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May82023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

USLS has 22 new registered electrical engineers, 4 master electricians

The University of St. La Salle (USLS) just produced 22 new registered electrical engineers and master electricians.The 22 new registered electrical engineers from USLS were among the 3,339 examinees who passed the April 2023 board exam for electrical engineers.With an overall passing rate of 73.33 percent, USLS outperformed the national passing rate of 57.86 percent for the Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination, a USLS press release said..USLS first-takers of the Registered Master Electricians Licensure examination obtained a perfect passing rate of 100 percent. The university's overall passing rate for this exam stands at 80 percent, exceeding the national passing rate of 42.21 percent.The new registered Lasallian electrical engineers are: Jose Edsel T. Alf...

May82023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

A delightful tour of Sagay

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The Suyac Island Mangrove Eco Park*Women dancing and singing a lively welcome song set a happy beat for a visit to the Suyac Island Mangrove Eco Park in Sagay City.Visitors to the island, which is about a 10 to 15-minute boat ride from the mainland, are taken on a tour of the home of one of the oldest and biggest Sonneratia alba mangroves in Negros, which includes a 300-year-old tree.The 300-year-old tree at the Suyac Island Mangrove Eco Park*The local guides are passionate about the importance of their mangroves that have saved their lives and homes from the onslaught of typhoons, including the deadly 2013 Super Typhoon YolandaThe 1.8 hectare island surrounded by a 15-hectare mangrove forest is also vital to the increase in the fish population and as a carbon sink....

May72023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Panaad kay San Vicente de Vito: A feast of miracles and prayers

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Devotees flock to the Vito Church to celebrate the 25th Panaad kay San Vicente Ferrer from April 29 to May 2.*Vito Church has been one of the places frequently visited in Sagay by the religious faithful to offer prayers, ask for healing, and even miracles.One of them is Marcelina Labio, 85, who frequently visits the place not just to pray for her family but for others as well. For 20 years, she has been doing the “Pabasa” or novena where she reads the saints’ prayers, passages, and stories. And the month of May is one of the busiest times to do it, as the devotees and parishioners celebrate the feast of the church’s saint, St. Vincent Ferrer de Vito.Devotees gather at the image of St. Vincent Ferrer for prayers and miracles.*Last week was the celebration of the feast and Ma...

May52023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

City to use ‘My Basurero’app for garbage pick-up

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A garbage truck collecting trash in Bacolod City*PNA photoThe Bacolod City government, together with private garbage hauler IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (CDC), will soon launch the use of a mobile application (app) that will allow households and business establishments to book a garbage pick-up.City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said on Friday, May 5, that the IPM-CDC, whose new contract runs from May to December this year, has already presented the development of the “My Basurero” app to the city officials."We are trying to target that within the year, you will just have to make a booking for your garbage pick-up," he told reporters.Maghari said that through the mobile app, the user would know the arrival schedule of the garbage truck and would be able to tr...

May52023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

209 farmer-beneficiaries get land titles in north Negros

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Some of the 49 farmer beneficiaries.*Some 209 farmers received certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) for agriculture lands located in two localities in northern Negros Occidental in April, data from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Friday, May 5, showed.Among the beneficiaries are 49 farmers given the owner’s duplicate copy for a 21.23-hectare property, formerly managed by Danao Development Corp., in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, on April 25.Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Jasmin Castillo told the farmer-beneficiaries to protect and continue cultivating the lands they now own.“Pay your taxes regularly and refrain from getting involved in illegal arrangements that may lead to your disqualification,” she said.On the same day, some 40 farmer-benefi...

May52023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

CSAV grad 7th placer in criminology exam

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Edmar Condiman Valladolid*Edmar Condiman Valladolid made history as the first-ever Criminology topnotcher of Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.Valladolid made it to seventh place in the April 2023 Licensure Examination for Criminologists with a rating of 87.70 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Thursday, May 4.The PRC announced that 4,139 out of 13,000 passed the Licensure Examination for Criminologists given by the Board of Criminology in 30 testing centers all over the Philippines in April.*

May32023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Globe and NABU partner to improve PH student reading comprehension

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Reading is an essential skill for the 21st century, and a way to encourage it and improve comprehension is by making books available in languages that are understood by young readers.To inspire more Filipinos to read and easily comprehend, the free-to-download tech-publishing app NABU: Multilingual Kids Books has released its first batch of regional language books for Filipino learners from diverse backgrounds, a press release from Globe said.Globe has partnered with NABU, the New York-based nonprofit focused on eradicating poverty through increased literacy and free access to mother tongue books through their proprietary app."We believe that everyone should have access to age-appropriate, culturally relevant, and accurate reading materials in their own language. This is an imp...

May12023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Bacolod City sets up hospital help desks for indigent patients

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Assigned personnel distributed the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) family health membership cards to qualified beneficiaries last week.*Bacolod PIO photoThe Bacolod City government deployed liaisons on Monday, May 1, to man the help desks for indigent patients seeking hospital admissions under the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP).Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the personnel will be assigned to hospitals with existing agreements with the city government in the implementation of the city’s flagship health program.“By May 1, they should be in the hospitals. To make it simple, the BacCHP office will set up help desks in the hospitals. Patients need not do anything but go to the hospital and ask assistance from the help desks,” he added....

Apr252023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

VMC donates books, rehabilitates day care center

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VMC President Linley Riterado led the ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Cane Town Day Care Center and donated books for the students in the presence of Brgy. Captain Lucia Duran, Teacher Rose Cagadas, VMC Admin Officer, Eva Rodriguez, VMC Foundation Executive Director and Corporate Communications Head, Anne Tiongco and Brgy. Kagawad Gallardo Lazo.*Victorias Milling Company recently conducted roof and ceiling repairs of the Canetown Day Care Center and donated books to invigorate the learning of children in their community.VMC President Linley Retirado said this is part of their commitment to provide the necessary assistance to improve the education system, particularly among their stakeholders. The Canetown Day Care Center hosts 50 students currently.“Foundation is key and ...

Apr252023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

CHMSU plants 190 endemic trees for Earth Day 2023

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Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) celebrated Earth Day 2023 with the Bionihan Tree Monitoring and Inventory at Gawahon Eco-Park, Victorias City, on Saturday, April 22.With assistance from Bantay Bukid personnel, volunteers from CHMSU Talisay Campus, Alijis Campus, and Fortune Towne Campus, planted 190 endemic tree seedlings and monitored more than 600 growing trees planted during previous visits, a press release from the university said.Rhoderick K. Samonte, CHMSU Director for Internationalization and External Relations, thanked the students and staff who took part in the activity and encouraged everyone to use the experience to influence other members of the community to join future initiatives.“This is our moral obligation. This is what it means to be a true...