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Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bayanihan conducts research on Negrense culture, music, dance

The Bayanihan Dance Company, the country’s longest existing professional performing arts company, in collaboration with the office of Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), visited several sites of Silay City, as part of its continuing research and study of traditional dances, music and culture.The Bayanihan Dance Company born in 1956, a multi-awarded dance troupe that showcases Filipino folk dance, and music to audiences around the world, was declared in 1998 through Republic Act 8626 as the National Folk Dance Company of the Philippines.Under the umbrella of the Bayanihan Folk Arts Foundation that was established in 1997, the Artistic Team led by its Executive Director Marielle Benitez Javellana immersed in the indigenous people’s way of life, interacting with t...

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

San Carlos Boys U-13, Girls U-16 dominate football qualifying 2023

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It was an exciting weekend in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, as it hosted the Festival of Football Provincial Qualifying 2023 on Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26.The South Negros Team was hailed the champion in the Boys Under-15 (Born 2008-2009) category, while San Carlos City dominated the Boys Under-13 (Born 2010-2011) and the Girls Under-16 (Born 2007-2008) categories, a press release said Monday.In the Girls Under-14 (Born 2009-2020) category, the Central Negros Team bagged the championship title.In the Boys Under-15 (Born 2008-2009) category, San Carlos City took the first runner-up rank, followed by the Central Negros and North Negros Teams as the second and third runner-up winners, respectively.For the Boys Under-13 (Born 2010-2011) category, the North Negros...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

2 motorcycle drivers die in road accidents

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Jose Normo Lecera was rushed to the Eleuterio T. Decena Memorial Hospital in Hinoba-an where he was declared dead on arrival.*Two motorcycle drivers died in accidents in Hinoba-an and La Carlota City on Sunday, February 26.Jose Normo Lecera, 43, died in Purok Gumamela, Barangay Talacagay, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, 4:05 a.m. Sunday.Lecera, onboard his Kawasaki Rouser 135, was travelling from Barangay Nabulao, Sipalay City, to Barangay Talacagay, when he accidentally bumped a steel barrier causing him to sustain injuries on various part of his body, the police reported Monday.He was rushed to the Eleuterio T. Decena Memorial Hospital in Hinoba-an but was declared dead on arrival.Ian Romel Villanueva Alojado, 45, died along the highway at Hda. Alegria, Brgy. Haguimit, ...

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Army installs Sison new 3ID commander

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Brig. Gen. Marion R. Sison *The new commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division was installed at rites held at Camp General Macario B. Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz, on Sunday, February 26.Brig. Gen. Marion R. Sison replaced Lt. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo in a change-of-command ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr., Army commanding general.Sison, in his speech, said “Let us be united in achieving our mission, but let us not forget to take good care of ourselves to be fit and healthy. When we are at our best, we can surely deliver and continue to respect and support each other as members of the Spearhead Troopers in its broadest sense”.Arevalo thanked the Spearhead Troopers for their courage that led to the tactical victories of the Army in Western and ...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Talisay resident injured in accidental firing of gun

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The gun was surrendered to the police*A Talisay resident was injured when he accidentally fired his gun at 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 26.Joel Nuno Leomillo, 46, was cleaning his gun inside his house when he accidentally pulled its trigger at Hda. Vista 1, Brgy. Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, the police reported Monday.The suspect said that the firearm was pointing towards the floor when it accidentally fired causing the bullet to ricochet and hit him on his chest.He was admitted at Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City.His daughter Perlilyn Leomillo surrendered the .45 caliber firearm to the police.*

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NGCP warns of tight power supply during summer

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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) alerted the public Monday, February 27, of thin power supply this summer due to higher demand in 2023.The Department of Energy (DOE) forecasted a total peak demand of 13,125 MegaWatts (MW) for Luzon to occur towards the end of May, an 8.35 percent increase from the actual 2022 peak load of 12,113MW which occurred on May 12 2022.For Visayas, the peak demand occurred in September, while in Mindanao, the peak demand occurred in June.A 16.19 percent increase in demand is forecasted for Visayas this year, while a 10.52 percent increase is expected for Mindanao.

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Sidlak Village in Victorias with 600 housing units rising

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A 2.5-hectare Sidlak Village will rise in Victorias City after the signing a memorandum of agreement and groundbreaking ceremony with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and Pag-IBIG Fund on Monday, February 27.Sidlak Village is the city's first major housing milestone through the City Human Settlements and Urban Development Office under the administration of Victorias Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, a press release from Victorias said.“It is imperative to ensure the quality of the communities we are building. These human settlements are not only a place where people reside, these are cradles of societies,” Benitez said in his message during the MOA signing.Victorias City is the second LGU in the entire Philippines to have a signing of a memorandum of...

Feb262023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

FedUp marks people power with call for end to killings

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The Federation of Urban Poor members on Saturday, February 25.The Federation of Urban Poor in Negros, marked the 37th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, with a call for freedom from the rising prices of goods and lack of jobs.About 122 FedUp members, clad in yellow, gathered in front to the statue of the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino at Araneta Street in Bacolod City on Saturday, February 25, to lay flowers and remember the people power revolution.They also called for freedom from the continued killings, fighting, theft, scams and lies the plague the nation, Joy Jarabelo, FedUp head, said.They are glad that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has acknowledged the EDSA People Power, which led to the ouster of his father, then president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., Ja...

Feb262023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Return of ‘darkest days’ warned during EDSA People Power rally

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Bayan Muna Partylist chairman Neri Colmenares speaks at a rally to mark the 37th anniversary of EDSA People Power in front of the Fountain of Justice at Araneta Street in Bacolod.*Bayan Muna photoBayan Muna Partylist chairman Neri Colmenares on Saturday, February 25, said “EDSA is not a place, but our victory as Filipino people united against corruption, poverty dictatorship, and abuse of our human rights”.Colmenares, who spoke at a rally in front of the Fountain of Justice in Bacolod to mark the 37th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos Sr., called on the Filipino people to continue the struggle to prevent a repeat of the abuses of the past.He said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s offer of reconciliation “should not be just for show and ...

Feb262023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Two power firms propose joint venture with Ceneco

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MORE Electric and Power Corporation and Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) have submitted an unsolicited proposal for a joint venture undertaking with Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Arnel Lapore, CENECO acting general manager, said Sunday, February 26.CENECO sent the proposal to the National Electrification Administration for comment and guidance last week, he said.The proposal is to help CENECO with its financials and operations, he said.Lapore said personally he believes a joint venture will be good for CENECO because “we have a growing demand for power services.”“Bacolod is a highly urbanized city and its growth is so fast and demanding, it is high time for CENECO to be responsive to the demands of the times technology wise, in personnel capability and infrastructure,” ...