town.

PHOTO COURTESY for REPRESENTATION: BFAR-R7 BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SPECIAL THANKS to both individuals by visiting Regional Office of BFAR in person for a media interview. This will use as a reference and for my writing in journalism.

SOURCE: *https://www.facebook.com/1132676468/posts/10227122114175385 [Referenced FB Post from Neil Ceriño Rio] *https://www.facebook.com/100059730272944/posts/594792859188385 [Referenced FB Post from NegOrWandererPH] *https://region7.bfar.da.gov.ph/WebsiteNavigation?id=6ea38e8d-5f73-4865-854f-952cac0af5cc&pageAction=aboutContentFrame [Referenced Directory from the BFAR-R7] *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapterus *http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=168733 [Referenced Classification Report from ITIS] *https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10611_2013.html and *https://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph/index.php/tools-and-standard/nutritional-guide-pyramid [Referenced Guide from Food and Nutrition Research Institute]

-- OneNETnews Team

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The pier was very easy to find. Hiring motorcycles in Dumaguete is also very easy. We paid Php 8 each from Gabby’s to the port.

There we booked a ticket for Siquijor which cost us just Php 125 each. It was a one hour ride via fast craft (ferry).  We took the 12:30 trip and we arrived at 1:30pm. (timely!)

Pictured is the RORO plying the Dumaguete-Siquijor route

I’ve read about hiring tricycles for a “coastal tour” or a “mountain tour”, the latter is more expensive as it covers more ground. There were A LOT of people offering us their services– van and tricycle but the lot of them got us more confused. Finally, we were told that the usual prices would be 1,500 for a van rental (this is the price for the coastal tour, I’m guessing) and 1,000 for the tricycle. As there was only 2 of us, we decided to go with the tricycle option. The driver was very accommodating and he explained clearly the 2 types of tours. He even got us a map from the tourism desk (we didn’t know they provide maps lol) and carefully laid out the tour destinations. As it was getting late and we had to go back to Dumaguete on the same day, we decided to skip some of the places.

Let the tour begin:

Starting with Capilay’s sping park. This is a very serene place. It seems so nice for a picnic or just for chilling or relaxing.

  Second stop was the century-old balete tree. There’s an entrance fee of Php5. You can dip your feet on the ‘pool’ just right under the tree for a relaxing (or tickling) fish spa. There were also some big fishes there which I was worried would bite me. (They didn’t.)

  Some people associate the word “Siquijor” with “mangkukulam” (sorcerer?), magic, black arts, etc. And of course,  a famous magical concoction that is made to make someone fall in love with you– gayuma (lumay in Hiligaynon) or love potion is another popular buzzword associated with the island. I always joke around that I’ll buy this so I would finally have a boyfriend. Unfortunately on my first trip there, I had no way of getting it checking it out as it was in the “mountains”. The second time I went there though, it was available here, in this area. There was a table full of stuff which included some souvenirs and some potions.

This was taken the second time I went here.

Second stop was San Isidro Labrador Parish Church or commonly known as Lazi Church. Erica’s aunt mentioned about a church with wooden floors and I guess this was it. It was a very beautiful structure that has endured the test of time.

In front of it was the Lazi Convent (is this the official name?) which we didn’t enter because we were running out of time. The exterior looks magnificent. This is a good example of a Bahay na Bato (literally, Stone house) that was constructed back in the 19th century when the Philippines was still under the Spanish rule. I was told there was a museum inside, I hope I can check it out next time.

  Fourth was the Cambugahay waterfalls! With three cascades of awesomeness, this will surely delight the nature-lover in you. The water is very inviting and refreshing. The color is pastel(ish) green. I love pastel. Also, you can try jumping in the water by swinging in a rope ala Tarzan. I love almost everything about this place.

Another thing to note, there was a parking fee of Php20 (for our hired trike) and we were told we NEED to have a guide. The walk down the falls was 138 cemented steps and we can both swim so I don’t see the need to have a guide. Rules are rules however. We gave the guide a tip of course.

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    Next up was Maria Church in the town of Maria of course. We spent less than 5 minutes here and we just took a peek inside.

  Finally, we went to Salagdoong beach. It was very beautiful. The water was clear and pristine. There was a slide and a diving platform for cliff diving but we were unable to try both. I would’ve loved to spend more time here.

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By this time, Erica and I were already in a hurry to go back as the last trip was at 5:30pm. We passed by many towns including Larena where we saw a ship bound for Mindanao. Fortunately, we were able to make it. We only paid Php100 this time because the ship was a RORO vessel which was considerably slower. Indeed, the last trip was at 5:30pm but the boat left at 6:00pm. Don’t take your chances though. Come on time.

Waiting for the sunset?

We arrived in Dumaguete at 7:35 pm after an hour and a half of sea travel.

  SIQUIJOR | Part 5 The pier was very easy to find. Hiring motorcycles in Dumaguete is also very easy. We paid Php 8 each from Gabby's to the port.

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Simply can not believe what an incredible week it has been at NAJYRC. Val and I were apart of an amazing team of riders and together we pulled off a Gold Medal for Region 7, which is Region 7's third YR Team Gold Medal over three consecutive years. I had the time of my life dancing for the crowd in the freestyles last night, placing in the top ten and getting my first 70 from a judge at an international competition. I feel so lucky to be able to have bonded with my teammates and have made friendships that will last a lifetime. Riding in the Rolex Stadium and being surrounded by so many young, talented riders is an experience I'll never forget. Most of all, I'm so proud of my horse, who may not have had his best test ever, but performed certain movements better than he ever has before. I have learned so much and am so grateful for this opportunity -Lindsey

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Region 7 Young Rider Team Gold & Junior Team Silver

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Region 7 Young Rider Team Gold

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Tuesday July 14 Started today off with the in-barn vet inspections, then headed over for the jog! The horses were good and we all passed! It poured on and off all afternoon and there are several flooded areas throughout the park due to bad weather. We got to school in the Rolex Stadium for 20 mins, and again all of the horses were well-behaved in the huge arena. After a quick outfit change we headed over to opening ceremonies and the annual opening party at the beautiful Spycoast stables. Looking forward to the Team competition tomorrow!!

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Sunday July 12 After a 5 hour plane delay and almost 19 hours of traveling, our horses finally made it to the park around 11PM last night. They are both pretty tired (pictured above they are taking their afternoon naps), but they are drinking and so far the weather is not too hot. Despite this morning's thunderstorms, both were very well behaved for their hack ride earlier today. Tomorrow we move over to the permanent stabling and begin more preparations for the week to come!