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Feb32023 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

City conducting inventory of all office equipment

The Bacolod Committee on Good Governance is currently conducting an inventory of all the equipment in the various departments of the city government, City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said Friday, February 3.This is on top of its search for the 122 city vehicles that have yet to be accounted for, he said.The Central Processing Unit or CPU of some computers of the city government cannot be found, he said.The employees who were issued memorandum receipts for the equipment that cannot be found will be held accountable, he said.The inventory is also being conducted to identify unserviceable equipment that can no longer be repaired, so they can be sold through bidding, Maghari said.The various departments are expected to submit their inventory lists this February, he s...

Feb32023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Police seize shabu, nab jobless man

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The Bacolod police arrested a jobless man in a drug buy-bust operation at Purok Sigay, Brgy 2, Bacolod City, 2 p.m. Friday, February 3.Nabbed was Cyros Narciso Canlas, 27, the police said.Seized from him was 3 grams of suspected shabu valued at P20,400.He was detained at Bacolod Police Station 2.*

Feb32023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

20 EBMagalona applicants qualify for IT scholarships

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The exam and interviews were conducted by NOLITC project development officer Avelyn Marañon *Twenty applicants from E. B. Magalona have qualified for scholarships in two Information Technology courses of the Negros Occidental provincial government for 2023, Mayor Marvin Malacon said Friday, February 3."Take this scholarship seriously by diligently attending the daily classes. The knowledge and the skills you will have learned from this course will be your ticket to finding a better job, and eventually leading a prosperous life," the mayor told the scholars.The Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC), a technical-vocational school owned and operated by the Provincial Government, conducted a pre-assessment examination and interview at the E. B. Magal...

Feb32023 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Former mayor may run for barangay captain

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Councilor Richard Jaojoco*Councilor Richard Jaojoco has transferred his voter registration from Barangay Pobacion to Magticol in Toboso Negros Occidental.He transferred his voter registration as he may run as barangay captain of Macticol in the barangay elections in October, Jaojoco said Friday, February 11.Jaojoco is a former three-term mayor of Toboso.His resignation as councilor will be automatic if he files a certificate to run for barangay captain, he said.If he wins he may then run as president of the Association of Barangay Captains.As a former chief executive, he has seen the importance of serving at the grassroots, he said.*

Feb32023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘Degamo proposal diversionary tactic’

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San Carlos Mayor Renato Gustilo.*San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said on Friday, February 3, that the proposal of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo to create a third province in Negros Island is a diversionary tactic.“Put him in a mental hospital,” Gustilo said.Degamo, in a meeting with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Wednesday, said the new region should include four provinces to ensure equal voting at Regional Development Council (RDC) meetings.The bill pending in Congress calls for the creation of a new region composed of Negros Occidental and Oriental, and Siquijor.Degamo wants the new region to include four provinces by creating a third one from Vallehermoso in Negros Oriental to Escalante City in Negros Occidental.Gustilo pointed out that a t...

Feb32023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros rep rejects Degamo’s push for 3rd Negros province

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Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4th District) *Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4th District) said on Friday, February 3, that she cannot accept the proposal of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo to create a third province in Negros as a pre-requisite for the passage of the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill.Ferrer, author of House Bill 119 that is the mother bill of the NIR consolidated and substitute bill, said ultimately it is Congress who has the legislative authority to approve it.Degamo, in a meeting with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Wednesday, said the new region should include four provinces to ensure equal voting at Regional Development Council (RDC) meetings.The bill pending in Congress calls for the creation of a new region composed of Negros...

Feb32023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Isabela to feel effect of stolen funds later in year, mayor says

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Mayor Irene Montilla said they will make sure that the person responsible for the loss of funds belonging to the municipal government of Isabela in Negros Occidental will be held responsible.While the loss of the funds will not be felt by the municipality immediately, it will before the end of the year if it is not returned, Montilla said Friday, February 3.Former Isabela municipal treasurer Nenette Mandadero Escarda said funds of the municipality that she brought to Bacolod City to be deposited in a bank were stolen from her house at Las Palmas Subdivision in Barangay Taculing, on January 21.Montilla said according to Escarda the amount stolen was P3.8 million in checks and P2.6 million in cash but they are still investigating the exact amount.The Commission on Audit is in...

Feb32023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘No need for 3rd Negros province for equal footing in new region’

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Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (left) and Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Benitez say solutions on "equal footing" concerns should be found.,*Ricgard Malihan photoBacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said it is not necessary to create a third Negros province to assure the Oriental side of fair representation in the proposed Negros Island Region (NIR).What should be addressed is the issue at hand, ensuring fair representation, Benitez said on Thursday, February 2.Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, in a meeting with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Wednesday, said the new region should include four provinces to ensure equal voting at Regional Development Council (RDC) meetings.A bill pending in Congress calls for the creation of a new region composed of Ne...

Feb32023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv turns over P18.5 M for DepEd farm schools

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Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over P18.5 million worth of Special Educational Funds to various Department of Education Schools Divisions in Negros Occidental on Thursday, February 2.The checks were distributed to the Schools Division Offices (SDO) Farm Schools of the cities of Bago, Cadiz, Escalante, Himamaylan, Kabankalan, La Carlota, Sagay, San Carlos, Sipalay, Silay, and Victorias.SDO Negros Occidental, led by Schools Division Superintendent Anthony Liobet, also received financial assistance for its farm school, and programs on sports trainings and seminars, Seal of Excellence, and Disaster Risk Reduction Management.Lacson said that the assistance given to the schools is a step towards the achievement of the goal to give the needed focus on agri-fishery, forestry, farm...

Feb22023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Show cause orders for failure to produce 122 vehicles readied

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Show cause orders will be issued against Bacolod City employees who fail to produce the 122 city government vehicles assigned to them for inventory, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said Thursday, February 2.“We will go through the process, charges will be filed,” Benitez warned.Benitez had asked that all vehicles of the city be inventoried at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds on January 28 but 122 were missing.If they say that the vehicles are unserviceable they should report where they are so they can be inspected, Benitez said.“If they cannot produce the vehicles there will be show cause orders that will be issued,“ he said, which are already being readied.Benitez is questioning why the books show that the city government has more assets than what were reporte...