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DAR photoThe Department of Agrarian Reform distributed 7,709 hectares of agricultural land to 7,268 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Negros Occidental, Thursday, September 30.Secretary John Castriciones led the distribution of 12,054 Certificates of Land Ownership Awards to beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program during the EPs/CLOAs Distributions conducted at the Pontevedra gym.Of the number, 4, 119.5624 hectares were distributed to 3,926 farmer-beneficiaries from various municipalities and cities in north Negros Occidental.Meanwhile, 3, 342 agrarian reform beneficiaries would share among themselves the 3,589.5345 hectares of agricultural lands in the southern part of the province.These are covered by 5, 321 land titles involving various landholdings...

The permit to operate the Sum-ag Floating Restaurant, which is a project of the City of Bacolod, is being worked out by the contractor Stoneworks Specialist International Corp. with the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Manila, former Bacolod Rep. John Orola said Wednesday, September 29.As soon as the Certificate of Ownership and Certificate of Philippine Registry is completed including the bay and river clearance it could be officially turned over to the City of Bacolod, Orola, Bacolod City Consultant on Trade, Tourism and Investment, said in a press release.The Account Officer of the contractor informed Orola in a message Tuesday, September 28, that the Marina is scheduled to release the documents such as the Certificate of Ownership and Certificate of Philippine Registry t...

The Vicmico Planters Association Inc. and its cooperative continue to extend various services and implement support programs for its hundreds of members who are mostly agrarian reform beneficiaries, its press release said Tuesday, September 28.The Vicmico PAI, one of the biggest planters' groups in Negros Occidental, released incentives, facilitated bank loans and cash advances, quedan financing, fertilizer assistance and made available farm equipment and other farming implements for use of planter-members, among others, amid the difficulties triggered by the slowing down of economic activities since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year, association president Aurelio Valderrama Jr. and chairman Jose Ma. Montinola, said.Close to P1 billion in services, investment...

Consumer group Power Watch Negros Advocates Inc. reiterated its opposition Friday to the holding of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative’s 43rd Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) on Sunday, September 26.The Power Watch members, in a position paper released by Wennie Sancho, said they refuse “to amend, rescind and ratify any document or legal instrument in this AGMA which we declare to be illegal.”They stressed in the position paper that the AGMA “violates the basic principle of the parliamentary procedure,” claiming that the assembly “was hastily, ineptly and badly prepared.”“It does not provide processes through which the consumers can discuss and work out satisfactory solutions to the greatest number of questions in the least of time. More importantly, on the sudden...

City PIO photoMayor Evelio Leonardia underscored the need for a strong public-private partnership amid the continued threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to Bacolod City residents.Leonardia made the pitch when he recently met with officials of the Negros Occidental Filipino-Chinese Amity Club and Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade at the Amity Building Social Hall, a press release from his office said.Amity Club Chairman Roger Yap and Corporate Secretary Crispin Chua as well as John Sugon, deputy of fire service, and Renato Rumel Rojo, deputy of emergency medical service, were present.Also in attendance were the volunteers and trainees of the group.Leonardia was joined by City Development Council Vice Chairman George Zulueta.Leonardia shared with the Filipino-Chinese g...

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has launched a multi-sectoral movement toward attaining net zero carbon emissions among businesses in the Philippines, with Silliman University in Dumaguete City among its pioneer partners.Dubbed the Net Zero Carbon Alliance, EDC is spearheading the movement for the country to become carbon neutral, in line with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) goal to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 75 percent as part of the government’s Nationally Determined Contributions to the landmark global COP 21 Paris climate change agreement, a press release from the firm said.“We are putting into action our revitalized mission in the Lopez Group to ‘forge collaborative pathways for a decarbonized and regenerative future’ by seeking partnerships and synergies ...