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A 17-year-old student of E. B. Magalona won second place, out of 18 participants representing various local government units around Negros Occidental, in the provincewide Tour-Guiding Competition held at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Wednesday, September 21, as part of the ongoing 22nd Provincial Tourism Week.Lauren Joy Palabrica, who hails from Barangay 2, and a Grade 11 STEM student of E. B. Magalona National High School (EBMNHS), received P6,000 cash prize, a plaque, and a certificate from the Negros Occidental Tourism Division, the organizer of the Provincial Tourism Week.Palabrica and her coach, Raffy Berina, a Contemporary Arts and English teacher of EBMNHS, also earlier received a cash assistance of P6,000 from the municipal government of E. B. Magalona as their allowance ...

The effects of food insecurity go beyond physical. Involuntary hunger has been a long standing problem in the Philippines, and during the pandemic, when millions lost their means of livelihood, this became more apparent with the surge of mental health concerns.A study by University of Arkansas professors Di Fang, Michael Thomsen and Rodolfo Nayga Jr., published by BMC Public Health in March 2021, found that food insecurity caused by the pandemic was also associated with increased risk of mental illness.It determined that “food insecurity is associated with a 257% higher risk of anxiety and a 253% higher risk of depression.” The study then recommended that public health measures should focus on getting direct subsidies of food purchases to poor families, especially families with chi...

A total of 677 E. B. Magalona beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) receive their PPEs (personal protective equipment) during an orientation at the Public Plaza Friday, September 16, which was also the start of their 10-day work.PESO (Public Employment Service Office) manager Jessilyn Plaza said the beneficiaries will conduct a cleanup drive in their respective barangays for four hours a day for 10 days, with a rate of P450 per day or P4,500 for 10Days, a press release said.This batch’s TUPAD fund was facilitated by Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District).Plaza said the beneficiaries started their work on Sept. 16 wearing their DOLE TUPAD PPEs, comprised of long slee...

Three hundred beneficiaries receive free medical and dental services, as well as medicines, snacks, hygiene kits and tennis shoes, during the medical-dental mission conducted by Open Heart Foundation in Murcia*Three hundred Murciahanons benefitted from the medical-dental mission spearheaded by Manila-based non-government organization Open Heart Foundation Worldwide Inc. (OHF) at Brgy. Blumentritt, Murcia, recently.Conducted in partnership with the provincial government headed by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacaon and the Murcia LGU headed by Mayor Gerry Rojas, the medical-dental mission was part of OHF’s 30th Founding Anniversary celebration themed “‘OHF’s 30th: Reliving the Bayanihan Spirit Amidst the Pandemic”.“We congratulate Open Heart Foundation for 30 years of service for the empow...

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Negros Occidental chapter will offer a free legal clinic for the public at the Northwing of SM City in Bacolod City from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on September 18.The activity is the second time that the chapter will be partnering with the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, SM City Bacolod and the United Architects of the Philippines- Bacolod Azucar chapter, in line with the observance of the United Nation’s International Day of Peace on September 21.The Libre Kunsulta Legal is also being supported by the JCI-Bacolod and the University of St. La Salle College of Law.Twenty lawyers have signified their interest to offer their legal services to the public for free and those who have legal concerns may take advantage of this activity, IBP chapter presiden...

As part of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) project of Negros Occidental, the Association of Negros Producers (ANP) along with the 94th IB of the Philippine Army, Hope Builders Organization Negros Island Inc., and CPSU Radyo Muscovado Sweet FM continue to extend aid for the community of Sitio Madaja, Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City on September 10.The thriving sitio is situated in the northern part of Brgy. Buenavista, a community that deserves to be supported and acknowledged by the government.The community's access to primary education is one of the concerns since pupils and students have to endure long distances on foot and deal with heartrending difficulties in climbing hills, wading across brooks, or crossing rivers to get to school daily in sweltering heat or p...