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The calibration of weighing scales.*City Treasurer’s Office photoThe Revenue Inspection and Miscellaneous Services Section of the City Treasurer’s Office - License Division, assisted by the City Legal Office enforcement team, is calibrating weighing scales at public markets in Bacolod City.Out of 261 weighing scales inspected, seven have been confiscated at the Libertad Public Market, the city government reported Wednesday, November 23.The team is continuing to calibrate and inspect defective and underweight weighing scales in major public markets, bagsakan, and barangay satellite markets.Vendors interested in having their weighing scales calibrated voluntarily may visit the RIMSS-CTO located at the ground floor of the Bacolod City Hall, the report said.*

A cholera outbreak has been declared in a second Bacolod City barangay.Dr. Grace Tan, OIC- City Health Officer, declared a cholera outbreak in Barangay Mandalagan on Wednesday, November 23.Water samples sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine from the two open dug-wells in Purok Luhod-luhod and Purok Ipil-ipil in Barangay Mandalagan where found positive for Vibrio cholerae bacteria, she said.There have also been two recent positive cases of cholera infection at Purok Luhod-luhod, Tan said.Cholera is caused by ingesting water or food that has been contaminated by the cholera bacterium, causing the infected person to suffer from severe diarrhea and vomiting, she said.She said Bacolod City has recorded 23 positive cholera cases so far.The CHO in October al...

LTO Assistant Regional Director Gaudioso Geduspan II*The Land Transportation Office has issued a 60-day preventive suspension order on one of its accredited clinics for the “fraudulent” issuance of a medical certificate, LTO Assistant Regional Director Gaudioso Geduspan II said on Wednesday, November 23.The LTO suspended the K Shine medical clinic at 888 China Town Square Mall at Gatuslao Street in Bacolod for allowing its staff to issue medical certificate in behalf of a doctor who did not conduct an examination on their client, he said.The medical certificates issued by the clinic are used in availing of drivers’ licenses.The LTO monitored the clinic’s operations after it discovered that it issued 168 medical certificates in a day, while other accredited clinics are issui...

Municipal Health Officer Dr. Edmundo Janeo Jr. (4th from left) and Councilor Gilda Parcon (5th from left), who represented Mayor Marvin Malacon, accompanied by Municipal Nutrition Program coordinator Adonis Auquico (4th from right), Batea BNS Sally Jalbuena (1st from right), and Batea Nurse Deployment Program nurse Ivy Joy Perez, receive the 2021 Green Banner Seal of Compliance for E. B. Magalona from National Nutrition Council assistant secretary and executive director Dr. Azucena Dayanghirang (3rd from left), assisted by Regional Nutrition Committee program coordinator Reginaldo Guillen, and DILG-6 local government operations officer Christian Nagaynay, at the 2022 Regional Awarding Ceremony Wednesday*Five cities and two towns in Negros Occidental received 2021 Green Banner Seal of C...

Senate Committee Secretary Joey Tunac, House of Representatives Committee Secretary Frances Melanie Mauricio, Rep. Alfredo Marañon III, CHED-6 Director Raul Alvarez, and NONESCOST President Renante Egcas (l-r, seated).*The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology has initially been found compliant with all institutional requirements to become a university after the on-site validation of the composite team from the Commission on Higher Education and the bicameral Committee on Higher and Technical Education last week.This is one of the requirements of NONESCOST as it continues its bid to become the first university in Northern Negros, a press release from Sagay City said Wedneday, November 23.During the 5-day activity from Nov. 15 to 19, the CHED Composite Team and...

Millie Kilayko, 5th from left, receiving the NVC award at Ateneo de Manila University on Tuesday.* Josephine Gonzalez Ruiz photoThe Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) was conferred the Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan Award by Ateneo de Manila University at a special academic convocation on Tuesday afternoon, November 22.NVC president Millie Kilayko, received the award, from Ateneo de Manila University president Roberto C. Yap and Board of Trustees chair Bernadine T. Siy.The award was given to NVC “in recognition of its deep commitment and extraordinary ability to harness the energies, resources, talents, and skills of individuals to help neglected communities and those in great need; and for its effective, community-centered, and hands-on approach to service initiatives in the ar...

levi i have one more story to write but unahon ko lang delay ang rankingA man was hacked to death at Sitio Lower Lunay, Brgy Mabini in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, November 21.Killed was 25-year-old Marvin Garcia.The victim and the suspect identified as 48-year-old Ricardo Caneiso attended a birthday party with their friends.Following a drinking session, the victim left to go home, but he was tailed by the suspect and was hacked several times.The victim succumbed to multiple hacked wounds on his head and arm. He died instantly.The suspect remains at large.*

The scene of the accident in Calatrava on Monday.*Calatrava PNP photoAn 18-year-old driver died after his motorcycle hit a parked truck at the highway in Barangay Patun-an in Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Monday, November 21.Killed was Christian Arrelano, while his rider, 20-year-old Larry Delima, was injured.The police said the victims were on their way to Calatrava proper, but when they passed through the curved part of the road the motorcycle hit a parked truck.The truck broke down and an early warning device was placed on the road, the police said.The police said the motorcycle driver was under the influence of alcohol and was speeding, so it is possible that he did not see the parked truck, as the area was dark at the time.*

The drug recoveries from the bust in Binalbagan Monday.*PDEA photoMore than P100,000 worth of drugs were seized in a buy bust operation Monday, November 21, at Sitio. Serena, Brgy. Enclaro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental.Nabbed was Aphrodite Rivera Song, 38.The operation resulted to the confiscation of 16 grams of suspected shabu with a standard value of P108,800, and the buy-bust money.The suspect is now in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), facing drug charges.The PDEA in Negros Occidental said they received a tip regarding the suspect’s illegal activities through its “Isumbong Mo Sa PDEA!” hotline, which is a platform for the public where they can send tips via text message and social media to alert the agency on illegal drug activities in t...

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Aberlardo Benitez (second from left) announcing that there will be no apprehension of traditional jeepneys granted interim service permits.*Bacolod PIO photoTraditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) with expired franchises will not be apprehended but they need to be registered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) as private vehicles so they can be issued interim service or augmentation permits to continue operating in Bacolod City.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez made the announcement after another meeting with Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and LTO representatives on Tuesday, November 22.It is important that the traditional jeepneys are registered with the LTO and are insured for the protection of their passengers...