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Capitol photoA total of 56 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) from Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, received educational assistance worth P420,000 on Tuesday, September 7.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Rep. Gerardo Valmayor Jr. (Neg. Occ., 1st District), Salvador Benedicto Mayor Marxlen Dela Cruz, and Negros Occidental Scholarship Program (NOSP) Division head, Karen Dinsay, distributed the cash assistance to elementary and high school IP students at the Brgy. Bagong Silang Covered Court in the town.Each IP student received P7,500 as allowance for the school year, under the scholarship category, Educational Assistance for IP’s Basic Education (EAIBE), a press release from the Capitol said.Lacson said that the grantees must study diligently because the provincial government will conti...

The World Association of News Publishers’ (WAN-IFRA) Women in News (WIN) program formally announces its expansion in Southeast Asia on Monday, September 6.The program brings its one-of-a-kind career training for women journalists and editors to the Philippines, following successful launches of the Leadership Accelerator in Vietnam and Myanmar last year.Through a series of unique training, mentoring and coaching sessions, WIN provides women in media with the chance to acquire new skills in a rapidly shifting landscape, and build their capacity to lead and transform organizations.“As Covid-19 reshapes newsrooms, wreaks havoc on revenues and accelerates the move to digital platforms, journalists and editors are finding themselves having to constantly adapt to new realities as they...

Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) said on Friday, September 3, is bringing a school-based competition challenging high school students of the third district of Negros Occidental to sharpen knowledge and pit learning skills among peers during this most difficult pandemic period.Kwizko ni Kiko, the first to be launched in the district and in the province, opens opportunity for Grade 10-high school students who are residents and are enrolled in schools in the Third District to experience a blended mode of contest -on-line and face-to-face encounter testing comprehension in Mathematics, Science and Technology, Language/Reading/Literature, Social Studies and Current Events, a press release said.Partnering with the Department of Education, University of the ...

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...