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Dec212022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

BacoLaodiat’s Chopsticks Alley all set at The Upper East, BCGC

The BacoLaodiat Festival will once again showcase its famous Chopsticks Alley which will be strategically located at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) and Megaworld’s The Upper East during the City’s celebration of the Chinese New Year from January 19-22.This is the first time that the festival will have two venues for its famous food walk and night market that typically features Chinese culinary delights and Filipino street food favorites, Bacolaodiat Inc. Chairman John Stephen Sy said..“Among the many things we are delighted about is our partnership with Megaworld and the Bacolod City government for the Chopsticks Alley, which we expect will be patronized and visited by the general public in January,” he said.With this announcement, BacoLaodiat Inc. is now opening slo...

Dec212022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Capitol acquires more vehicles for Emergency 911 rescue work

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The Negros Occidental provincial government has acquired more vehicles to support its rescue operations.Six more ambulances and a road rescue vehicle have been acquired by the provincial government for the use of the of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division.The project is in support to the Negros Occidental Emergency 911 rescue operations.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Board Members Jeffrey Tubola and Andrew Montelibano, and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz inspected the new vehicles on Wednesday, December 21.*

Dec212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod SP approves extension of IPM contracts for 4 months

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City PIO photoThe Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod approved the request of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to extend the city’s contracts with IPM Construction and Development Corp. for another four months during its regular session Wednesday, December 21, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said.Approved was the mayor’s request to extend the Contract of Services between the Bacolod City government and IPM for the collection, hauling and disposal of garbage for another four months from January 1 to April 30, 2023.The SP also approved the extension of the Contract of Services between the city and IPM for the management and operation of Bacolod’s sanitary landfill for another four months from January 1 to April 30.The SP also approved on third and final reading the ordinance granting t...

Dec212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Firm building 150MW solar project seeks Neg. Occ. SP endorsement: Ko

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The proponent of a 150MW solar power project within Barangay Felisa in Bacolod City and Barangay Tabunan in Bago City is seeking the favorable endorsement of the Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko, said Wednesday, December 21.Guian Carlo Mascardo, Negros PH Solar Inc. president, in his letter to Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, said they had been awarded a service contract in 2015 and were able to convert it to a development contract in 2019.The project that has leased 113.7 hectares in Bry. Felisa, Bacolod City, and Brgy. Tabunan, Bago City, secured an Environmental Compliance Certificate with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on January 2.The total lot area to be used for the project in Barangay Felisa is 95.7879 hectar...

Dec212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Cops probe 2 ‘persons of interest’ in killing of NONECO manager

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NONECO general manager Danny Pondevilla was onboard his Honda CRV when he was killed.*Johpong Pongyan photoThe police are investigating two “persons of interest” in the killing of the general manager of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, Lt. Jonito Pastrana, Bacolod Police Station 2 officer-in-charge, said.Danny Pondevilla, 47, who had also served as acting general manager of Central Negros Electric Cooperatives, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his Honda CRV at 16th-Lacson Street, Bacolod City, with a lone gunshot wound on the left side of the occipital region of his brain.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the police have given him an update on the case and promised to bring justice soonest.“I will fol...

Dec212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Construction worker drowns

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The Sicaba River where the drowning took place.*A construction worker drowned in the Sicaba River in Brgy. Burgos, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, 10:40 p.m., Tuesday, December 20.The victim was identified as Levi Barquin Beniabon, 18, of Hacienda Lumayagan, Brgy. Punta Mesa, Manapla.The victim and his companion Jaymar Agraviador were swimming across the river but because of strong current he was carried away and drowned, police investigation showed.The victim was brought to a hospital in Manapla but was declared dead on arrival.*

Dec212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Electrician found dead in ceiling of Bacolod house

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The entrance to the ceiling where the electrician was found*An electrician died after he was electrocuted at a house at Montebello Subdivision in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 20.The police identified the fatality as Glenn Entolizo Castañeda, 50, of Bangga Totong, Brgy. Felisa, Bacolod CityErlina Abaring informed the police that Castañeda was working on an electrical connection in her house. She discovered that he was in the ceiling of her house and was not responding to her when she called him, Abaring said.She then called rescuers to check on him and they discovered that he was already dead, Abaring told the police.*

Dec212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Stop importation of sugar, Unifed appeals to Marcos

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UNIFED President Manuel Lamata*The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) is appealing to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to stop the move to import 64,050 metric tons of sugar while the milling season is at its peak.UNIFED President Manuel Lamata stressed that they are not against importation per se “but to do it now will be disastrous to our local sugar farmers.”Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban issued a memorandum on Tuesday, December 20, directing Jocelyn Salvador, OIC executive director of the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) Secretariat, to immediately convene the MAV Advisory Council and expedite the importation of 64,050 metric tons of refined sugar.Based on the latest Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018-100) relea...

Dec202022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros cholera cases now 72, third death in Murcia – PHO

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There are now 72 confirmed cholera cases in Negros Occidental with one new death in Murcia town, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported Tuesday, December 20.The death in Murcia was the first reported cholera case in the town this year.Earlier one death each were reported in Silay City and EB Magalona.Talisay City remains to have the highest number of cholera cases at 23, followed by Silay City with 22, EB Magalona – 15, Cadiz City - 4, Victorias City 3, Pulupandan – 2, and Manapla – 2Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Vibrio cholerae bacteria. People can get sick when they swallow food or water contaminated with cholera bacteria. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but can sometimes be severe and life-threatenin...

Dec202022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros No. 1 in firecracker injuries, opt for alternative noisemakers: DOH

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Firecrackers being manufactured in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Department of Health is campaigning against the use of firecracker and pyrotechnic devices in Negros Occidental because annually it has the highest number of holiday injuries in Western Visayas.The DOH 6 held a Fireworks Injury Awareness Campaign, also known as the Iwas Paputok Campaign, at the Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City on Tuesday, December 20, to remind the public to refrain from the use of firecrackers during the holidays, and especially in ushering in the New Year.The public is urged to resort to alternative modes of creating noise, which should not include the previously advocated “torotot”, a horn-shaped plastic toy trumpet, Dr. May Ann Sta. Lucia, Health Support Divisi...