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Capitol photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator, Robert Empedrad, led the inauguration of the MARINA Training Institute at the Panaad Park in Bacolod City, Tuesday afternoon, May 24.The inauguration of the academic arm of MARINA is a welcome development for the province, and its building will pave the way for the improvement of the capacities of MARINA to adapt to the fast-changing trends in the maritime industry, and to serve as an effective training and education facility to all maritime professionals in the province, Lacson said.The maritime industry is greatly instrumental in the achievement of inclusive growth and socio-economic progress, he added.“A reliable and modern Philippine fleet, with skilled and co...

Murcia parish priest Fr. Regner Dequiňa blesses the new ambulance and pick-up vehicle before they were turned over by Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas (right) and Vice-Mayor Johnny Reosura to the Rural Health Unit and the office of the Sangguniang Bayan.*Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas and Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura turned over a new ambulance and pick-up service vehicle to the Rural Health Unit and the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan, recently.Rural Health Officer Dr. Raymund Antonio Maguad received the ambulance, while Reosura received the pick-up vehicle intended for the Office of Sangguniang Bayan, a press release said Tuesday, May 24.“As I have mentioned since the start of my term, my administration will strive continually to bolster the mobility of our local offices, particularly the Rur...

Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over checks worth P12,808,000 to the DepEd - Division of Negros Occidental headed by Schools Division Superintendent, Marsette Sabbaluca, at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on Thursday, May 19.Of the amount P300,000 is for the secondary school student athletes who will participate in the Provincial Qualifying Sports Competition; P3,080,000 for the Literacy Development, Alternative Learning System (ALS) and SPED Literacy teachers; P4,428,000 for the operation, salaries and wages of non-teaching personnel and scholars of the Negros Occidental Science High School; and P5M for the various projects of the Negros Occidental High School, a press release from the Capitol said.The checks were turned over in the presence of Caren Moscos...

Teleperformance, a global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and advanced related services, on Thursday, May 19, announced a $6 million global partnership with UNICEF to help strengthen education programs for children in the Philippines and India, and to provide disaster relief around the world.The partnership, which will run for three years, comes at a time when the world is dealing with this escalating war, emerging from a global pandemic, and suffering extreme weather events that have hit communities, schools, and families around the world, a press release from Teleperformance said.One of the first areas of support in the partnership is to UNICEF’s emergency response in Ukraine, where it is estimated a child becomes a refugee every second - 75,000 ch...

The University of St. La Salle Basic Education Unit will hold its second round of virtual open house tagged as BURGEON 2022 featuring the Lasallian Blended Learning experience at 10 a.m. on May 14.BURGEON will use Canvas Learning Management System which will be handled by different subject teachers from Pre-Kinder to Grade 12, streamed via Facebook Live.Interested parties can register via https://bit.ly/Burgeon2022-R2 to be pre-assigned to a preferred subject and level.Come and join the Lasallian community as we recover learning using our unique educational platform.USLS BEU classes will start on August 15, 2022. Check these links for details: https://www.facebook.com/USLSBEU/ and https://aims.usls.edu.ph/aims, a statement from the university said.*

Employees and volunteers fished out 545 kilos of waste from various areas surrounding the Sicaba River during the river clean-up program of Victorias Milling Co. (VMC) in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, recently.The program is part of the rehabilitation and clean-up commitment of VMC under a Memorandum of Agreement with the Environmental Management Bureau Region of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a press release from the firm said Thursday, April 28.VMC river clean-up team leaders, Erollplen Arroyo and Jhonnielyn Joy Fidel said most of the collected solid waste are from “domestic sources.”“Nearby houses dump their garbage along the riverside of Sicaba in which more solid wastes accumulate and are being washed offshore,”Arroyo said, adding that they will reco...

Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas (right) and Lawrence Chua, representative from Sen. Bong Go’s Visayas Office, turn over the P3,000 cash assistance to Misty Marie Guising of Brgy. Iglau-an, Murcia.*One thousand beneficiaries from Murcia recently received cash assistance of P3,000 each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.The AICS is a social safety net or a stop-gap mechanism to support the recovery of individuals and families from unexpected crisis, such as illness or death of a family member, and other crisis situations like the Covid pandemic, a press release from Murcia said Thursday, April 28.The fund was facilitated by the Office of Senator Bong Go and coordinated with the local government of Murcia h...

Victorias City mayoralty candidate Javi Benitez with girlfriend, Sue Ramirez, and Shanelyn Bayson (l-r), , official candidate for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 representing Victorias City.*Victorias City mayoralty candidate Javi Benitez fully supports the Negros Occidental representative, a Victoriahanon, to the new edition of Miss Universe-Philippine pageant.Shanelyn Bayson, a 22-year-old resident of Barangay XIII in Victorias City, is one of the top 32 finalists from a batch of 50 hopefuls.Bayson visited Benitez who now leads Victoriahanons in rooting for her in the upcoming pageant, one of the most prestigious in the country.Representing Negros Occidental, she was in the Top 32 Press Presentation held at Hilton Hotel, Manila on April 9.In the Netizens’ Choice - Best...

NPC president Aquillino "Boy" Ciocon, vice president Rey Siason, secretary Adrian Nemes III, auditor Elsie Jolingan and members of the Board of Directors Jun Gaton, Emmanuel Canto, Bryan Morden, Chito Berjit Jr.,( l-r) with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Silay Mayor Mark Golez, Bredco consultant Day Atayde and businessman Jaime Mariquit at the induction rites Thursday.*Archie Alipalo photoNewly-elected Negros Press Club president Aquilino "Boy" Ciocon Jr. said the repair of the Negros Press Club building has started.Ciocon announced this during the induction of the new NPC officers at the Acacia Hotel in Bacolod City Thursday night, April 7.Ciocon was inducted into office by Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson.Silay ...