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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Board Members Andrew Montelibano and Agustin Ernesto Bascon, and the barangay captains after the turn over of checks for barangay projects at the Capitol, today, February 8.*Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over checks worth P15,950,000 to barangays in the cities of Talisay, Silay, Himamaylan, La Carlota, and Sipalay, and the municipalities of Manapla, Murcia, Pulupandan, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Binalbagan, La Castellana, Ilog, Cauayan, and Hinoba-an.The checks were received by barangay captains at the turn over ceremony at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, today.Among the projects were acquisition of multi-purpose vehicles, construction of multi-purpose hall, rehabilitation of health center, clearing of drainage system, purchase...

Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz led the turn over of barangay insurance benefits worth P830,000 to beneficiaries from the different districts of Negros Occidental at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City today, February 2.The checks were received by the families of tanods, punong barangays, kagawads, and barangay employees, insured under the provincial government’s Barangay Insurance Program for Barangay Tanods and Barangay Officials and Employees, a press release from the Capitol said.Lacson expressed his condolences to the families, and said he hopes it could help ease some of their financial burdens.The governor also advised them to continue practicing health and safety protocols in their respective communities in the m...

Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government has allocated P30,000 each in funeral assistance to 36 Capitol employee-beneficiaries.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, and Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) president, Renelo Lastierre led the distribution of the assistance at rites held at the Capitol Social Hall, today, February 1.The funeral assistance program was initiated by PACE to help alleviate the difficulty of bereaved families of Capitol employees, who lost a family member, a press release from the Capitol said.Lacson said that it is a way of remembering and showing gratitude for the service rendered to Negros Occidental by colleagues in public service.*

The local government of Moises Padilla is set to build a food court this month at the town public market, with Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo leading the groundbreaking ceremony on January 29.The P3.7 million food court is sourced from the local government’s funds and has a floor area of 390 square meters with 12 stalls for its first phase, which is expected to be completed in May, while another 120 square meter floor area and four more stalls will be added in the second phase.The food court was designed by the town’s market supervisor, Jacinto Aurelio, who is also an engineer, and Engineer Edilberto Sait Jr.*

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia led the distribution of financial assistance of P5,000 each to 408 displaced vendors Friday, Jan. 29.*City PIO photoAn additional P2.04 million has been set aside by the Bacolod City government as cash assistance of P5,000 each to 408 vendors displaced by the ongoing road-clearing operations.The first 78 of these 408 vendors received their cash assistance of P5,000 each Friday, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said today, February 1.The rest will receive theirs within this week as they are scheduled by batches in order to observe social distancing rules.Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran led the distribution of financial assistance to the vendor-recipients who were displaced by the road-clearing o...

The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 Registration of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for Bacolod City and Negros Occidental starts this February.The PSA Step 2 Registration is the validation of supporting documents and capturing of biometric information at registration centers, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said today, February 1.The PSA has started the gradual and small-scale basis registration on January 4, in selected provinces.Chief Statistical Specialist Luis Gonzales of the Provincial Statistics Office they are informing those who were pre-registered in 2020 who may not have received a text message from PSA Central Office regarding the postponement of their schedule.The PSA has made significant progress this quar...

62nd IB photoThe 62nd Infantry (Unifier) Battalion, 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division, in partnership with the Department of Education has facilitated the enrollment of nine former rebels in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) at Camp Tirambulo, Brgy McKinley, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, an Army press release said today, January 31.ALS is one of the alternative ways of learning for those who have had no formal education, and serves as their edge to find better opportunities in the future, the press release said.The former rebels will undergo 10 months of basic learning and will have to pass the ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test for them to qualify for a higher level of education and for any job opportunities, it added.The activity is one of the programs of the ...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson with HOUEI Group Chairman Yutaka Shimizu, NOSP head Karen Dinsay, and the Negrense scholars during the governor's visit to Japan in 2019.*Twenty-five Negrense scholars passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level 2 and Level 3 in Japan, Monday, January 25.The scholars are senior high school students, nurses, physical therapists and midwives who went to Japan to study in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively, a press release from the Capitol said today, January 28.Topping the list of passers is Lyrine Ortiz, a nurse from Himamaylan City who is the only passer of JLPT2 or N2. She is currently studying at the Houshin School of Healthcare taking up a two-year Vocational Careworker Course while working part-time at the healthcare facilities of HOUE...