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Nov222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Victorias breaks ground for 4 projects worth P17M

Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, second from left, leads the groundbreaking rites.*Victorias PIO photoMayor Javier Miguel Benitez led the groundbreaking rites for four projects worth P17 million in Victorias City on Tuesday, November 22.The four projects are for the improvement of the Victorias Transport Terminal, Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center, and Senior Citizen and Sangguniang Kabataan pavilions, a press release from Victorias City said.The city government allocated P1.5 million for the improvement of the transport terminal and P964,803 for the terminal comfort room repair.It also set P2 million for the construction of a multipurpose hall and basketball court at the Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center in Barangay XIV, the press release said.A total of P7.2 million was allocated for t...

Nov222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Capitol awards outstanding environment advocates

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Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the 2nd Awarding Ceremony of the Negros Occidental Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award and “Abanse Babaye para sa Dunang Manggad” Award at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City, on Tuesday, November 22.The awards were given to outstanding Negrenses for their key role in environmental stewardship, leadership in decision-making, and the promotion of positive impact in the conservation of the environment.The Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award recognizes the contributions of special bodies, individuals, LGUs, and Inter-LGU alliances in Negros Occidental, while the “Abanse Babaye para sa Dunang Manggad” Award recognizes the role and achievements of Negrense women in environment protection.Lacson said given the urgency of the situation an...

Nov222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

9-hour power interruption set in some parts of Bacolod, Bago

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CENECO will take advantage of the downtime to conduct simultaneous maintenance activities.* CENECO FB page photoThere will be a nine-hour power interruption in some parts of Bacolod and Bago cities on Saturday, November 26, Ervin Stan Leo Ticar, Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) acting general manager, announced on Tuesday.The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will shut down its Bacolod-San Enrique 69kV transmission line affecting CENECO's Sum-ag and Hilangban substations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, he said.CENECO will take advantage of this downtime to conduct simultaneous maintenance activities, Ticar added.He said CENECO will conduct ride-on preventive maintenance work at its 10MVA Sum-ag substation and 10MVA Hilangban substation for s...

Nov222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

City holds trade fair for local businesses

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The Bacolod City government, on the initiative of the Bacolod Business Development and Investment Promotions Center, is holding a trade fair at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central activity center this week.Titled "Locally Yours", it is a pop-up exhibition of 21 participating start-up businesses offering various local products from Bacolod City.In partnership with the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ayala Malls Capitol Central, the fair aims to promote Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and help them to benefit from the value-chain of large companies like Ayala Malls, a press release from the city Public Information Officer said.The trade fair in celebration of Bacolod Business Week will run until Friday, November 25.*

Nov222022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

ASF Task Force seizes 198.52 more kilos of pork products

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A total of 76 kilos of assorted pork products seized from a grocery store in Bacolod City were destroyed on November 18.*Bacolod PIO photoThe African Swine Fever Task Force seized 198.52 more kilos of pork products worth P104,143 from ASF-hit areas at various entry points in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City from November 14 to 20, Provincial Veterinarian Placeda Lemana said Tuesday, November 22.There is a ban on the entry of pork and its products from ASF-hit areas, which includes Iloilo, into Negros Occidental to protect the province’s swine industry.Lemana said of the 198.52 kilos seized, 185.52 kilos worth P100,643 was confiscated and burned.She said 13 kilos worth P3,500 were shipped back to their owners.The task force also seized 128.12 kilos of pork and pork pro...

Nov222022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Ex-tanod killed in La Castellana

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The scene of the crime in La Castellana town Sunday.*La Castellana PNP photoA former barangay tanod was gunned down in Brgy. Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, November 20.Police identified the fatality as Jovanie Omboy, 43, of Brgy. Montilla, Moises Padilla.The victim was walking home when he was waylaid by unidentified armed men. He ran for his life, but was chased and shot by the assailants, the police said.Police said the suspects asked if the victim was a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU).Recovered from the scene were fired bullets from a .45 caliber firearm and 9mm firearm.Police are still investigating the motive for the killing, though it could be case of mistaken identity as the victim would usually go to the CAFG...

Nov222022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Suspected rebel killed in Guihulngan clash

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The body of the suspected rebel being removed from the gunbattle site.*303rd IB photoA suspected New People’s Army leader was killed in an encounter with government soldiers in Brgy. Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, Monday, November 21.The soldiers went to the area following reports from residents on the presence of armed men, but they were reportedly fired upon by the rebels as they approached.The Army identified the fatality as Victor Baldonado, alias Rudy, alleged commanding officer of Section Guerrilla Unit 3 (SGU3), Central Negros Front 1(CN1), Komiteng Rehiyon Negros, Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor (KR-NCBS), operating along the tri-boundaries of Guihulngan City and Canlaon City in Negros Oriental and Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental.Baldonado and his group w...

Nov222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Structure in NNNP demolished for lack of permit, PENRO says

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The structure that was being built inside the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP) in Barangay Celestino Villacin, Cadiz City, in Negros Occidental.*A complaint has been filed against a former Sagay City councilor linked to the alleged cutting of trees inside the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP) in Barangay Celestino Villacin, Cadiz City, in Negros Occidental.A structure built in the area with some of the alleged illegally cut trees was also demolished and the materials were hauled down, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya said on Monday, November 21.The structure had no valid building permit, Environment Compliance Certificate and Protected Area Management Board endorsement, he said.The demolition was conducted by a composite tea...

Nov222022 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Farmer dies in Isabela after motorcycle hits dog

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The scene of the accident in Isabela on Saturday, November 19.*Joseph Bolhano photoA farmer died after the motorcycle he was driving hit a dog on Saturday, November 19, in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental.Killed was 21-year-old John Lloyd Sarte.Police said the victim hit a dog on the side of road, causing him to lose control of his motorcycle. He then fell from the vehicle and hit his head on a steel post.The road was dark at the time and it is possible that the driver did not see the dog, the police said.Sarte died on arrival at a hospital.*

Nov212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Albee: Moratorium on arrest of traditional jeeps extended

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez *Mayor Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez announced on Monday, November 21, that the moratorium on the arrest of traditional jeepneys without franchises will be extended.The two-week moratorium earlier granted by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was supposed to end on Tuesday, November 22.The mayor in a statement issued last night said he met with representatives of the LTFRB and Land Transportation Office on Saturday to relay the issues and concerns of the traditional jeepney operators.It was agreed at the meeting that an extension on the moratorium would be granted to give time for the preparation of a transfer plan with correct and complete details to address the concerns of operators of the traditional...