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Comelec reminds civil servants to stay non-partisan, apolitical

By Easter Anne D. DozaGovernor Eugenio Jose Lacson huddles with Election Supervisor lawyer Salud Milagros “Tictac” Villanueva and Executive Assistant/Provincial Information Officer OIC Charina Magallanes-Tan during the Briefing on Political Neutrality of Civil Servants during Elections and Vote Counting Machine Demonstration at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall. *PIA6 photoCOMELEC-Negros Occidental Maintenance Technologist Anthony Denmark Cajuarao discusses the features of the Vote Counting Machine*Civil servants or government employees were reminded on Thursday, April 7, to stay apolitical and non-partisan as the election fever heats up.The Commission on Elections through Election Supervisor lawyer Salud Milagros “Tictac” Villanueva told some 65 information officers of the ...

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VMC completes P200M environmental mitigation project in Manapla

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Victorias Milling Company has completed its P200 million environmental mitigation upgrade projects to address the environmental concerns of the residents of Manapla town, Negros Occidental.The former wastewater lagoon of the plant at Sitio Pili in Barangay Purisima now looks like a resort because of the rehabilitation project.They also built a new man-made pool for the liquid fertilizer from the plant which will be given free to 50 farmer organizations.The construction of the anaerobic digester that minimizes odors from the processing plants has also been completed.Engr. Linley Retirado, chief manufacturing officer of the plant, said this is part of the zero-waste generation measures they are taking so there will be no foul odor that could plague the residents.They also...

Apr72022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Photo of the Day (April 7, 2022)

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A fire hit the Mayor’s Office at the Isabela municipal hall on Thursday, April 7.*

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NGCP readies for polls

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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is set to activate the 24/7 operations of its Overall Command Center from May 8 to 10 as part of its preparations to secure power transmission operations and facilities during this year’s national and local elections.As early as February, NGCP’s Power Task Force Elections (PTFE), a special team formed to ensure the security and reliability of the transmission network across the country during the elections, already set out with preparatory activities, its press release Thursday, April 7, said.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this includes coordination with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and other government agencies on new directives on the activation of their respective contingency plans, it added.NGCP’s own contingen...

Apr72022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

More schools okayed for F2F classes, Valladolid topnotcher

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Antipolo NHS Pontevedra FB photoThe Department of Education (DepEd) has approved 13 more schools for limited face-to-face (F2F) classes in Negros Occidental and six in Bacolod City.Valladolid town is the first local government unit in the province to have all its schools approved for limited F2F classes, Ian Arnold Arnaez, Negros Occidental Schools Division spokesperson, said Wednesday, April 6.There are 24 schools in the division with ongoing F2F classes and the 13 approved on April 5 may start after Holy Week, he said.The 13 are Alijis Elementary School, Ayungon Elementary School, Batuan Elementary School, Emilio Infante Elementary School, La Castellana National High School-JHS, La Castellana National High School-SHS, Ma. Palacios Presbitero Elementary School, Mananawin E...

Apr72022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros’ active Covid cases 20, lowest since pandemic started

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Negros Occidental had 20 active COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, April 6, the lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said.Negros Occidental had 27 active COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 37 on Monday.There have been two days where the province had no new COVID-19 cases, Lacson also pointed out.Lacson said he reminded the barangay officials to help improve the COVID-19 vaccination drive of the province during the Liga ng mga Barangay – Negros Occidental Provincial Summit on Monday.He pointed out that five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have been deescalated to Alert Level 1 and there should be seven more that should be included for having hit their 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination targets.It is good that the Department of Health ...

Apr72022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Aguilar song for Albee hit by Grupo Progreso

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The Grupo Progreso spokesperson scored a song written by Filipino folk musician Freddie Aguilar for mayoral candidate Alfredo “Albee” Benitez, which he said pictured Bacolod City as a “seat of crimes and corruption”.The campaign jingle entitled, "Wakasan Ang Krimen", has made the rounds on social media platforms the past few days, Dr. Chris Sorongon, GP spokesperson said on Wednesday, April 6.Sorongon, in his statement sent by the Bacolod City Public Information Office, said GP condemns Benitez and Aguilar’s “derogatory campaign jingle”.It is ironic that Benitez commissioned Aguilar to compose and interpret a campaign jingle that obviously pictures the city as the seat of crimes and corruption, Sorongon said.“The jingle does not only leave a bad taste on the mouth but may b...

Apr72022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental aims for 60% tourists increase in 2022

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Negros Occidental aims to draw 500,000 tourists in 2022, or a 60 percent increase from 2021, as COVID-19 restrictions ease.A Negros Occidental Tourism Division report presented at the 2nd Quarter Tourism Officers Meeting at the Capitol in Bacolod City on Wednesday, April 6, showed that the province had 311,577 tourists - 310,0 894 domestic and 683 foreign, in 2021 who brought in P1,761, 049,460 in revenues.The tourists in 2021 were 53.7 percent higher than in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Provincial Tourism Officer Cheryl Decena reported.The tourist arrivals in Negros Occidental in 2020 had dropped by 75 percent from 2019, she said.COVID-19 is by far recent history’s unparalleled crisis, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said in his speech at the tourism meeting.At the...

Apr72022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Fire hits 2 houses

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Fire destroyed one house and damaged another in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, 11:54 p.m. Tuesday, April 5.*BFP photoFire destroyed one house and damaged another in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, 11:54 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, the Bacolod Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported Wednesday.The fire began in a bedroom on the second floor of the house of Rosie Narciso Canlas and spread to the house of Edwin Canlas Dacomos, the report said.Damage was initially placed at P75,000. No one was injured in the fire.Initial investigation showed that the fire could have been caused by a candle, Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, Bacolod fire marshal, said.*