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City PIO photoMayor Evelio Leonardia oversaw the distribution of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) financial assistance facilitated by Senator Bong Go to beneficiaries from various sectors at the Bacolod City Government Center lobby Thursday, September 2.A total of 3,943 beneficiaries from different barangays were expected to receive their financial assistance from the DSWD through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program in four simultaneous distribution areas Thursday, a press release from the Bacolod City Public Information Office said.Of the total number of beneficiaries, 34 families were fire victims from barangays 12 and Alijis. Each family receives P10,000, the press release said.The other beneficiaries were market vendors f...

Katherine Pambusan, president of the VNHS Faculty and Staff Association, receiving the donation from Javi Benitez.*The Victorias National High School (VNHS) recently received 16 Epson 5190 (3-in-1 model) and L121 (regular type) printers from Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) and Javi Benitez, son of former Rep.Alfredo “Albee ” Benitez, at turnover rites at the school grounds.VNHS Principal Jogie Sumugat with the heads of the various high school departments received the printers, which they described as very useful tools for the teachers as they face the challenging and tedious task of preparing learning modules for students undergoing blended learning during the pandemic.“Teachers are overworked and underpaid – unsung heroes of our community in t...

City PIO photoResponsible pet ownership and basic animal rights were underscored during the first-ever Animal Welfare Summit (AWS) in Bacolod City Sunday, August 29.With the theme “Making Bacolod a Friendly and Safe Haven for Pets, Stray and Pet Lovers Alike,” the event was conducted to address the increasing number of stray cats and dogs in the city, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.Spearheaded by the Bacolod City Animal Welfare Task Force (BACAW-TF) chaired by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, the AWS also highlighted the importance of animal spaying and neutering.“We are promoting ‘spay and neuter’ to protect both the animals and the city. This is just the beginning of a better and animal-friendly Bacolod,” said PAWSsion Project PH head Malou Perez, ...

The Bacolod City Animal Welfare Task Force chaired by Mayor Evelio Leonardia will stage the first-ever Animal Welfare Summit on Sunday, August 29.The activity will be held at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds.The event's theme is, "Making Bacolod A Friendly and Safe Haven for Pets, Stray, and Pet Lovers Alike."The activity will kick off with a 7 a.m. motorcade to be followed by the program at 9 a.m., Ernesto Pineda, head of the local organizing committee, said.The summit will advance the advocacy on responsible pet ownership and address the issue on the increasing number of stray dogs in the streets of Bacolod City, said Pineda, executive assistant and head of the City Mayor's Office's Sectoral Concerns unit.There will be Free Spray and Neuter for the first 50 ...

The Social Security System (SSS) will hold a simultaneous virtual Pensioners’ Day in all of its 176 branches nationwide on August 25 to recognize the pivotal role that its pensioners played in our society.SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora Ignacio said that each SSS branch is expecting around 150 to 200 retiree-pensioners to join the virtual event.“The Pensioners’ Day is our way of saying thank you to SSS pensioners. We know how hard they have worked during their working years and it’s just fitting to give them tribute through this activity,” she added.On the said event, SSS will have virtual sessions on how pensioners can register and use the My.SSS portal which they can find on the SSS website (www.sss.gov.ph).“We want our pensioners to learn how to use My.S...

Bacolod-based youth organizations will converge Saturday, August 21, for the first Bacolod Youth Advocacy Fair in celebration of the International Youth Day to call for advancing the welfare of the youth in Barangay 10.In the middle of strict community quarantine protocols in Bacolod, eight youth organizations will setup their socially-distanced booths in the basketball court of Brgy. 10 to encourage young individuals to join their respective organizations.The event called “YOUTHniverse: Pagtipon sang mga Pamatan-on” will be participated by Akbayan Youth-Bacolod, Youth Empowering Youth (YEY!) Initiative, SocFem Bacolod,First-Time Voters Network-Negros, Children Optimization for the Revitalization of the Environment (CORE), Youth for Mental Health, Sowing Legacy Movement Inc., and A...

City PIO photoBacolod City government officials led the distribution of food packs and hygiene kits to the porters at the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. (BREDCO) Port Wednesday, Aug. 18.The distribution was led by Mayor Bing Leonardia, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, and Councilor Renecito Novero, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.The porters who work for Weesam, 2Go, Supercat, and Ocean Jet are affected of the stoppage of operations since August 3, as advised by their respective shipping lines, the press release said.The city will also give out food packs to other workers of shipping lines who are affected of the "No Work, No Pay Policy", it added.Leonardia also asked for a list of unvaccinated porters and personnel of shipping lines so t...

City PIO photoMayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran led the Department of Social Services and Development distribution Wednesday, August 18, of P132,000 worth of financial assistance to the residents of Purok San Jose, Barangay Alijis in Bacolod City whose houses were hit by fire on Sunday.The fire incident affected 17 families, with 11 houses destroyed and two damaged.Families with houses destroyed received P10,000 each, while those with damaged houses received P5,000 each, a press release from the Bacolod City Public Information Office said.Sharers residing in damaged houses received P3,000 each.*

City PIO photoMayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia, former Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez and some private groups have provided assistance to the fire victims at Purok San Jose, Barangay Alijis in Bacolod City.Leonardia and Benitez are expected to both run for mayor of Bacolod City in May 2022.The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon, August 15, destroying 11 houses and damaging two, which affected 17 families.Leonardia, who visited the fire victims Tuesday night, August 17, had immediately ordered the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and the Department of Social Services and Development to attend to the needs of the affected families, such as providing them food packs, hygiene kits, and other supplies, a press release from his office said.The DSSD also conducted...

Sugar producers signed up at the VMC Planters’ Caravan that started last week in Jerusalem Transloading Station in Brgy. Jerusalem, Cadiz City.More than 200 sugar farmers have signed up for the Planters' Caravan launched by Victorias Milling Co. Inc. (VMC) in collaboration with Victorias Manapla Cadiz Farmers Association Inc., Negrense Sugar Planters Association Inc. and Negros del Norte Planters Association since last week to signal the opening of the mill.VMC President Minnie Chua said this is their way of “bringing the mill to the planters for their convenience.”Over 200 planters in Cadiz City, mostly small producers have signed up with their chosen partner associations to mill with VMC since the start of the caravan last August 10 in Barangays Jerusalem, Mabini and Bonifac...