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PVO photoThe Provincial Veterinary Office conducted simultaneous veterinary relief operations as part of its disaster recovery efforts in flood-stricken areas of the Third District in Negros Occidental.The veterinary relief operations at the cities of Talisay, Silay and Victorias include services such as deworming, consultation, vaccination, vitamin B supplementation of pet and livestock animals as well as the dispersal of 300 heads of free-range chicks and distribution of information-education campaign materials on raising livestock during the rainy season.Dewormers, anti-biotic solubles, electrolytes, vitamins and vaccines were also distributed.The veterinary relief operations were conducted in badly hit areas such as Barangays 6A and 7 in Victorias City with 97 clients s...

Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez today, January 26, thanked Senator Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa for his assistance to families in the third district of Negros Occidental directly affected by the flash floods on January 1 and 8.The senator sent 40 sacks of rice through the National Food Authority and the office of Benitez, a press release said.The rice was distributed to identified affected families with the assistance of the Social Welfare and Development offices in the cities of Victorias, Silay and Talisay, and the municipality of E.B. Magalona, it said.*

First Philippine Holdings Chairman and CEO Federico R. Lopez, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, Uswag Molecular Laboratory Manager Annabelle Blancaflor and EDC President and CEO Richard B. Tantoco during the signing ceremony held via Zoom.*The City of Iloilo received a state-of-the-art Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machine, RNA extractor and test kits during the weekend from the Lopez Group of Companies through the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) to further strengthen their resiliency against COVID-19.Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas thanked EDC and called it “a celebration of successful collaboration and partnership with the private sector”, a press release from the firm said.“We humbly recognize that we cannot gain leverage and perform effectively witho...

Vi-Anne Cadianza with husband Alex Calipusan and children Emiko and Thyia*La Castellana Elementary School heads Shirley Marquez and Cayetano Malabug receive the library deed of donation from Eva and Wildredo Cadianza (l-r).* The library donated by former LCES alumna Vi-Anne Cadianza and husband, Alex Calipusan.*Schoolchildren at the La Castellana Elementary School (LCES) will have a new library to visit when face-to-face classes reopen.Former Lin-ay sang Negros Vi-Anne Cadianza and husband, Alex Calipusan, recently turned over the library to school officials through Vi-Anne’s parents, Eva and Wilfredo Cadianza.The Calipusan couple who live in Las Vegas, USA, have set up set-up Uplift Foundation International to serve as a conduit for their give-back projects in their hometowns...

The Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Division under the Office of the Governor is now accepting applications from Bachelor’s degree graduates for a three-month Japanese Language and Culture Training Course at the OISCA Bago Training Center and intensive Japanese Language Training in Japan for one year.OISCA International is looking for 20 hardworking, highly-dedicated and trainable individuals who are fully committed to work in Japanese companies in Japan, who are 26 years old and below, single, male or female, a press release from the Capitol said today, January 21.This program is a collaborative effort between OISCA Bago Training Center and the Negros Occidental provincial government to provide long term job opportunities for Negrenses, it said.OISCA Bago Training Center...

The 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion of the Philippine Army distributed relief goods to affected families in flood-hit areas in Negros Occidental Wednesday, January 20.*79th IBThe 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion of the Philippine Army distributed relief goods to the affected families in the three flood-hit areas in Negros Occidental Wednesday, January 20.A total of 1,000 families from the cities of Victorias, Sagay, and Escalante benefitted the 1,000 packs of relief goods that contain assorted canned goods, rice and noodles donated by GMA Kapuso Foundation Inc. and Landers Superstore though the AFP Central Command, a press release from the Army said.Use clothing donated by private individuals and stakeholders from Central Visayas were also distributed, it added.Lt. C...

More than 1,500 relief packs consisting of rice, loaf bread, canned goods, packs of noodles and bottles of water were distributed to heavily affected flood victims in various lowland barangays in Silay City this week.It can be recalled that residents greeted the New Year with floods. Also hit were the cities of Talisay and Victorias.In a concerted effort, headed by Board Member and Silay City councilor Ryan Gamboa, together with Councilors Denden Velez, Max Javelona and Lyndon Bernardo, through their Share-A-Meal program, the team immediately responded that dreadful morning with hot meals and food for the flood victims.The packing and distribution of food items were also made possible through the effort of the Share-A-Meal Team, which has since been very busy during the Covid-1...

Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has directed the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) to extend assistance to the local government units in Northern Negros, which were adversely stricken by floods brought about by monsoon rains that also affected many regions of the country.The PSWDO provided relief assistance to augment the aid and basic services provided by the respective LGUs, after the conduct of massive evacuation, a press release from the Capitol said.PSWDO personnel initially distributed relief items such as boxes of bottled water, 50 boxes of sardines, 75 sacks of rice, and sets of non-food items that included blankets, towels, plastic mats, tarpaulins, among others.A PSWDO Report said there are 59 affected barangays from the cities of Tali...

The book “Negrense Heritage Cooking”, a project of the Slow Food Community of Negros Island together with Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, will be launched at Casa Gamboa in Silay City, Negros Occidental, on January 19, Ramon Uy Jr. said today.The book documents Negrense heirloom dishes, culinary traditions, recipes of local ingredients that have been forgotten, as well as recipes in times of crisis. It is an 82 page book that will include 19 illustrations.In line with this event, there will also be a food tasting prepared by Slow Food Community of Negros Chefs, Uy said.The book was produced in partnership with Negros Museum, province of Negros Occidental, and the Department of Tourism Region 6.*

Bacolod PIO photoThe Philippine Red Cross (PRC) — Bacolod-Negros Occidental Chapter provided food assistance to 100 persons with disabilities (PWDs) at the Bacolod City Government Center lobby on January 8.The distribution of the food packs was part of a simultaneous nationwide program of the Red Cross, initiated by PRC chief executive officer and chairman Senator Richard Gordon, PRC secretary general Elizabeth Zavalla, chapter administrators, and department heads, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said today, January 12.In Bacolod, it was led by local chapter chairman Carlos Ganihong and their Board of Directors, which include City Administrator Em Ang, Joel Chua, Arthur Yap, and Chapter Administrator Rita Benita Mirasol.The selected PWD beneficiar...