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Jan272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Citation tickets to be issued to health protocol violators

The Bacolod City Task Force Disiplina announced today, January 27, that it is issuing citation tickets to those who violate the COVID-19 minimum health protocols, which include proper wearing of face mask and face shield, and observing social distancing, as mandated under City Ordinance No. 944.Violators should go to the nearest barangay hall to render eight hours of community service, the TFD notice said.Violators can also go to the City Treasurer’s Office and pay the appropriate fine within 24 hours from the issuance of the citation ticket, it added.Meanwhile, the Online Health Declaration form for inbound travelers to Bacolod City can now be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/bcdinbound, a city government advisory said.A BacTrac ID, which can be obtained at https://ba...

Jan282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

House okays on 2nd reading bill on urban agriculture

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DA photoThe House of Representatives approved on second reading yesterday a consolidated bill promoting urban agriculture.House Bill 8385 includes House Bill 3412 authored by Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District).Benitez headed the technical working group that produced the consolidated bill, which will mainstream vertical farms, indoor farms, and community gardens in cities and urbanizing areas.Benitez in House Bill 3412 seeks the passage of an act promoting integrated urban agriculture in urban areas nationwide to address food security.The Constitution provides for the protection and promotion of the right of the people, as well as proper nutrition, especially of children, Benitez said.He pointed out that the Philippines has also adopted the 2030 Agenda...

Jan272021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

EOC: Non-Bacolod residents must coordinate with Capitol

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City DRRM photoResidents of Negros Occidental, who wish to return to their hometowns, should coordinate with the provincial government or their municipality or city local government units - not with the Bacolod City government - for travel requirements and procedures.This is because Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s Executive Order (EO) No. 1 does not apply to them, the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) clarified in a press release said.“Executive Order No. 1 is applicable only to Bacolod residents who will return to Bacolod,” Dr. Chris Sorongon of the EOC stressed.Leonardia issued EO No. 1 to monitor entry of residents into Bacolod by establishing consolidated guidelines for them to follow for safe travel.“In order to sustain the flattening curve, the City of Baco...

Jan282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Comelec setting up registration express lanes for frontliners

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Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said the Commission on Elections is setting up express lanes for medical and other COVID-19 frontliners during the conduct of the ongoing registration of voters.Medical frontliners should present their Professional Regulation Commission card, or hospital or local government identification cards, she said.The registration of voters is set until September 30, she said.The Comelec expects 4 million new voter registrants for the May 2022 national and local elections, she said.The new registrants expected for Region 6 are 314,320, Guanzon said.*

Jan272021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Press club aspirant seeks nullification of election results

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Negros Press Club presidential aspirant Rey Siason is seeking to nullify the NPC election results due to alleged vote-buying by his opponent.Siason of Muews Radio lost to Yves Montecillo of RMN-Bacolod in the presidential race.Most of Montecillo’s “New Normal” slate also won the election, which was held at the NPC building in Bacolod City on January 23.Siason, who is a former club president, in a letter-complaint to the NPC Commission on Elections dated January 26, claimed that information circulating among the members and in the social media claimed that his opponent paid the members P1,000 to vote for their slate.“I was approached by several members just before the election who asked how much I was willing to give them as the other camp gave them P1,000,” he claimed....

Jan282021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Swine raisers ID eyed

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PVO photoThe Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office is eyeing a swine raisers identification system to strengthen its measures against the dreaded African swine fever.Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena led this year’s first Livestock Consultative Conference on Wednesday, January 27, for sustainable partnership among its partners and stakeholders on different platform developments and systematic monitoring.During the conference, the adoption of the swine raisers ID system was tackled, stressing that this is one of the priorities being implemented by the PVO for mapping of all the hog raisers in the province, he said.This means that the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) members and backyard raisers will comply with this requirement...

Jan272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

PACE seeking Duterte’s help on downgrading of nurses

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The Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) will seek the help of President Rodrigo Duterte on the downgrading of the positions of 109 nurses working in Negros Occidental provincial government hospitals, Renelo Lastierre, PACE president, said.The downgrading has caused demoralization among government nurses, he said.PACE will also seek the help of the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Health, he said.A new DBM circular caused the downgrading of the nurses positions.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government had to comply with the DBM circular this year, but the nurses have been assured that for 2022 they will create new positions so those downgraded this year can be promoted.Under the DBM memorandum, those classified fr...

Jan272021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man gunned down in Silay

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NOCPPO photoA man, who was having his morning coffee, was gunned down by unidentified suspects at Barangay Mambulac in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday morning, January 27.Killed was 54-year-old Rodulfo “Jun Kumpol” Cain Jr., who has been linked to illegal drugs.Based on the initial police investigation, the victim was having a coffee in front of a store when the two unidentified suspects on board a motorcycle shot him two times with a .45 caliber pistol.The victim, who was previously arrested for drugs and was considered by the police to be a street-level individual, succumbed to gunshot wounds on his neck.Police probers recovered two empty cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol at the scene.The motive of the killing has yet to be established.*

Jan282021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Photo of the Day (January 28, 2021)

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HELP NEEDED. The Servias de Maria (Servants of Mary) nuns who serve the very poor who are sick in remote areas in Bacolod City are still in need of funds to pay for a badly needed service vehicle to carry out their mission. Those who wish to help the sisters may deposit their donations at RCBC Account No. 1421176899 of the Local Superior of the Siervas de Maria, or call Sister Carmen at 09154564111.*