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May262021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

SMC power unit to plant 1.1M trees in Negros Occidental, 7 other provinces

San Miguel Corporation’s power unit is set to plant 1.1 million seedlings this year as part of its seven-year upland and mangrove forest rehabilitation initiative covering 4,000 hectares of land that has expanded to more than seven provinces in the country.It involves the rehabilitation of 2,800 hectares of upland forests and 1,204 hectares of mangrove forests in Negros Occidental, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Quezon, Albay, and Davao Occidental, a press release from SMC said Tuesday, May 25.The program, dubbed “Project 747” and spearheaded by SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., was first launched in 2019 and has so far planted 1,994,988 seedlings and propagules over 620 hectares of land as of December 2020, it said.It brings together employee volunteers and partner farm...

May242021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv turns over P38.5M for Negros school projects

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and the representatives of the recipient schools at at the turnover rites.*Richard Malihan photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson turned P38,350,000 in checks to the Department of Education – Division of Negros Occidental, Neg. Occ. High School (NOHS), and Neg. Occ. National Science High School (NONSHS) Monday, May 24, for the implementation of Special Education Fund Projects in public schools in the province.The checks were received by the district supervisors under DepEd - Division of Negros Occidental and other school beneficiaries, at the turn over ceremony held at the Capitol Grounds in Bacolod City.The district schools of Moises Padilla, Don Salvador Benedicto, San Enrique, Murcia, Pontevedra, EB Magalona, Valladolid, Toboso, Hinigaran, and Ilog received P...

May242021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

VMC procures COVID-19 vaccines for employees

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ChuaMore than 2,000 employees and service providers under Victorias Milling Co. Inc. are scheduled to be inoculated against COVID-19 in the coming months as the vaccines are expected to arrive by June.VMC President Minnie Chua said they have already submitted the names of their employees who agreed to sign-up for vaccination, including those who are not directly employed by the company but are outsourced.Chua said that “the safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priority. As such, the vaccination program is necessary to protect their employees and their families from getting severely affected when infected by the virus. The program will also help in restoring normalcy in our operations and allow us to continue serving our planters”.“We’ve had a few emplo...

May202021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Coca-Cola completes 14,000 solar panel project

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Close to 3,000 solar panels installed at Coca-Cola's Bacolod manufacturing site has enabled sizeable monthly cost savings, with solar utilization at around 15 percent of the total average monthly consumption of the plant.*Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, has achieved another sustainability milestone in Q1 of 2021 upon completing the installation of almost 14,000 solar panels in its Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, and Bacolod plants.A multi-phased solar panel project is underway that covers four more sites— namely, Canlubang, Sta. Rosa, Zamboanga, and Cebu—with 2022 as a target deadline. With this, CCBPI is pursuing a 24,000 solar panel project, with the total capacity to produce a maximum of 9.4MW, a press release from C...

May192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Negros Oriental residents getting free swab tests, thanks to EDC

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Residents of Negros Oriental will no longer have to worry about paying for expensive fees to avail of the gold standard reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for COVID-19.This benefit comes from the provincial government’s decision to allocate the P18 million worth of total remittances that it received from the Department of Energy (DOE), from Lopez-led renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and from its power subsidiary Green Core Geothermal Inc. (GCGI), as part of its Energy Regulations (ER) No. 1-94 funds.The fund is part of the province’s Energy Regulations (ER) No. 1-94 benefit as host to EDC’s 222.5 megawatts (MW) Southern Negros geothermal facility, including its Green Core Geothermal, Inc. (GCGI) subsidiary in Valencia, Negros O...

May172021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Medical, burial aid distributed in 6th district

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Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Board Member Jeffrey Tubola distributed P458,000 in medical and burial cash assistance to residents of the sixth district of Negros Occidental Monday, May 17.The distribution was held at the Brgy. Talubangi Covered Court in Kabankalan City, a Capitol press release said.The Sixth District is composed of the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay, and the towns of Ilog, Cauayan, Candoni, and Hinoba-an.Lacson thanked Tubola for initiating valuable projects that directly benefit his constituents in southern Negros.He also urged everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19 once the vaccines become available in their barangays, as it is the best solution to combat the present pandemic.Also present in the activity were Kabankalan City May...

May172021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

UNO-R student leaders set up zero-waste community pantry

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The University Community Development Office (UCDO) Juniors Club of the University of Negros Occidental- Recoletos (UNO-R) established a community pantry in front of the university's main entrance starting Monday, May 17.It is open to the general public, especially to nearby communities.The pantry is named Caritas Community Pantry, signifying one of UNO-R's core value of love (caritas). The concept is framed from the Maginhawa Community Pantry which aimed to address the desperate need for sustenance in this pandemic. Due to a forecasted shortage of resources, the pantry will serve on a "first-come, first-serve" basis.The pantry highlights the importance of #WalaUsik or Zero Waste lifestyle inspired by the Zero-Waste Community Pantry which was set up by a group of young leaders o...

May142021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Burned 14-year-old in ICU needs help

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A 14-year-old daughter of a farm worker, who sustained third degree burns in a fire that hit a computer shop, needs help.Jesserie Garcia of Hacienda Maritaldan, Barangay Consing, EB Magalona in Negros Occidental is confined at the Intensive Care Unit of the Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital, and her family can no longer afford to pay her hospital bills, charity diva Token Lizares said Friday, May 14.When the 14-year-old was rushed to the hospital by concerned citizens the doctor said she had a 50-50 chance of living but she appears to be improving, her sister Jerrelyn Garcia Oro said.Garcia was in a computer shop in Barangay Consing when strong wind accompanied by rain and lighting toppled the bamboo post where the WiFi connection was attached. This caused it to hit a livewire th...

May142021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Teleperformance renews commitment to the planet by pledging monthly switch-offs

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Teleperformance Philippines renews its commitment to the planet as it pledges to do monthly switch-offs of non-essential lights in all 22 of its business sites nationwide this 2021.The pledge was announced at its recent “Let’s Change the World” Citizen of the World (COTW) Meet-up, which shared updates on current advocacy projects of Teleperformance. The townhall, also held in celebration of Earth Hour, included special guest World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines Ambassador Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski.“As we work to help bring awareness around environmental sustainability and, in addition to this commemoration this month, we at Teleperformance also commit to have an Earth Hour every single month. So for one hour every single month, we will switch off our lights for the rest of t...

May122021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bikers health stations launched

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Bacolod PIO photoA group of biking enthusiasts launched the "Bacolod Bikers' Stop and Health Station" Saturday, May 8, to offer free medical assistance to bikers frequenting the two mountainous barangays of the city.Mayor Evelio Leonardia said: “This is a very laudable project. As biking is at the height of its popularity in Bacolod, this number of enthusiasts also keeps on increasing and we must extend care and help for them. This is a community effort that strengthens our bond as a people and as a city. Let us support this project."The two bike stops are located in Koopeta Barangay Granada, and Kapehan in Barangay Alangilan. These two barangays have become favorite places for bike enthusiasts, a press release from the Bacood Public Information Office said.Each bike stop, ...