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Sep302022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Victorias, DHSUD ink MOU, city needs 6,000 housing units

Human Settlements Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and Mayor Javier Benitez (3rd and 2nd from left) sign a housing memorandum of understanding on Friday.*The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is committed to helping Victorias City in its housing programs, DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said Friday, September 30.Acuzar, who signed a memorandum of understanding with Victorias Mayor Javier Benitez in Bacolod City, said no specific number of housing units have been decided on yet as the city government is preparing its plans so they can begin.Benitez said they just finished their assessment and Victorias City needs about 6,000 units, especially for residents residing in flood-prone areas.They are looking at several housing sites in barangays 11, ...

Sep302022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Mayor wants closed down water refilling stations named

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Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Friday, September 30, that he wants the water refilling stations in Bacolod that have been closed for failure to avail of the necessary permits named.Sixty one water refilling stations in Bacolod City have been temporarily closed for lack of permits, Sanitation Inspector VI Jasmin Santiago of the Bacolod City Health Office said Tuesday.The 61 have been asked to stop selling water for public consumption until they comply with all sanitary requirements, she said.Benitez said he has asked the Public Information Office why the names of the 61 stations have not been made public, and was informed that they would have to consult with the City Legal Office first.The mayor has directed the CHO to step up the inspection of water refiling station...

Sep302022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

S&R set to open in Bacolod, creating more than 200 jobs

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So Ha Uy, Mayor Alfredo Benitez and Anthony Sy (l-r) hold up the S&R lot lease contract they signed on Friday.*S&R Membership Shopping, a warehouse club that retails premium quality imported products, will be hiring more than 200 Bacolodnons when its outlet opens at the Bacolod reclamation area, its president Anthony Sy said Friday, September 30.Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez signed a contract with Sy for the lease of a 200-square meter road lot owned by Bacolod City at the reclamation area to S & R.So Ha Uy representing the lot-lessors of S &R was also a signatory.Benitez said the entry of S& R is good because Bacolod is poised for a strong economic comeback.“The economic recovery that we have planned for the city is now kicking in and will soon mat...

Sep302022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Billiards, tchoukball, volleyball, football to open MassKaralympics

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Billiards' world champhion, Efren "Bata" Reyes is among the bigwigs joining the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Bacolod City Masskara Festival 2022 10-Ball Open Billiard Tournament at the SM City Bacolod North Atrium Ground, October 2 to 6.*Four sporting events are expected to be crowd-drawers in the first week of the 43rd Bacolod MassKara Festival.Dubbed “MassKaralympics,” Festival Director Pinky Ocampo said “the billiards, tchoukball, and football matches are just a few among the numerous sports tournaments that will make this festival unique.”The legendary billiards champ Efren “Bata” Reyes is among the big names that is joining the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Bacolod City Masskara Festival 2022 10-Ball Open Billiard Tournament this October 2-6 at the SM City Bacolod North Atrium Ground...

Sep302022 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

SP okays traffic rerouting, road closures for MassKara

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The North and South Capitol roads in Bacolod City.*Ronnie Baldonado photoMembers of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved the traffic rerouting and road closures in Bacolod City for the MassKara Festival, which will kick off on October 1, during their regular session on Thursday, September 29.The supposed public hearing for the proposed traffic rerouting and road closure did not push through, which prompted the SP committee on transportation and traffic to adopt the traffic plan submitted by the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office.From October 1 to 23, the road closure will be implemented around the Bacolod Public Plaza from 3 p.m. to 5 a.m. This will include Rizal, Araneta-Luzuriaga, Gonzaga, San Juan and Gatuslao streets.There will also be road closures at Lacson Street, ...

Sep302022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Remains of man who went missing in July found

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The remains of the man who went missing.*Cauayan PNP photoThe remains of a man who went missing in July was found in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, September 27.The bones belonged to 31-year-old Mark Anthony Cordova.His skull was found on Friday, September 23.Maj. Gary Allan Resuma, Cauayan police chief, said they have not yet determined who is responsible for the killing of the victim because he had no enemies according to his family.The police said it is possible there was foul play in his death because his body was hidden.*

Sep302022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Comelec rules in favor of Degamo, to annul proclamation of NegOr guv

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Pryde Henry Teves and Roel Ragay Degamo (l-r)*The Commission on Elections en banc moved to annul the proclamation of Pryde Henry Teves as governor of Negros Oriental, and affirmed an earlier resolution declaring the near namesake of former governor Roel Ragay Degamo a nuisance candidate.The Comelec en banc issued a writ of execution on Tuesday, September 27, directing the Special Provincial Board of Canvasses (SPBOC) to convene on Monday October 3 to annul the proclamation of Teves as the winner of the May 9 polls.This came after it ruled with finality that Ruel Degamo was a nuisance candidate in the race for governor.The Comelec Second Division declared Ruel Degamo, whose real name is Grego Gaudia, a nuisance candidate in December 2021, but without a final Comelec en banc ...

Sep292022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Driver hit by patrol car in San Carlos dies

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The scene of the accident in San Carlos City on Wednesday, September 28.*San Carlos PNP photoA motorcycle driver was killed after he was hit by a police patrol car at Barangay Punaw, San Carlos City, Wednesday, September 28.Killed was Roy Valiente, 35, of Escalante City,Lt. Col. Jesus Mesajon, San Carlos City Police Station chief, said the police were on their way to the police station after patrolling the area when their vehicle overtook the tricycle it was tailing.The driver may not have noticed that there was an incoming motorcycle that caused the collision,Mesajon said.The patrol car driver hit the brakes, but the vehicle swerved and fell into the canal, he added.The victim was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.The driver of the patrol car, 37-year-ol...

Sep292022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

1,165 security troops deployed for MassKara

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Security troops during the send-off ceremony at the Bacolod City Police Office headquarters.*BCPO photoA total of 1,165 security personnel were deployed for the MassKara Festival, which will kick off on October 1.The Bacolod City Police Office, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, Philippine Coast Guard, PNP K9, Bureau of Fire Protection, Special Weapons and Tactics, Regional Mobile Force Battalion VI, and the Philippine Army were among the groups that were blessed during the send-off ceremony Thursday, September 29, at the BCPO headquarters.Guests of honor were Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) commander, and Pinky Mirano-Ocampo, MassKara Festival director.Also present were BCPO director, Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, and Bacolod Traffic Aut...

Sep292022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

KLFI donates building, land to Victorias gov’t

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Victorias City Health Officer Dr. Richard Garlitos, Mayor Javier Miguel L. Benitez,. Reeda Bantug - KLFI director, and Armen Tabligan -VKLFI president (l-r) sign the deed of donation.*Steven Laborte photoKaayong Lawas Foundation Inc. (KLFI) donated the 2,000 square meters lot and building of the Immaculate Conception Health Center to the Victorias City government.Victorias Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez with the KLFI officers and board of directors signed the Deed of Donation on Thursday, September 29.The Victorias City government will allocate P17 million for the improvement of the infrastructure of the health center, including its facilities and equipment, Benitez said.It will soon be renamed Abelardo and Remedios Bantug Memorial Hospital that will be admitting patients, esp...