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Feb282023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

First Lady confirms attendance at Bacolod mass wedding: Albee

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos*First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos has confirmed that she will join a mass wedding in Bacolod City and an invitation has also been sent to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said Tuesday, February 28.He is just waiting for the final date of the availability of the First Lady for the mass wedding, which target date is within March, Benitez said.He has yet to receive an affirmative response from the president, the mayor added.The target was a mass wedding for 2,023 couples but so far 2,053 have already signed up, Benitez said.They are looking at about 16,000 attendees for the mass wedding, factoring in the relatives of the couples who will attend the event, he added. ...

Feb282023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

May visit of St. Therese’s relics rekindle desire for holiness: bishop

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The pilgrim relics of St. Therese of the Child Jesus at the San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod City Tuesday, February 28.*Ronnie Baldonado photoMay the three-day stay of the pilgrim relics of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in the Diocese of Bacolod “re-enkindle in our hearts the desire for holiness to which we are all called”, Bishop Patricio Buzon said on Tuesday, May 28.The pilgrim relics were turned over by the Archdiocese of Jaro to the Diocese of Bacolod on Tuesday .The relics arrived at the BREDCO port in Bacolod and a motorcade to the San Sebastian Cathedral was held. Its arrival was greeted by devotees waving red roses.The relics were transferred to the Carmelite Monastery at Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod, late Tuesday afternoon.“We are greatly blessed by the vis...

Feb282023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Three Negrosanon young leaders joining US professional fellowships

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Villanueva, Awit, and Reyes (l-r)*Three Negrosanon Young Leaders from the Negrosanon Young Leaders Institute Incorporated (NYLI Inc.) are bound to represent Negros Occidental in the upcoming Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic and Professional Fellowships to the United States this Spring 2023.Teodoro Angelo Villanueva, Coleen Awit, and John Rey Reyes of NYLI Inc. were selected among thousands of applicants all over the Philippines, to represent the country in the competitive YSEALI Academic and Professional Fellowships to the United States, a press release from the institute said Tuesday, February 28.Villanueva will be joining the YSEALI Professional Fellowship for Economic Empowerment in the United States. He blazed the trail of youth empowerment in Negros Occide...

Feb282023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod leptospirosis cases 15, two deaths

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Bacolod City has had 15 suspected leptospirosis cases since the start of the year, with two deaths, the City Health Office reported Monday, February 27.The fatalities were a 28-year-old male construction worker who died on February 18 and a 69-year-old male who died on January 4.The suspected leptospirosis cases were in barangays Estefania – four, Bata and Banago – two each, and Puntataytay, Taculing, Alangilan, Mansilingan, Brgy 2, Brgy 3 and Villamonte – one each.The cases this year are 1,400 percent higher than in the same period last year with only one, the CHO said.Signs and symptoms of leptospirosis include fever, chills, headache, muscle pains, skin rashes, diarrhea, redness of eyes, and yellowish discoloration of skin and eyes, the CHO said.*

Feb282023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Did SRA grant questioned imported sugar clearances?

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Has Administrator Dave Alba of the Sugar Regulatory Administration granted clearances for the release of sugar brought into the country by All Asian Counter Trade Inc.?Sources said he signed 17 clearances for a total of 16,750 metric tons that arrived in the country February 9, 17 and 18 on Monday, February 27.Alba, however, could not be reached for comment.Rep. Emilio Yulo (Neg. Occ., 5th District) said he was going over the papers of the sugar that entered the country ahead of the issuance of Sugar Order No. 6 that granted the importation of 440,000 MT, before seeking a congressional probe. It has to be determined whether the sugar can be considered smuggled, he said.What is important is that the SRA manages the millgate prices of sugar to continue to maintain the profit...

Feb282023 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

‘5,000 families will be affected, don’t allow Banago reclamation’

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Residents are opposing a planned 150-hectare reclamation project that could displace 5,000 families in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, Jason Atillo, convenor of the Banago Against Reclamation Movement, said Monday, February 27.The group of contractor Jerry Sy is asking the SP to issue a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) for its 150-hectare reclamation project.Atillo was among the Banago residents and officials who attended a Committee on Environment hearing chaired by Councilor Claudio “Kalaw” Puentevella at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) session hall at the Bacolod City Government Center.No representatives of the Sy group were at the hearing. Puentevella said his committee will also hear the side of the proponents.Atillo said they are asking the SP to deny the request for ...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

San Carlos amoebiasis cases now 230, some water sources bacteria positive

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Mayor Renato Gustilo meets with patients at the San Carlos City Hospital.*Some water sources in San Carlos City have tested positive for bacteria, Mayor Renato Gustilo said Monday, February 27.The patients’ positive for amoebiasis admitted at the San Carlos City Hospital also rose to more than 230 on Sunday, he said.Gustilo declared a state of health emergency in San Carlos City last week amid the rising amoebiasis cases.Six water samples tested at their in-house laboratory lately were found positive for bacteria, he said.However, they are still waiting for the official results from accredited laboratories in Bacolod, he said.There were also seven San Carlos City inmates who were hit with amoebiasis, but water samples taken from the jail tested negative for bacteria...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NegOcc expected to retain 2M voters even after ERB hearings

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Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria*Negros Occidental is expected to have more than 2 million voters even after the Election Registration Board (ERB) hearings on March 6, Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said on Monday, February 27.There were 56,723 in Negros Occidental who recently registered to vote in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October.The ERB hearings to approve or disapprove the new registrants’ applications to vote will be held on March 6, Ananoria said.Ananoria said he expects that after the ERB hearings the voters of the province will be at over 2 million.Negros Occidental had 1,946,639 in 2022 making it the province with the 6th largest voting population in the Philippines, Comelec records show.The t...

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bayanihan conducts research on Negrense culture, music, dance

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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...