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A total of 141,421 Group 2 beneficiaries or near-poor households in Negros Island Region (NIR) have received PHP2,000 cash aid each in the initial rollout of the national government’s Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport Assistance (UPLIFT).Data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) on Monday showed PHP282.842 million has been disbursed to the beneficiaries in Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor and Bacolod City during the month-long payouts from July 20 to Aug. 21.“The completion of the initial payout marks a significant milestone in the region-wide implementation of UPLIFT. The DSWD-NIR is already preparing for the additional 67,000 beneficiaries set to receive assistance under the succeeding rollout,” the ...

Moises Padilla Ella Garcia Yulo with one of the farmer beneficiaries.*More than 100 sugarcane farmers from Barangays Crossing Magallon and Magallon Cadre in EB Magalpona received free crop medicines and biological control agents from the local government as part of its continuing efforts to protect their livelihoods from the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI).The distribution, led by Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo and Vice Mayor Felix Mathias Segundo “Pimpoy” Yulo III was held at the Municipal Auditorium recently, a press release from the town said Monday,  August 24.Of the beneficiaries, 91 farmers received free insecticides and biostimulants for their sugarcane crops, while 21 farmers were provided with biocontrol agents designed to help manage the destructive pest t...

Soroptimist International of the Americas Philippine Region Governor Adelina Rojo and Soroptimist International of BacolodPresident Myrna Castillo (l-r)*Soroptimist International of Bacolod (SI Bacolod) will celebrate Soroptimist Week from August 25 to 30,  following the passage of Bacolod City Resolution No. 904, Series of 2026, which recognizes the invaluable contributions of Soroptimist International and encourages continued public awareness and support for its advocacies.The resolution also recognizes SI Bacolod's continuing commitment to women and girls, including its operation of Balay Pasilungan, which provides shelter, protection, and rehabilitation services to abused women and girls and survivors of violence.In celebration of Soroptimist Week, SI Bacolod has lined...

Eight hundred seedlings of cinnamon and udling were planted today by members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, the Upsilon Phi Sigma Fraternity, UAP Bacolod Azucar and architecture students of National University at the Bacolod Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Felisa.The tree-planting activity forms part of Rotary International's Area of Focus on Protecting the Environment, one of the seven causes Rotary clubs worldwide champion through hands-on community service, a press release said Sunday, August 16.For the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, the initiative reflects the club's ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and its partnership with local government units in pursuing sustainable development projects in the city, it added.The activity was supported by the Bacolo...

Deputy House Speaker and Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said he is looking forward to the completion of Bacolod City’s first underground cabling project soon, almost two years since the groundbreaking.Initiated by the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power), the kilometer-long Lacson Street Underground Distribution System Project is 85 percent complete, based on the overall progress report.“We have been working with the Negros Power and major telco and internet companies to transfer overhead cables to underground facilities. Soon, we will enjoy a safer, more reliable and better connection,” he said in a statement on Thursday, August 13.Benitez, who pushed for the project when he was the city mayor from 2022 to 2025, thanked Negros Power, along with the major telec...

Mayor Greg Gasataya, in coordination with the Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO), met with representatives of Ikthus Bacolod and JQua Construction, developers of the old dumpsite along Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, to discuss measures for the proper disposal of extracted waste exposed at the site on Thursday, August 13.Gasataya assured the developers that the city will assist in clearing the stockpile of waste, pending the recommendation of the Environmental Management Bureau-Negros Island Region (EMB-NIR), a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said.“This concern has been brought to my attention as early as October of last year,” Gasataya said, recalling how the absence of a clear disposal plan resulted in the city’s issuance of a sto...

Ten retiring Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in Bago City  received gratuity incentives ranging from ₱13,000 to ₱42,000 based on their length of service during a simple ceremony at the Mayor’s Office on Tuesday, August 11.Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao led the distribution alongside Councilors Leonilo del Carmen and Robert Javellana.The initiative was realized through City Ordinance No. 26-07, or "An Ordinance Granting Gratuity to all Qualified Accredited Barangay Health Workers in Bago City," which provides eligible BHWs a gratuity incentive of ₱1,000 for every year of service. Councilor del Carmen, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health, authored the measure granting financial recognition to retiring health personnel, a press release from Bago City said Wednesday...