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Dec122025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bago to pilot state-of-the-art land use tool in Visayas

Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao (center) meets with Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Undersecretary Henry Yap (right) and Environmental, Land Use, and Urban Planning and Development Director Ibani Padao during their courtesy visit at the City Hall on Tuesday.*Bago City in Negros Occidental is set to pioneer the use of the Automated Land Use and Zoning Compliance Assessment and Monitoring (AutoCAM) tool in the Visayas in 2026.Implemented by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), the AutoCAM project utilizes remote sensing, geographic information systems, and artificial intelligence to create an automated, efficient system for assessing and monitoring land use and zoning compliance."The City of Bago has achieved a significant milestone,...

Dec112025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

GOMO new rules to make holidays truly unstoppable

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GOMO Philippines Head Dom Brucal (center) leads the launch of GOMO’s latest innovations designed to give Filipinos the freedom to live, move, and connect without limits.*GOMO launched its newest suite of first-in-the-market innovations at GOMO! New Rules, an event that showcased how the future of connectivity is ours to shape. “New Rules: Writing the Next-Gen Innovations” reflects GOMO’s belief that life should be lived on our own terms, breaking limits, seizing every moment, and staying unstoppable.These new rules guide how GOMO develops innovations that move as fast as Filipinos do. With technology and experiences designed for freedom, flexibility, and control, the brand empowers users to stay connected, explore new opportunities, and enjoy life without unnecessary boundaries. Wh...

Dec102025 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NegOcc launches online jobs portal to link employers, job seekers

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The Negros Occidental provincial government launched a Negros Jobs Online Portal, a centralized digital platform designed to connect employers with job seekers and help address unemployment and underemployment in the province on Wednesday, Dec. 10.Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said the portal aims to match vacant positions offered by companies with jobless Negrenses looking for work.Diaz said the initiative seeks to shorten the period of joblessness and provide job seekers with access to reputable employers beyond the limitations of their immediate communities.He added that the platform will also help address employers’ concerns by widening their pool of qualified applicants and allowing them to find employees who best fit their needs.Diaz said the province con...

Dec102025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Biz leaders to gather Thursday for Bacolod Business Talks 2025

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The Bacolod City government, together with its business community, is set to convene local entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and key stakeholders for the Bacolod Business Talks 2025, an Investment Board Meeting cum Investment Forum and Networking Event, at L'Fisher Hotel, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11.The event dubbed "Building the Future Bacolod: Creativity, Connectivity, and Competitiveness," aims to provide a learning and engagement platform where participants can gain insights from national and local experts on the latest trends shaping tourism, IT-BPM, real estate, logistics, and related industries, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office (BCCO) said.Designed as a training–meets–thought leadership program, the forum blends technical knowledge with experient...

Dec92025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod groups call for climate accountability, action vs. flooding

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Participants of the recent forum workshop*Multisectoral groups in Bacolod City are calling for climate accountability and action following the recent flooding that displaced thousands of people.The groups issued the call at a recent forum workshop on climate crisis, climate finance, and accountability, a press release from the Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment (NICE) on Tuesday, Dec. 9, said.The event on “Understanding the Causes, Demanding Climate Accountability, and Advancing Just, Transparent, and Participatory Solutions” aimed to deepen public understanding of the climate crisis, clarify climate finance processes, and strengthen efforts to hold institutions accountable following the recent typhoons.The civil society-led forum-workshop came ahead of t...

Dec82025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Raps filed vs. Benitez, SP members; Albee confident case will be dismissed

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The site of the old Bacolod City Hall*”We are confident that the case will be dismissed for lack of merit when all the records and the evidence are examined, “ Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez said Monday night, Dec. 8.A complaint was filed against Benitez and eight members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod before the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas on October 27 and released to the media last week.It cited the “demolition” of the old city hall at corner of Luzuriaga and Araneta streets in Bacolod City and the ongoing construction of a new one. The complaint was filed by former city executive assistant on market operations Ernesto Novo Pineda, who cited alleged violations of the Anti-Graft and C...

Dec52025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

21% of ‘Oplan Kontra Baha’ clearing target hit under Bacolod’s joint gov’t, private sector drive

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Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Mayor Greg Gasataya, Undersecretary Charles Calima and other DPWH officials (r-l) at the "Oplan Kontra Baha" launching on Friday.* BCCO photo"Oplan Kontra Baha," a collaborative drive of the Bacolod City government, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the private sector, was officially launched at Mambulok Creek on Friday morning, December 5. The initiative aims to clear critical waterways and mitigate the impact of flooding on communities throughout Bacolod City.Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said “with the support of our engineers, barangay leaders, and the thousands of river warriors deployed across the city, we are taking concrete steps to restore the flow of our rivers and reinforce the importan...

Dec52025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

DTI leads seminar on competitiveness, innovation for Sagay’s creative sector

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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Sagay City LGU, led the “Elevating Competitiveness and Cultivating Innovation” seminar attended by nearly 50 representatives from the city’s creative sectors, academe, and local government at Balay Kauswagan on Dec. 3.DTI spearheaded discussions on strengthening local competitiveness and supporting the growth of creative industries, highlighting the sector’s role in economic development and innovation, a press release from Sagay City said.Jo-Dann Darong, Acting Director of DTI’s Bureau of Competitive Development, delivered the morning session on “Elevating Competitiveness and Cultivating Innovation Through Local Government Interventions: Policies, Plans, and Programs.”Darong emphasized the economic potential of...

Dec22025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod government to build more than P10M animal shelter

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Mayor Greg Gasataya said a more than P10 million Bacolod City Veterinary Office and Animal Shelter Complex that can house up to 500 dogs will be built on a 2,000-square meter property in Barangay 35, Bacolod City.Gasataya on Monday, Dec. 1, announced the plan for the shelter, as animal rights advocates called for the shutdown the Bacolod City dog pound in Brgy 35 and the removal of the current city veterinarian, Dr. Maria Agueda Trinidad Flores dela Torre.“The dog pound in Bacolod has just become a mass grave for so many dogs and even cats again,” Pawssion Project said in a Facebook post on Friday, Nov. 28.The city government has allocated P10 million from its loan for the animal shelter and additional funds will be added to increase the area where animals can be accommodated, ...

Dec22025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

SRA: Japanese technology transfer increases sugarcane yield by 20.8%

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The Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya and SRA Administrator Paul Azcona ride a deep planting machine at a demo farm in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.*The deep planting technology transfer from Japan has shown an increase in sugarcane yield by 20.8 percent from the average yield of 63.92 tons per hectare for manual planting to 77.23 tons per hectare, Sugar Regulatory Administrator Paul Azona said on Monday, Dec. 1.This is equivalent to 28.2 bags of sugar or an increase in income of P68,215 per hectare, according to a study implemented by SRA in collaboration with the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural (JIRCAS), he said.Azcona and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya rode a deep planting machine at a demo farm in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, which they...