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Sep222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Fund to protect land rights defenders, communities launched

A fund to protect agrarian communities and land and human rights defenders (LHRDs) working on agrarian reform in Negros Occidental was launched through a virtual event on Tuesday, September 21, by non-government organization Kaisahan Tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan (KAISAHAN).Two types of grants are made available under the project of KAISAHAN Dagyaw Negros Para sa Duta (Negros Solidarity for Land Rights). These are the Protection fund and the Community subgrant for land rights defenders working on agrarian reform facing threats of human rights violations.PROTECTION FUND FOR LHRDsThe protection fund may be used by LHRDs for legal fees, bond or guarantees, medical expenses from injuries because of land rights activities, obtain psychosocial support, suppo...

Sep212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Businessman Ian Lo leads rice distribution

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Grace Pharmacy president Ian Lo led the rice distribution to 4,000 families at Abada Escay and Arao, Bacolod City, Tuesday, September 21.He was joined by Congressman Greg Gasataya, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, Brgy. Vista Alegre Captain Leandro Lacson de Leon, Brgy. 22 Captain Diosdado Mayo, Atty. Mark Steven Mayo and John Gilbert Arceo.

Sep212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Merzci holds COVID vaccination drive for employees

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Merczi photosMerzci held a vaccination drive in partnership with the Bacolod City Government, at the Trinity Christian School Saturday, Sept. 18.There were 200 Merzci employees and their relatives inoculated.In a statement, Merzci said it continues to support and help the local government and the communities in the fight against COVID-19, through MerzciCares.MerzciCares also lent one of its buses to team up with the Bacolod EOC's VAX-i mobile vaccination drive in order to help reach out to more people.*

Sep212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Mayor finalizing city’s support for scholarships of teachers

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City PIO photoMayor Evelio Leonardia is finalizing the city government's support for Bacolod teachers who will enroll under the Department of Education’s scholarship program dubbed "School Heads Academy."Leonardia held a meeting with Councilor Renecito Novero - chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Education, Executive Assistant Moises Dela Cruz, and Richard Gelangre - president of the Bacolod City Public Schools Teachers Federation (BCPSTF) at the Bacolod City Government Center Saturday, Sept. 18, to discuss the scholarship grants.Under the scholarship program, the recipient teachers will be trained to become principals while they are finishing their Master of Arts in Supervision and Administration or their Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management, a press re...

Sep192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Free legal clinic marks Law Day celebration

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Members and officers of the RCB Central, IBP and UAP chapters with the symbolic lighted world peace sign.*About 50 residents of Bacolod City availed of the free legal services from members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines- Negros Occidental chapter to mark the celebration of the Law Day Sunday, September 19.The lawyers were joined by the members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central and the United Architects of the Philippines-Bacolod Azucar during the Libre Konsulta Legal program held at the SM City Bacolod.RCB Central president Floressa May Castro, IBP chapter president Josephine Natalaray and UAP chapter president Rolem Basiya led the group in the ceremonial lighting of candles to symbolize peace and unity.Natalaray said the free legal clinic is a regular prog...

Sep192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NPC offers ‘Mass of Hope and Healing’

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The Negros Press Club will offer a "Mass of Hope and Healing" at the Our Lady of Candles Parish in Bacolod City, 11 a.m. Monday, September 20, its president Yves Montecillo said.The Holy Mass will be held in memory of four Negrense media practitioners who passed away last week, he said.They are radio anchorman Rushmore Ubas, teacher and sportswriter Jerome Galunan, TV and radio broadcaster Franklin Villanueva, and radio correspondent Maui "Mawie" de los Santos.Delos Santos passed away on September 12, Ubas and Galunan on September 15, and Villanueva on September 16.The "Mass of Hope and Healing" will be streamed via Facebook Live on the club's official page Negros Press Club-NPC.Montecillo appealed for solidarity and prayers from members of the press as the local media ...

Sep182021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Raffle pays for ambulance serving indigent patients

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The Servants of Mary sisters with Token Lizares, Jane and Ramon Hilado, Ichai Lizares and Bhudz Amante Gilongo during the raffle draw on September 8.*The ambulance of the Servants of Mary who minister to the poor who are sick in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City, has all been paid for thanks to those who purchased raffle tickets and donated their winnings, charity diva Token Lizares said Friday, September 17.The winners of the September 8 raffle were Rodelia Evaristo – P30,000 grand prize, Dr. Carmencita Sarrosa – P20,000 second prize, and Isabela – P10,000 third prize, Sister Carmen Piña, superior of the Servants of Mary community, said.Five consolation prize winners also won P1,000 each.All eight winners donated their winnings for the payment of the ambulance, Lizares ...

Sep152021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Capitol launches GAD awards, incentives project

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Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government launched the Gender and Development Awards and Incentives Project at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, Wednesday, September 15.The event was attended by GAD advocates and women stakeholders from the different provincial government departments and offices, and government agencies, and non-government organizations.The primary objective of the incentives project is to search, document, and recognize Negrense women and men, groups and institutions, who have either worked or contributed to gender equality and women empowerment through their advocacy and actions, a press release from the Capitol said.A “Because Women Count” 2021 Awarding Ceremony was also held as part of the activity, that recognized the speakers, h...

Sep152021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Benitez inviting students to join 3rd district quiz bee

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Capitol photoRep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) is inviting students to join the “Kwizko ni Kiko,” a quiz bee in the Third District of Negros Occidental.“As a symbol of the perseverance and quest for knowledge of our students living in the ‘new normal,’ I am inviting all private and public high schools in the Third District to participate in the 1st Kwizko ni Kiko,” he said.Benitez is calling on all secondary schools in Victorias, EB Magalona, Silay, Talisay and Murcia to field their top Grade 10 students to join the school-based blended academic competition, the first in Metro 3rd and in the province.Invitations have been sent through the Department of Education’s Division of Negros Occidental and the Silay City Schools Division, in close coor...

Sep152021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

UAP Bacolod Azucar chapter marks second anniversary

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The officers and members of UAP Bacolod Azucar, led by architect Rolem Basiya.*The United Architects of the Philippines - Bacolod Azucar Chapter recently marked its second anniversary with the launching of a creative digital magazine to highlight chapter business and activities, a press release from the group said.The magazine, titled “Azucarero,” will also serve as an analytical and artistic medium for the members’ professional and creative views, and an innovative and essential voice for the profession of architecture, chapter president Rolem Basiya said.The themes will range from mundane to more consequential human interests, which will emphasize architecture, the architect, and the public in general, he added. Azucarero will be debuting in the digital space next month.B...