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Jul252022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

More Negros brgys now drug cleared, PDEA says

The Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing meets to assess candidate barangays to be declared drug-cleared.*PDEA-6 photoThe Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Western Visayas continues to closely collaborate with concerned counterpart agencies to increase the number of drug-cleared barangays in the region.Last week, 18 barangays in the region were declared drug-cleared. This include villages from the cities of Bago, Kabankalan, Talisay, Victorias, and towns of Cauayan, EB Magalona, Hinigaran, and Murcia in Negros Occidental, and several others in Antique, Panay, and Iloilo, the PDEA said.As of July, at least 348 of 601 barangays in Negros Occidental have been declared drug-free.This is through proper implementation of the Baran...

Jul252022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Teener yields over P300K in drugs

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The drugs recovered during a bust at Barangay 2, Bacolod City, on Saturday, July 23.*BCPO photoA teenager who was tagged by the police as a high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation at Prk. Sigay, Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, Saturday night, July 23.Nabbed was 18-year-old Christian Jude “Loy” Cuadra.During the bust, the teenager yielded 13 sachets containing shabu worth P387,600, the P1,000 marked money, a pouch, and P220 in cash.He is now detained at the Police Station 2 and is facing drug charges.*

Jul252022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Victorias brgy gets P1.2M aid

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Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turns over the financial assistance to Barangay VI-A, for the development of its Mangrove Eco-Trail.*Victorias PIO photoBarangay VI-A of Victorias City received P1.2 million worth of financial assistance from the Negros Occidental provincial government for the development of its Mangrove Eco-Trail on Monday, July 25.Of the P1.2 million, P800,000 is allocated for the establishment of a multipurpose hall, and P400,000 is for the Mangrove Boardwalk.The turnover rites was led by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, with Provincial Environment Management Office head Julie Ann Bedrio, Victorias City Administrator Lindolf De Castro, Councilor Dino Jose Maria Acuña, Councilor Dexter Senido, Central Philippines State University-Victorias campus A...

Jul252022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros, Bacolod officials upbeat on SONA, militants slam Marcos

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flanked by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez before he delivers his State of the Nation Address.*President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. outlined his agenda for the country’s economic recovery in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), which was welcomed by upbeat Negros Occidental and Bacolod City officials while militants slammed him on Monday, July 25.Marcos, who delivered a one hour and 14 minutes speech, said “the state of the nation is sound”.Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said with the post pandemic recovery and response as the main backdrop of the state of the country, the president’s goals and targets were reassuring.Lacson cited Marcos’ plans on fiscal stability and ...

Jul252022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Manapla gets solar irrigation project

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Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the ceremonial turnover of the P6.9 million Myrianne Solar Powered Irrigation System in Brgy. San Pablo, Manapla, Monday, July 25.The irrigation system project integrates Upland Aquaculture through Grow-out and Aquaponic System, Fertigation, and Drip Irrigation System, a press release from the Capitol said.Aquaculture and Aquaponic System involves a process by which irrigation water is pumped to a reservoir which serves as a fishtank that can culture freshwater species such as tilapia.Its estimate initial production is estimated at 75 to 80 kilos after 4 months with ABW of 166.67 grams; the wastes/excretes of fish tilapia will also serve as an organic fertilizer in liquid form.The Drip Irrigation System utilizes high density po...

Jul252022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Zubiri elected Senate president; He pledged to help Bacolod: Albee

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri takes his oath as the 24th Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines in the presence of his family*Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri was elected Senate President during the first regular session of the 19th Congress Monday, July 25.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, who congratulated Zubiri, said he will hold him to his commitment to give more to the city.Earlier Zubiri also filed a bill in the Senate for the creation of the Negros Island Region and vowed to push for its passage into law.Zubiri, in a statement posted on his Facebook page, said as senate president “I will do my utmost best to uphold the dignity, integrity, and independence of the Senate. We have 24 senators, 24 voices, 24 votes — we are equals"....

Jul252022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Pulupandan vice mayor elected VMLP NegOcc president: DILG

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The newly elected VMLP Negros Occidental officers took their oaths before provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz (left).*Anthony Gerard A. Suatengco of Pulupandan town was elected president of the Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines (VMLP) – Negros Occidental Chapter for 2022-2025 at L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on Monday, July 25, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced.Suatengco and the other VMLP officers were unopposed.The other officers are Thomas Maynard J. Ledesma of Silay City – vice president, Jose Nicolas V. Jalandoni III of Talisay City – secretary general, Nehemiah J. Dela Cruz of Salvador Benedicto – treasurer, Jeffre L. Encoy of Hinoba-an – auditor, and Adrian S. Villaflor of Moises Padilla – public relations officer.Me...

Jul252022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

7 Neg. Occ., Bacolod solons vote for Romualdez, Paduano abstains

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Representatives Greg Gasataya, Gerardo Valmayor, Alfredo Marañon III, Francisco Benitez, Juliet Marie Ferrer and Mercedes Alvarez (l-r) at the opening of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25.*Greg Gasataya FB photoSeven Negros Occidental and Bacolod City representatives voted for Rep. Martin Romualdez (Leyte, 1st District) who was elected Speaker of the House during the first regular session of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25.Negrense Rep. Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod Partylist) said he did not vote and remains in the minority.He will remain with whoever is elected minority floor leader, Paduano said. He was minority floor leader in the 18th Congress.Negros Occidental representatives Gerardo Valmayor (1st District), Alfredo Marañon III (2nd District), Francisco Benit...

Jul252022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Group opposed to mandatory vax vs. COVID stage Bacolod caravan

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A group of Bacolodnons opposed to the mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 held a solidarity and freedom caravan on the 158th birthday of hero and patriot Apolinario Mabini on Saturday, lawyer William Mirano said on Monday, July 25.Negros Occidental has vaccinated 75.88 percent of its target population and 59. 81 percent of its target seniors against COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday.While Bacolod City has vaccinated 158.25 percent of its target population and 153.53 percent of its target seniors against COVID-19, the DOH added.“After 2 years with no vaccine and no booster shots, we are still healthy. Our stand is that the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory,” Mirano, who joined Saturday’s caravan, said.RA 11525, the law establishing COVID-19 vacci...

Jul252022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

WV dengue cases near 7,000, Negros still topnotcher: DOH

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Dengue cases in Western Visayas are nearing 7,000, with Negros Occidental still the topnotcher, the Department of Health reported Monday, July 25.Western Visayas’ dengue cases increased by 674 from July 10 to 16 for a total of 6,856 cases and 37 deaths this year. This is a 472 percent increase in dengue cases compared to the same period last year, the DOH said.Negros Occidental had 230 new dengue cases from July 10 to 16 for a total of 2,445 cases and 11 deaths this year, the DOH said.The 2,455 cases from January 1 to July 16 are an increase by 910 percent compared to the same period last year.Bacolod City also recorded 41 new dengue cases and one death for a total of 398 cases and six deaths from January 1 to July 16, the DOH said.That is an increase by 159 percent com...