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Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Benitez marked his 52nd birthday by distributing 2,000 foodpacks to healthcare workers and patients confined at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City and at healing and quarantine facilities in the Third District of Negros Occidental.Attached to the foodpacks were cards from the congressman that read: “We thank the Lord for the gift of life, as we pray for healing. Kabay pa nga ikaw kag ang imu pamilya maka-angkon sang maayong lawas, kalinong kag kabaskug.”The foodpacks were distributed at the TLJPH, Silay Healing Facility and Silay Recovery Center in Silay City; Mambukal Resort, Murcia National High School, Murcia East Elementary School, CPAC Quarantine Facility and Alegria Elementary School in Murcia; Rafael B. Lacson Memorial H...

Ramon Uy, right, at the launching of the RU Group of Companies community pantry and community garden on Saturday, June 12.*The RU Group of Companies community pantry and community garden for residents of Barangay Pahanocoy in Bacolod City was launched on Saturday, June 12.The project not only aims to provide immediate assistance to those in need but livelihood opportunities as a long term solution to uplift their lives , Ramon Uy, the firm’s owner, said.On Saturday, his firm distributed vegetable packs to 975 residents, including tricycle drivers, in Pahanocoy, Uy said.It was a joint project with the barangay council headed by Yolanda Noble that also provided rice packs and delivered the assistance to the doorsteps of the identified recipients to avoid a mass gathering ami...

Murcia Mayor Victor Gerardo M. Rojas presented a certificate of commendation to Murcia PNP OIC P/Capt. Jerald V. Muya (5th and 4th from left and his entire staff for exemplary achievements in the performance of their duties in the presence of councilors Kedy Yu, Adrian Olimpo, Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura, councilors Belen Magbanua, Hernan Alintana and Alfredo Villarosa (l-r).*Murcia Mayor Victor Gerardo Rojas commended recently the Murcia Philippine National Police Officer-in-Charge, P/Capt. Jerald V. Muya, and his entire staff for exemplary achievements in the performance of their duties.Rojas cited the Murcia PNP’s unrelenting drive was against illegal drugs, particularly in the arrest of two suspected drug pushers and the confiscation of more than 600 grams of suspected shabu val...

Unveiling of the building’s marker by Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas and Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura*The Murcia Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) formally inaugurated its newly-constructed two-storey building with high-tech conference hall in the second floor and floor-to-ceiling CCTV monitors at the ground floor.Murcia Mayor Victor Gerardo Rojas spearheaded the blessing and inauguration Friday, May 28, together with Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura, Sangguniang Bayan Members, MDRRMO head Vicente Leonida and other department heads of the town, a press release said.“I am glad that the MDRRMO now has its own permanent building, which serves as a command center and 24/7 monitoring center of the more than 80 CCTV cameras in strategic places around the town proper. T...

The offices of Provincial Environment and Natural Resources-Negros Occidental (PENRO) and Community Environment and Natural Resources-Bago City (CENRO) conducted a Key Informant Interview (KII) with the component barangays of Bago River Watershed on May 25-28.Sixteen out of 32 barangays in Murcia and Bago City have completed the activity, while the remaining barangays will continue in the coming weeks.The KII targeted at least 35 residents living along the Bago River and its tributaries and hopes to gather data on the community’s adaptive capacity to flooding and soil erosion incidents.The data will be incorporated in the Integrated Watershed Management Plan which will help policy-makers and the Department formulate regulations, projects and interventions that are both time-sen...

Personnel from the Community Support Program Team of the 32nd Civil Military Operations Company under the operational control of 303rd Infantry Brigade provided security assistance to Guihulngan Cityl farmers during the Department of Agrarian Reform's check distribution at the Old Market in Brgy. Poblacion, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, on May 26.A total of 198 farmers received P1.1 million as cash-aid subsidy from the office of the Department of Agriculture, a press release from the Army said.It was attended by Guihulngan City Vice Mayor Ernesto Reyes, Sangguniang Panglungsod member Melbourne Bustamante, City Veterinary Doctor Niño Perez, Philippine Crop Insurace Corp. headed by Rene Ardiña, City Agricuturist Roberto Bustamante, Joel Cadiz, representative from Department of Ag...

The Level 2 Water System in Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City in Negros OccidentaL was recently inaugurated with Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg, Occ., 3rd District) and Silay Mayor Mark Golez.The P 5 million Level 2 Water Supply System or facility is composed of a source, a reservoir, a piped distribution network with adequate treatment facility and communal faucets. It has a capacity of 4,000 liters and serves 300 households in Barangay Kapitan Ramon.Also present at the inaugural rites were former senator JV Ejercito, Department of Public Works and Highways District Engineer Abraham Villareal, Silay City Councilors Edwin John Dennis Velez, Andrew John Penuela, Lyndon Bernardo, Ramon Celebre, Henry Belleza, and Punong Barangay Ronnie Aguirre.*

Rep. Francisco Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) led the inauguration of the P47 million Malisbog Bridge in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Tuesday, May 25.The Malisbog Bridge spans 60 lineal meters or an area of 791.8 square meters, a press release said.Benitez cited the joint effort of the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Silay City government, Barangay E. Lopez, the people of the community, the contractors, and the Congressional Office for making possible the construction of Malisbog Bridge.Underscoring the importance of the bridge in connecting people to other communities, facilities and economic activities, he also stressed how such linkages make a difference in people’s lives.It eases the transport of people and goods, he said.Benitez was joined...