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Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. (left) and Negros Occidental Field Office head Carmela Abellar (right) turn over a P495,000 check to village treasurer Elizabeth Cordero and chief Henry Belleza of Barangay Hawaiian, Silay City in Negros Occidental as assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers.The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) distributed P5.553 million in cash assistance to 1,234 beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) from 14 villages in Silay City and two in Bacolod City on Monday, June 12.The checks were turned over by DOLE-Western Visayas Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. and Negros Occidental Field Office head Carmela Ab...

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Western Visayas turned over financial assistance worth P20,000 each to 26 distressed and displaced Overseas Filipino Workers from Negros Occidental during the celebration of Migrant Workers’ Day in Bacolod City on Friday, June 9.The financial assistance is part of OWWA’s “Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay” (BPBH) Program that aims to give distressed or displaced OFWs immediate relief for a start-up or additional capital for a livelihood project.The turnover of assistance was one of the highlights of the celebration of the Migrant Workers’ Day in Bacolod City, which was attended by about 500 OFWs from 51 organizations from different local government units of Negros Occidental.OWWA-Western Visayas Head Rizza Joy Moldes said the event was he...

A total of 1,019 Bacolod City learners received backpacks as part of the simultaneously launching of the “PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees” of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in key areas of the country on Saturday, May 27.Seedlings were also turned over by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to Bacolod for the million trees program, Dr. Chris Sorongon, OVP - Bacolod satellite office volunteer, said Sunday.Vice President Sara Duterte, who led the launching of the program at the Mandaue City Sports Complex in Cebu, said the initiative intends to provide students with one million bags containing school supplies and dental kits, plant one million trees for environmental sustainability, and promote family planning among parents.“We hope t...

The Sipalay City Local Youth Development Office is one of the 25 LYDOs and Sangguniang Kabataan Councils in the country that will receive national awards for outstanding work at rites in Iloilo City on June 12.In the Facebook page of the Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards, it said that out of 483 submissions this year, Sipalay was one of the 25 awardees.Sipalay City is one of the two local government units to receive the award, the other one being the Local Youth Development Office of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental.Sipalay City Mayor Gina Lizares said that she is happy with the recognition as it is the first time that the city’s LYDO has been awarded on a national level.The city government has been serious in implementing the functions of the youth development office...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a Memorandum of Agreement with various schools and universities for a Student Internship Program with the Negros Occidental provincial government at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Friday, May 26.“This has been an ongoing program, our colleges and universities have requested if their students can join the province as interns, “ he said.“The provincial government is seriously looking at the possibility of actually hiring them, especially the good ones. We would like to have the best for the province of Negros Occidental”, he said.The schools who joined the ceremonial signing were the University of St. La Salle – Bacolod, STI-West Negros University, Bacolod City College, Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, University of Negros Occid...

YLANO Chairperson Carmela Feria and Bacolod Bishop Patrico Buzon (6th and 7th from left) hold the MOA in the presence YLANO Vice Chair Dennis Udani, Integrated Bar of the Philippines president Gerry Llena, Social Action Center head Fr. Chris Gonzales, and other YLANO members at the Bishop's House on Tuesday.The Diocese of Bacolod’s Social Action Center and the Young Lawyers Association of Negros Occidental (YLANO) signed an agreement to give free legal services to indigent individuals in the church community at the Bishop’s House in Bacolod City, Tuesday morning, May 23.YLANO Chairperson Carmela Feria said that this program aims to give free legal or paralegal advice to the poor or those individuals who do not have the capacity to hire private lawyers.“Individuals with cases in...

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of cash assistance and food packs to 57 former rebels at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, Tuesday, May 16.“This distribution assistance is just proof that the provincial government is willing to help and support you,” Lacson said.The national government gave P5,000 and the provincial government gave food packs to each of the former rebels, he said.This is an ongoing program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to help the former rebels in their transition to becoming ordinary citizens, Acting Provincial Social Welfare Officer Ma. Gerla Sario said.The governor said that the assistance and cash payouts came from the regional DSWD office and provincial government, wh...