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A total of 940 provincial government teacher-scholars and diocesan scholars of the Project FREE Paglaum program earned their post-graduate degrees at the University of St. La Salle and were lauded by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson during their graduation rites held at the St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City on Friday, December 9.The scholars are beneficiaries of grants provided by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental through Lacson as project grantor and the Dioceses of Bacolod, Kabankalan and DumagueteLacson, in his message, emphasized the importance of education and its capacity to determine and influence the future.“As the governor of the Province, I believe in the potential of Negrense talents and capacities. And I know that with proper opportunities and enhanceme...

A total of 63 farmers from barangays Canlusong and San Isidro in E. B. Magalona received indemnity assistance from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) at distribution rites at the town’s public plaza on Wednesday, December 7.Municipal Planning and Development Office head Erwin Poniado, representing Mayor Marvin Malacon, OIC-Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., and Charlon Melendres, insurance underwriter of PCIC 3rd District, led the turnover of checks totaling P234,749 to the beneficiaries whose crops and livestock were damaged by pests, other diseases, and the recent typhoon, a press release from EB Magalona said.The PCIC assistance was facilitated by the Office of Mayor Marvin Malacon, through the Municipal Agriculture Office.Garcia had earlier said Malacon...

About 250 dance enthusiasts are joining the Zumba Party at the E. B. Magalona Public Plaza on Wednesday, December 7, as a prelude to the Christmas Lights Switch-On Ceremony of the municipality.The Zumba Party will start at 4 p. m. and end at 5:30 p. m., a press release from EB Magalona said.The program for the switch-on, on the other hand, will be held in front of the Municipal Hall starting 5:30 p.m. where Mayor Marvin Malacon will do the countdown to the 6 p.m. switch-on of Christmas Lights.ZIN (Zumba Instructor) Ruby Destua and Dance Instructor Edward Dojello, both from E. B. Magalona, will lead the activity, along with special guests ZIN Grace and ZIN Alex Estrada, both from Cebu City.They will be joined by nine Zumba Instructors from neighboring LGUs: ZIN ZLove, ZIN Jo...

Rotary Club of Bacolod and Rotary Club of Sagay-Sinigayan, as part of their sisterhood club program, conducted a joint community outreach project at the Ata Village in Brgy Puey, Sagay City, that benefitted nearly 60 indigenous community families, Saturday, December 3.The City Govt of Sagay headed by Mayor Narciso L. Javelosa Jr., Rural Bank of Sagay and Sagay DepEd’s Book Nook were also part of the outreach, a press release from Sagay City said.The clubs gave “pamaskwa" to the Ata Village, which contained a pack of grocery goods, hygiene kits, 5-kilo packed rice, fruits, solar-powered transistor radios, a Lighting Kit, and Emergency Lamps, among others.In his welcome address, Brgy. Puey Punong Barangay Leofer Cobrado II said this program has a huge impact on the community and ...

Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas, Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura, Sangguniang Bayan Members and other town officials launched the 26th edition of the Tinabu-ay Festival on Sunday*The 26th Tinabu-ay Festival with the theme “Bugay kag Bugana sa Murcia” was launched Sunday, December 5.The launch of the festival, which runs until December 8, saw the participation of all departments of the local government, local offices of national agencies, barangay officials and workers, schools, civic organizations, local clubs, businesses, farmers and producers, youth, LGBTQ and other sectors, a press release from Murcia said.“We have suffered through two years of the pandemic, and we were also struck by Typhoon Odette and Typhoon Paeng, but we survived them all. The hardships of the past two years of the p...

Mayor Gerry Rojas officiated the exchange of wedding vows between 40 OFW couples in the first “OFW Kasalan ng Bayan 2022” at the Murcia covered court recently.“This is the first time in Murcia that there’s a mass wedding sponsored by OFWs,” Rojas said.Rojas advised the couples to be “Be good examples to your children…Your children will follow the example that they see in you. If you show them good deeds, they will grow up to become good partners when they marry and good citizens in their community.”Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura welcomed the guests and couples, their parents and their entourage, while OFW Negros Occidental Federation president Salvacion Barrios introduced the guests and praised Rojas for being the only mayor of Murcia who has a heart for the OFWs.Among the guest...