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Team E. B. Magalona *Team E. B. Magalona won against Victorias City, 78- 77, on Day 2 of the 1st Cong. Kiko's Cup - Metro 3rd Inter-LGU Open Category Basketball Tournament at the Talisay City Gym, Sunday, December 18.On Saturday Team E. B. Magalona also won against Talisay City, 90-86, in the Day 1 opening game, a press release from the town said.Team E. B. Magalona thanked Mayor Marvin Malacon, Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, and the Sangguniang Bayan members for their full support.The team is mentored by Head Coach Richie Militante, Assistant Coaches Ronnie Arnibal and Ellie Dullan, and Sports Coordinator Jose Sellado, and assisted by staff members Dixon Castro, Stephen Olvido and Charlie Maja.*

The Negros Occidental provincial government is increasing the bonuses of its 2,905 employees from P40,000 to P50,000 each, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Sunday, December 18.That is because Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is asking the Sangguniang Palalawigan to approve an increase in the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of the Capitol employees from P 10,000 to P20,000 at its regular session on Tuesday, he said.The governor is granting the increase pursuant to an order issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Diaz said.The President’s order authorizes the grant of a one-time SRI at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000.Employees in local government units, including those in the barangays, may also receive the incentive depending on the LGU’s fin...

The CHO inspection of ambulant vendors*Cases of food and water borne illnesses in in Bacolod City have increased to 486, with 17 Acute GastroEnteritis (AGE) related deaths as of December 10, Dr. Ma. Carmela Gensoli, City Health Officer, reported on Saturday, December 17.Thirty Bacolod residents have tested positive for cholera so far, she said.There were 23 additional AGE cases reported from December 4 to 10, she also said.Bacolod barangays with 10 and above AGE cases from September 1 to December 10 are Mansilingan, Banago, Pahanocoy, Handumanan, Singcang, Vista Alegre, Bata, Granada, Taculing, Sum-ag, Cabug, 30, Mandalagan, Estefania, 35, Tangub, Villamonte and Alijis.To curb the rise in AGE cases the CHO continues to inspect school canteens and toilets, and water refillin...

CPP founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison.*PRWC website photoThe Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has declared a ten-day period of mourning following the death of its founding chair Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, but this will not stop government troops from going after the armed rebels operating in the Visayas and the rest of the country.Sison, 83, died Friday after two weeks of hospital confinement in Utrecht, the Netherlands, 10 days before the 54th founding anniversary of the CPP on December 26.“It does not change our stand on running after the rebels, for as long as they are holding firearms…there will be no ceasefire,” Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, acting head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command (VISCOM), said on Sunday, December 16.“We do not rejoice on ...

The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has announced the Top 12 Provincial Government offices, departments, and hospitals of Negros Occidental, which are compliant with RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.The Provincial Capitol Solid Waste Management Task Group led by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz spearheaded the conduct of the Local Search for the Best Office/Hospital compliant with RA 9003 for 2022.In the Top 12 are the Food Terminal Market of Negros Occidental, Ignacio L. Arroyo Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Isabela, Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary, Negros Occ. Scholarship Program Division, Office of the Provincial Administrator, Office of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Provincial Assessor's Office, Provincial General Ser...

Negros Occidental Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria*Negros Occidental Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria is urging the public to register to vote during the holidays.There was a large turnout of registrants in the first two days from the start of the Commission on Elections’ resumption of its registration of voters on December 12.However, in the succeeding days the numbers decreased, he said.There have only been two to three registering at Comelec offices in the towns and cities of Negros Occidental lately, he noted.There are no registrants at all in some areas, he said.It is better to register now while there are no lines rather than waiting for the deadline rush, he said.The registration of voters ends on January 31.The baranga...