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Sa advisory nga ginpagwa sang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ukon BFAR sang Miyerklues ginsiling sang ahensya nga may ban sa gihapon sa pagpanguha kag pagkaon sang shellfish sa North Bais Bay sa Negros Oriental bangud ang latest nga laboratory results nagapakita nga may yara pa sang Paralytic Shellfish Poison ukon PSP sa area.Suno sa BFAR Region VII ang tanan nga shellfish kag Acetes species ukon kilala nga alamang nga halin sa North Bais Bay ang indi pa safe kan-on.Ang Shellfish samples nga nakuha sa amo nga bay ang positive sa PSP.Magluwas diri wala naman sang may nakita pa nga iban nga problema ang BFAR.Magapabilin ang shellfish ban tubtob ang toxin levels ang manaog na.Bulan sang Oktubre sang nagkadto sa Bais Bay nga parte sang Bais City kag Manjuyod ...

Ginpangunahan ni Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya ang ceremonial turnover sang financial assistance sa pito ka non government organization nga aktibo sa paghatag serbisyo sa kabataan, kababainhan kag komunidad.Ang mga organisasyon nga nakabaton sang bulig amo ang Kalipay Negrense Foundation, Bacolod Girls’ Home Foundation, Negros Occidental Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. (NORFI), Holy Family Home Bacolod, Saint Vincent’s Home, Holy Infant Nursery Foundation, kag Fray Luis Amigo Health Center.Ang pondo ang para sa operational needs kag pag pa bakod sang mga programa sang kada organisasyon.*

Ginkumpirmar ni Councilor Homer Bais, chairman sang Committee on Environment, nga nag-abot na ang 21 ka three-wheeled vehicles sang nagligad nga semana nga gikan sa IPM-CDC.Nag-file si Bais sang resolusyon nga nagaduso sa IPM-CDC nga tumanon ang ila obligasyon sa kontrata matapos ma-delay ang delivery sang mga salakyan.Suno sa kay Bais, kabahin ini sang dapat ginhatag sang kompanya sang nag-umpisa pa ang kontrata, apang nadugayan kag karon lang na-turn over nga lapit na matapos ang ila kontrata.Sa karon, ang mga salakyan yara sa likod sang Bacolod City Government Center samtang ginahulat ang desisyon ni Mayor Greg Gasataya kon sa diin nga mga barangay ini ipanghatag.Ang three-wheeled vehicles ang gamiton para makasulod sa mga gamay nga dalan sa siudad para sa pagkolekta...

Water being delivered to Moises Padilla residents.* Vice Mayor Pimpoy Yulo FB page photo Diarrhea has struck 173 residents in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, due to a contaminated water source, Mayor Ella Garcia Yulo confirmed on Thursday, Dec. 11.The spring water source in Barangay Inolingan, Moises Padilla, was found positive for E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria, the mayor said.Medicines and drinking water have been provided to residents living in the affected area, she added.The affected residents reportedly started experiencing symptoms on December 1.Among those affected were evacuees and residents outside evacuation centers, the Municipal Health Office reported.Garcia-Yulo said that last week, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Municipal Health Office...

Mayor Greg Gasataya ordered the 60-day preventive suspension of the Bacolod General Services Office assistant head on Wednesday, Dec. 10.Suspended is GSO assistant head Franklin Andre Familiaran who is facing an administrative case for the alleged mass falsification of documents to enable 32 GSO employees to avail of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) loans.Formal charges were also filed against the 32 GSO employees for serious dishonesty, falsification of official documents, serious misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, City Legal Officer Karol Joseph Chiu said on Thursday.The investigation report of the City Legal Office shows strong prima facie evidence that Familiaran allegedly personally and deliberately signed the questioned pay ...

The casked that was saved from the fire.* Ma. Fria Saratobias photosA grieving family in Brgy. 9, Bacolod City, rescued the remains of their deceased relative after a fire broke out Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, leaving 41 individuals homeless.The fire destroyed five houses and damaged two at Burgos-Locsin Streets in Purok Calacuchi, including the home of the Saratobias family, who were in the middle of a wake for their younger brother.Ma. Fria Saratobias, one of those affected, said the fire erupted so quickly that their family had no time to save anything except the casket of their deceased sibling.The relatives immediately carried the casket to the road, fearing it would be consumed by the flames.The family lost all their belongings and have created a makeshift tent o...

PCapt. Judesses Catalogo and Bacolod Fire Marshal Jenny May Masip at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 11.*To ensure heightened security throughout the holidays, the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Occidental has been placed on full alert.The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod City will also go on full alert beginning December 22.The PNP shifted to heightened security under "Ligtas Paskuhan 2025" to manage the anticipated surge of activities, travel, and gatherings during the holidays, PCapt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson for the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOCPPO), said at a press conference on Thursday, December 11.Catalogo said the full alert status means all leaves for police personnel were cancelled effective December 1 unt...

The  body of a 17-year-old girl from Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, found in Moises Padilla.* Salta Canlaon photo The death toll in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, due to massive flooding triggered by Typhoon Tino last month rose to 23 with the discovery of the decomposing body of another victim in neighboring Moises Padilla town.Officials on Thursday said two more residents remain missing.Edna Lhou Masicampo, Canlaon City public information officer, said the latest addition was a 17-year-old girl, whose body was found in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, Wednesday.The body, believed to be that of Angel Espora of Barangay Panubigan in Canlaon City, was found at a sugarcane field in Moises Padilla and was already in a state of decomposition.“Angel is the n...