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Guv: NegOcc offering property in Talisay for NIR reg’l offices

Guv: NegOcc offering property in Talisay for NIR reg’l offices

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Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is hoping President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign the NIR bill into law before his state of the nation address.*Richard Malihan photo  The Negros Occidental provincial government is prepared to provide a site for the Negros Island Region regional offices, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday, March 18. Lacson said the provincial government can allocate 5 hectares for the NIR offices from its 25-hectare property in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City. The governor is hoping President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign the NIR bill into law before his state of the nation address in July. He said the NIR is “a good development definitely but we all know there is a lot of work to be done”. Lacson said he expects a bicameral conference committee to...
Drought damage hits P87.4M, no cloud seeding recommended 

Drought damage hits P87.4M, no cloud seeding recommended 

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Damage to rice and corn crops  in Negros Occidental has reached P87,477,548 but no cloudseeding over the province has been recommended,  Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday, March 18.  Lacson  said a still unsigned report of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management team recommends against cloud seeding  as it could damage the produce of 20,000 mango trees in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, and 5,000 trees in Guimaras.  The report submitted to him is still unofficial as it has yet to be signed,  Lacson said.  The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist,   in a report submitted to the governor, said the drought damage to rice has hit  P87,034, 807 and to corn  - P442,740 as of March 13.  This has affected 2,220 farmers tilling crops in   1,952 hect...
Grassfire hits 3 hectares at Gate 3 of Bredco port 

Grassfire hits 3 hectares at Gate 3 of Bredco port 

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The grassfire near Gate 3 of the  BREDCO port Monday afternoon.*Don Dogenio  photo courtesy of Willy Au  A close to two-hour grassfire hit 3 hectares of land near Gate 3 of the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (BREDCO) port in Barangay 8, Bacolod City, Monday afternoon, March 18, the Bacolod City Fire Station reported. The fire started at 4:59 p.m. and was put out  at 6:34 pm., the fire station reported.  A close to five-hour grassfire also hit three hectares at the reclamation area covering barangays 2, 6 and 8 in Bacolod City on Thursday afternoon, March 14. Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Saturday called on landowners to trim the grass in their vacant properties to prevent   grassfires  from breaking out.  ...
Guv promises enjoyable, memorable 2024 Panaad 

Guv promises enjoyable, memorable 2024 Panaad 

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer (5th and 6th from left) with the mayors of Negros Occidental at the Panaad sa Negros Festival launching on Monday.*Ronnie Baldonado photo     Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer led the launching of the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival and the Lin-ay sang Negros 2024 candidates’ sashing ceremony at the Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City on Monday, March 18.  Lacson said he is confident the 2024 Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City, from April 15 to 21 with the support of all the mayors will be “a huge success”.  “The provincial government, together with our partners, is going to great lengths to make this year'...
Victorias logs over 1K applicants for 4PH housing complex – Javi 

Victorias logs over 1K applicants for 4PH housing complex – Javi 

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Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez delivering his mid-term report on Monday*  Some 1,013 employees from the government and private sectors have applied to own a home in the Sidlak Residential Complex of Victorias City, Negros Occidental.  Being implemented by the city government under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Program, the Sidlak Residential Complex comprises up to 10-five storey mid-rise buildings that will be developed inside the Sidlak Village Global City in Barangay XIII.  Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez said it is one of the city’s biggest priority projects that started last year under his dignified human settlements agenda.  “We have entered into an agreement to develop the Sidlak Residential Complex. The settlement will be built near...
UNIFED lauds DA, SRA for ‘better sugar prices’ 

UNIFED lauds DA, SRA for ‘better sugar prices’ 

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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and  Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Azcona (right)*   The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) is thankful that millgate prices of sugar have gone up to a level that farmers are comfortable with, UNIFED President Manuel Lamata said Monday, March 18.  Lamata, in a press release, said  that UNIFED is thanking Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and  Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Azcona for their role in making it happen.  “We owe a lot to Secretary Laurel and Administrator Azcona, including our planters representative to the SRA Board, Dave Sanson, who gave solutions to our problem on low millgate prices at the start of the milling season,” Lamata said.  ...
29 contestants join Lin-ay sang Negros

29 contestants join Lin-ay sang Negros

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The 29 Lin-ay sang Negros contestants Monday night.*Ronnie Baldonado photo  Twenty-nine contestants representing Negros Occidental’s towns and cities in the 2024 Lin-ay sang Negros pageant were presented during the launching of the Panaad sa Negros Festival at Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City on Monday, March 18. Out of the 32 towns and cities of the province, only Manapla, Pulupandan, and Valladolid do not have contestants. The candidates are Elli Rose Elola of Bacolod City, Stephanie Kyle Salimbot of Bago City, Lestly Paclauna of Binalbagan, Ayha Jane Sucajel of Cadiz City, LJ Delima of Calatrava, Queencyl Kaye Tiwanac of Candoni, Zoe Clarisse Limson of Cauayan, Eynna Mei Lu of E.B. Magalona; Sawdia Shadia Soliva of Escalante City, Ryza Fortuna of Himamaylan City...
Alminaza challenges world Church leaders 

Alminaza challenges world Church leaders 

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San Carlos  Bishop Gerardo Alminaza (2nd from left)  with the  icon of the “Reyna sang Paghidaet” at the  conference in Assisi, Italy, Friday.*  Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental  challenged world Church leaders to celebrate the beauty and pain of liturgies and its connectedness to the ongoing struggle for social justice during a conference in Assisi, Italy, Friday and Saturday,  March 15 to 16.  Alminaza was one of the 250 Church leaders who attended the “The Feast of Creation and the Mystery of Creation: Ecumenism, Theology, Liturgy, and Signs of the Times in Dialogue” in the Christian churches.  He was part of the ecumenical panel on the topic “The genesis and blossoming of the Feast of Creation”, representing the Rom...
Kiko turns over P17M infra projects to E. B. Magalona  

Kiko turns over P17M infra projects to E. B. Magalona  

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Rep. Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez and  Mayor Marvin Malacon cut the ribbon at the inauguration of the projects*  Rep. Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) turned over three priority infrastructure projects  worth P17 million to  E. B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, in two separate ceremonies  on Sunday, March 17.  The  projects are located in Barangay Alicante.   Benitez turned over a new P6 million multi-purpose covered court  and a  Day Care Center worth P5 million to the barangay, a press release from EB Magalona said.  He also joined the  blessing of the new covered court of Alicante Elementary School worth P6 million.  Receiving the projects were Mayor Marvin Malacon, Punong Barangay Leah Rui...
Negrense scholarships in Japan to continue: guv

Negrense scholarships in Japan to continue: guv

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Gov. Eugenio  Jose Lacson and   Consul General of Japan in Cebu, Hideaki Matsuo.*Richard Malihan photo  The scholarship program that allows Negrenses to work as caregivers in Japan after their studies will continue, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Monday, March 18. Lacson who was in Japan last week said he met with the provincial government’s partners from Houei Group in and they  agreed to continue the program.  The governor said  he went to Japan to attend the graduation of  Negrense scholars of the provincial government, and to check on those studying and working there.  The provincial government has sent 97 scholars  since 2018 and about 70 are working in various parts of Japan.   Meanwhile, the Consul General of...
Rebel leader surrenders in northern Negros: Army 

Rebel leader surrenders in northern Negros: Army 

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One of the leaders of the Northern Negros Front  of the New People’s Army surrendered to the 79th Infantry Battalion in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, March 17.  The vice squad leader and “Intel ng Laranga 1” of the NNF surrendered,  the 79th IB said in a press release.  The surenderee is the closest cohort of Roger Fabillar/Arnel Tapan alias Jhong, Nono, and Domeng who was involved in the recent clash between the NPA and the police in Sitio Icugan, Brgy. Minapasok in Calatrava town.  Lt. Col. Arnel Calaoagan, 79IB commander, assured that the surrenderee will be processed according to the standard operating procedure and  his rights will be   respected.  “This is a clear manifestation of their frustration to the h...
STI-WNU hosting youth convention 

STI-WNU hosting youth convention 

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STI-West Negros University is hosting the Bacolod Leg of the 25th National Youth Convention of all STI schools in the country on Thursday and Friday, March 21 to 22.  The students and school personnel of all STI colleges and universities will join the  convention, a press release from the university said Monday.  The Bacolod leg will be held at the SMX Convention Center with the theme, "VibeShift: Find your Meaning - Embracing Uniqueness, Amplifying Passion, and Discovering Meaningful Impact”.  The theme encapsulates STI’s mission to empower students by deepening their self-awareness, confidence, and sense of purpose, the press release said.  The convention also aims to enhance students' self-awareness, nurture their confidence, and foster a sense ...
Duha ka mga lalaki nakuhaan sang shabu sa sulod sang motel

Duha ka mga lalaki nakuhaan sang shabu sa sulod sang motel

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Duha ka mga lalaki nakuhaan sang shabu sa sulod sang motel.  Arestado ang duha ka mga lalaki matapos nakuhaan sang masobra sa P700,000 nga balor sang ginasuspetsuhan shabu sa drug buy-bust operation sa  Imperial Court, Brgy 6, siudad sang Bacolod sang Sabado.  Ang mga naaresto amo sanday Christian Lachica, 22 anyos kag Jemmuel Lucanilao  23 anyos.  Suno kay P/Lt. Christopher Leonor,  team leader sang PNP Drug Enforcement Group, Special Operations Unit 6, nakalab-ot sa ila ahensya ang impormasyon angut sa ilegal nga aktibidad sang duha kag naaktuhan pa sang police posuer buyer ang pagbaligya sang ilegal nga druga sa sulod sang motel.  Nakuha sa ila ang 107 grams sang suspected shabu nga naga bal...
House adopts Senate’s NIR bill with reg’l office assignments

House adopts Senate’s NIR bill with reg’l office assignments

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The House of Representatives has adopted  Senate Bill 2507 creating the Negros Island Region, which specifically designates where regional  offices will be established,  Rep. Francisco “Kiko”  Benitez (Neg. Occ.,  3rd District) said Saturday, March 16. The NIR will be composed of Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Siquijor.  Benitez said with the adoption of Senate Bill 2507, the measure will no longer need to pass through the Bicameral Conference Committee but will have to be officially enrolled in both Houses  of Congress.   It will then be  sent in about two weeks  to the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his signature, Benitez added.   The Lower House’s version did not dictate  where the regional centers would &nbs...
Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park fire hits 48.96 hectares: mayor 

Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park fire hits 48.96 hectares: mayor 

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The two-day fire at  Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park  in Negros Occidental hit 48.96 hectares of grass and forest land, La Castellana Mayor  Rhummyla Mangilimutan said on Sunday, March 17.  The fire started at Purok Pastohan at Biak na Bato Thursday morning and the Bureau of Fire Protection declared the fire out at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. It was initially estimated to have hit 35 hectares.   However, the MPNP park superintendent  on Saturday reported that  the fire hit  48.96 hectares in barangays Biak na Bato and  Masulog,  16.78  hectares of which is in the strict protection zone,  Mangilimutan said.  The grass fire covered 27.09 hectares and the forest fire – 21.87 hectares, she added.  The  fire &...
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