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May282023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

VP’s office distributes 1,019 backpacks to Bacolod learners

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...

May282023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Sipalay to receive national outstanding LYDO award

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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...

May262023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Governor signs MOA for student internships

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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...

May232023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Young lawyers to give free legal aid to indigents

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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...

May182023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Youth urged to preserve, protect local heritage

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Young people in Negros Occidental have been urged to preserve and protect their local heritage during the three-day Youth Forum on Heritage held at The Magikland in Silay City until Thursday, May 18, in line with the observance of the National Heritage Month this May.The gathering was attended by about 60 participants, aged 17 years to 23 years, from the province’s 3rd District, including the cities of Silay, Talisay, and Victorias, and the municipalities of EB Magalona and Murcia, as well as the provincial capital, Bacolod.Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez, whose office initiated the forum, together with the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. (FHFI) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), underscored the need to cultivate the value of cultural appreciat...

May172023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Capacitating disaster responders

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VMC Foundation Executive Director Anne Tiongco, VMC President Linley Retirado, 303rd IB head BGen. Orlando Edralin, VMC Asset Protection and Safety Dept. Head Jose Ramon Eduardo Unson, Maj. Jerome Manahan, and Purisima Brgy. Captain Cresenciano Sombero Jr. at the opening rites of the 3-day BERT Training in Camp Aniceto Lacson, Victorias City.*Thirty officials and community workers of Barangay Purisima, Manapla, are now fully trained to respond to emergency situations in their village after completing the 3-day Barangay Emergency Response Team (BERT) Training at the 605th Manuever Company Headquarters, in Camp Aniceto Lacson, Victorias City.The training, conceptualized by Victorias Milling Company Foundation in cooperation with the Manapla Disaster Response and Rescue Management Tea...

May162023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

57 former rebels get help

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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...

May162023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

PRC aids Kabankalan evacuees

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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided assistance to 233 residents belonging to 62 families who evacuated following an encounter between Philippine Army soldiers and New People’s Army rebels at Sitio Dangalon, Barangay Hilamonan in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, on May 11.The evacuees at the Hilamonan Covered Court returned to their homes on Sunday, May 14, the PRC said on Tuesday, May 16.The PRC immediately mobilized 143 Red Cross Volunteers and Red Cross Youth members to provide essential support to the affected families.The volunteers provided child-friendly space activities, promoted hygiene practices, and raised awareness about dengue prevention, a press release from PRC said Tuesday, May 16.PRC also deployed an ambulance team to ensure that medical assistance was rea...

May102023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

2,611 EBM kids get MR vaccines; 3,041 receive OPVs in first 6 days

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An initial 2,611 children in various barangays of E. B. Magalona have been vaccinated against measles and rubella (MR), while 3,041 kids have received oral polio vaccines (OPVs), in the first six days of the ongoing supplemental immunization campaign of the Department of Health (DOH), called “Chikiting Ligtas,” according to the Municipal Health Office (MHO) Wednesday, May 10.MHO said 1,691 children also received Vitamin A supplementation in the same activity, a press releseas from EB Magalona said.The figure represented 46.57 percent of the MHO target for MR for children aged 9 to 59 months; and 46.49 percent for OPV for children aged 0 to 59 months."Chikiting Ligtas" is a month-long campaign of the DOH this May, called "MR-OPV SIA" or “Measles Rubella- bivalent Oral Polio Vacc...

May82023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Murcia delegates join Taiwan confab

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Acting Murcia Mayor Johnny Reosura and Nanhua Uiversity President Dr. Tsong-Ming Lin shows the newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding for Academic Cooperation between Murcia and Nanhua University.*Delegates from Murcia, Negros Occidental, participated in the recently concluded 7th International Symposium on Sustainable Development and Green Technology in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.The Murcia delegation was led by Acting Mayor Johnny Reosura, Agriculture Committee Vice-Chair SB Hernan Alintana, Executive Assistant Erwin Apua, OIC-Municipal Agriculturist Dennis Garzon and Agricultural Technologist Ma. Paola Joy Rivera.Sponsoring the delegation’s trip to Taiwan was the Sustainability Center of Taiwan-based Nanhua University, led by CEO Yao Ming Hong, while Father Yongsing Cui, Vice-...