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The Department of Health (DOH) called on parents, guardians, schools and communities to support its nationwide deworming campaign this July, emphasizing that the initiative is a safe and proven defense against intestinal worms.In a statement Thursday, the DOH explained that children are highly vulnerable to soil-transmitted helminths, or intestinal worms, due to their frequent contact with contaminated soil.Leaving these infections untreated can lead to "poor nutrition, anemia, stunted physical growth, delayed learning, and reduced resistance to other illnesses," while also negatively impacting a child's school attendance and academic performance, it said.The national deworming campaign utilizes Albendazole, a World Health Organization-recommended medication that has been a sta...

 A patient undergoes an electrocardiogram test through the Tricog VCardia 12-channel ECG machine at Victorias City Primary Care Facility*Victorias City PCF photoThe Victorias City Primary Care Facility (PCF) in Negros Occidental is utilizing the advanced remote electrocardiogram (ECG) technology to further strengthen healthcare services.Mayor Abelardo Bantug III said on Monday, July 13, that the city government now owns a Tricog VCardia 12-channel electrocardiogram (ECG) machine donated by private partner Elan Vita Diagnostic Solutions.“This state-of-the-art, ultra-lightweight digital ECG machine will significantly enhance our local healthcare capabilities by providing accurate and timely cardiac diagnostics,” Bantug said in a Facebook post.Victorias City is the first local...

Department of Health-Negros Island Region Director Razel Nikka Hao (4th from right) with the physicians serving under the Doctors to the Barrios Program.*DOH-NIR photoSeven more local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island Region (NIR) are getting the services of physicians deployed under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) Program of the Department of Health (DOH).These include the municipalities of E. B. Magalona, Moises Padilla, Murcia and Pontevedra in Negros Occidental as well as Amlan, Bindoy, and Santa Catalina in Negros Oriental.As of Monday, the DOH-NIR Health Human Resource Development Unit has endorsed the doctors to their respective assignments after they attended an orientation and paid a courtesy call to Regional Director Razel Nikka Hao at the DOH regional office...

Members of the Manuel M. Abello Masonic Lodge No. 260 and the Scottish Rite Freemasons Body of Bacolod Orient of Negros pushed through severe weather to conduct their 16th annual Brigada Eskwela at a remote elementary school in La Carlota City.The outreach operation at Miguel S. Mondia Elementary School in Barangay Yubo proceeded despite heavy rains and strong winds generated by Typhoon Inday, a press release from  the masonic lodge saidThe school, located a few kilometers from the crater of Mt. Kanlaon, is classified by the Department of Education as a "Last Mile" school due to its severe geographic isolation and lack of resources.The beneficiary families have been facing prolonged displacement and hardship following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino on November 4,  and ...

A total of 1,953 individuals from 664 families in   four towns  in Negros Occidental preemptively evacuated due to rains   brought on by Typhoon “Inday” and the Southwest Monsoon.The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) report as of 11 a.m. Friday said  the affected residents came from 11  barangays. La Castellana has the highest number of displaced residents, with 1,104 persons (370 families) affected. Residents evacuated to avoid possible flooding and lahar flow in  La Castellana.Isabela  reported  421 affected persons (141 families) across three barangays.A total of 382 persons (139 families) in five barangays in Pontevedra  are also affected. nine evacuation centers house 329 individuals (12...

. Agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in southern Negros Occidental show their certificates of condonation with release of mortgage in a ceremony held at the Isabela Municipal Gymnasium on Thursday.*DAR NIR photo The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has granted debt relief amounting to PHP6.65 billion to 44,643 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and turned over PHP95.5 million in support services to various ARB organizations (ARBOs) in southern Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 9.This was the second leg of DAR-Negros Island Region’s (NIR) three‑day distribution series dubbed “Padayon” (to continue or to carry on), after the distribution to ARBs in northern Negros Occidental in Cadiz City on Wednesday.In a ceremony held at the Isabela Municipal Gymnasium, Undersecretary ...

Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II *New classrooms will soon be constructed across eight Department of Education (DepEd) campuses in Negros Occidental.Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II announced the development on his Facebook page on Thursday, July  9."Good news for our beloved Negrense learners. New classrooms will be constructed in your campuses," Diaz said.He said the new school buildings will be built at the following locations:Don E. Bilbao Elementary School (Hinoba-an)Mainit Elementary School (Toboso)Ma-init Elementary School (Cauayan)Bunga Integrated School (Don Salvador Benedicto)Laga-an Elementary School (Calatrava)Medina Integrated School (San Carlos City)Iliranan Integrated School (San Carlos City)Salamanca ...

The 601 barangays in Negros Occidental are set to receive a total of PHP120.2 million in financial assistance under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Bawat Barangay Makikinabang Program.Every barangay is allotted PHP200,000, half of which, or PHP100,000, will be used for educational aid of presidential scholars, with five students set to receive PHP20,000 each.Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, who showed the check in a Facebook post Tuesday night, said Board Member Richard Julius Sablan, representative of the Liga ng Mga Barangay, and Provincial Treasurer Amy Grace Ofamin Bolivar claimed and facilitated the release of the check from the Office of the Executive Secretary.“We support barangay development all the way,” Diaz said.By Wednesday, village officials can ...

 The Department of Social Welfare and Development's Project LAWA at BINHI partner-beneficiaries in Candoni, Negros Occidental, receive cash assistance.*DSWD photoThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released a total of PHP17.442 million in cash assistance to partner-beneficiaries under the Project LAWA at BINHI in five local government units (LGUs) across Negros Occidental.Data of the DSWD-Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday showed the amount was paid to 1,700 recipients who received PHP10,260 each after completing the 20-day cash-for-work and cash-for-training program in the last week of June.“This combines temporary employment with capacity-building activities designed to strengthen community resilience, climate change adaptation, and sustainable reso...

Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) said it proudly supports Khent Benedict Balulot, a 3rd-year Computer Engineering student, for earning the distinct honor of representing the Philippines at the World of Dance Summit 2026, currently taking place in Anaheim, California from Tuesday to Friday, July 7 to 10."Khent’s achievement is a testament to his exceptional balance of academic excellence and artistic passion. A consistent honor student, he has received numerous local and national recognitions in his field of study", a press release  from CHMSU  said Tuesday.Outside the classroom, he has channeled his creativity and discipline into the performing arts as an active member of VMDT (Vicentinian Maraynon Dagyaw Theatre), where he has distinguished himself as both a dedicat...