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Oct142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Elemental Majica: A magical world

Rafael Paderna's towering sculpture "Rock On."*This year’s art offering for the 43rd MassKara Festival from the artists’ community in the Orange Project is a mix of the unknown and the reality.“Elemental Majica” which opens its doors on Saturday, October 15, is the most in-depth and wide-range collaborative exhibition of over 60 artists who worked ceaselessly for months to transport art lovers to a world of magic through art installations, sculptures, paintings, music, dance and an interactive AI installation from foreign artists, among others.Guest artists Juliana and Andrey Vrady with Charlie Co and Bong Lopue (l-r).*At the helm of it are artists, Charlie Co and Bong Lopue, the men behind Orange Project that has nurtured and provided space for local artists for almost two...

Oct142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Ceneco workers’ union awarded P30.82 million in CBA benefits

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Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez turned the check over to CURE president Stephanie L. Montaner*A check amounting to P30, 822, 095.95 was awarded to the CENECO Union of Rational Employees (CURE).Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez turned the check over to CURE president Stephanie L. Montaner in compliance to the resolution of the Case No. OS-AJ-2022-0207-0001 dated October 13.Rodriguez said he turned over the check for the immediate implementation of all economic provisions of the 2017-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement between CENECO and CURE.Montaner said the order will benefit 348 CENECO employees and its retirees.*

Oct142022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Another encounter in Guihulngan, one suspected rebel killed

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Another encounter between the government and rebel forces transpired in Brgy.Calupaan, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental Thursday, October 13.The gun battle between the 62nd Infantry “Unifier” Battalion, and the New People’s Army lasted for two minutes.There was no casualty on the government side.The Army in a press statement claimed that there was at least one casualty from the enemy side, which was based recovery of one .45 mm pistol with one fully loaded magazine with live ammunition and one backpack with personal belongings.The Army is calling on the rebels, especially those who were wounded, to lay down their arms and go back to the fold of the law.*

Oct142022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Evacuees express concern over safety

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Evacuees at the Barangay Carabalan gym in Himamaylan City.Some evacuees at Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental have expressed concern over their safety.Barangay Carabalan chief Mildred Titular said only tanods are securing the area.She said that 192 families or 451 individuals are currently staying at the open village gym in the upland area.She also said that other residents don’t stay at the gym because it’s too hot.Sitio Sig-ang leader Melvin Parcon aid he was worried as they left their livelihood when they sought refuge, as he lamented what will happen to them if the situation continues. “Indi na ka trespaser (it could not sustain us),” he added.He said they initially thought that the gunfire was fireworks, but when the burst continued, they ...

Oct142022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Interviews with evacuees barred At Himamaylan evacuation center

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Media barred from entering the Cong. Agustin M. Gatuslao Memorial Center in Barangay 1, Himamaylan, on Thursday.*The evacuees in Himamaylan City have one common sentiment, they want to go back to their homes but are willing to wait, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Thursday, October 13.It has been a week since the evacuees left their homes following clashes between government and rebel forces in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, that began on October 6.Lacson, Mayor Raymund Tongson, Rep. Emilio Yulo III (Neg. Occ., 5th District), and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officials visited the evacuees at the Cong. Agustin M. Gatuslao Memorial Center in Barangay 1, Himamaylan, but the media was barred from entering the facility.Men manning the entrance said ...

Oct142022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Another hospital tapped for BACCHP

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Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital is the third private hospital tapped for BacCHP.*BQMC photoThe Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has approved the proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City of Bacolod and a private hospital during its 15th session on Wednesday, October 12.Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital will soon sign a memorandum of agreement with the city to underpin the Bacolod City Comprehensive Care Program (BacCHP), which is a flagship project of Mayor Alfredo Benitez in his response to mitigate hospitalization conflicts he witnessed in public hospitals.It would be the third private hospital to strengthen the curative service of BacCHP for free hospitalization after the MOA signing with the Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center and South Bacolod Gener...

Oct132022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Employment, economy in WV improving: NEDA

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, NEDA regional director Arecio Casing Jr. and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran (l-r) at the Regional Development Council meeting at L' Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on Thursday, October 13.*National Economic and Development Authority OIC Regional Director Arecio Casing Jr. reported on Thursday, October 13, that the economy and employment rate of Western Visayas has improved, after a drop during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.However, for four consecutive weeks the prices of basic goods in Western Visayas have been higher than the national average as the inflation rate jumped to 7.4 percent in August 2022, Casing said in his State of the Region Address delivered during the Third Quarter Regional Development Council (RDC) meeting at L’ F...

Oct132022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Benitez set to sign consultancy agreements with 3 Capitol execs

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Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, Dr, Mary Ann Maestral, and Lucille Gelvolea.* (l-r)Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Thursday, October 13, that he is set to sign consultancy agreements with three Negros Occidental provincial government executives.The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular session on Wednesday granted the mayor the authority to sign the agreements.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said in the spirit of mutual cooperation between the Province of Negros Occidental and the City of Bacolod he is authorizing Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, Dr. Mary Ann Maestral – Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital chief, and Lucille Gelvolea, Provincial Economic Enterprise Development Department head to serve as consultants of Bacolod Cit...

Oct132022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Power reliability seen with restoration of Amlan-Samboan submarine cable

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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced on Thursday, October 13, that it has successfully energized the Amlan-Samboan 138kV Transmission Line 1, increasing the reliability of power transmission services between the islands of Negros and Cebu.The transmission line was damaged during the Department of Public Works and Highways dredging and re-channeling activities in Amlan, Negros Oriental, June 15, 2021.The capacity of NGCP’s underwater cable to transmit power between Negros and Cebu was halved, from 180 MW to only 90 MW, limiting the flow of power between islands, NGCP said in a press release.The Amlan-Samboan 138kV Transmission is vital to the exchange of power within the Visayas grid, and gives Negros and Panay consumer’s access to power coming from ...

Oct132022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod water refilling stations ordered to close now 112: CHO

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The number of water refilling stations in Bacolod City issued sanitary orders to temporarily seize operations have hit 112.The 112 were ordered closed for lack of sanitary and business permits, Dr. Grace Tan, Environmental Sanitation Division head of the Bacolod City Health Office , said Thursday, October 13.The Environmental Sanitation Division inspected 240 water refilling stations and the 112 were found to be non-compliant, she said.Three cholera positive cases and 35 suspected cases have been detected in Bacolod City since September.Bacolod is on an alert versus food and water borne diseases, Tan said.They are conducting massive inspections to assure the public that the water they are consuming is safe, she added.Those issued sanitary orders must have their wate...