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Aug142022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Date for postponed barangay, SK polls still being determined

The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in December could be postponed to May 2023 or May 2024, Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) said Sunday, August 14.Benitez said he expects the Lower House to pass a bill by early October or November postponing the BSKE.He said numerous bills have been filed seeking the postponement of the polls, it will have to be determined which proposal will be adopted by the Lower House.The proposed dates for the polls range from May 2023 to December 2024, he said.*

Aug142022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Novero heads Bacolod LT0, 4 in Negros reshuffled, too

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Officials of five Land Transportation Offices in Negros Occidental have been reshuffled.The reshuffling was done in the exigency and best interest of the service, LTO Regional Director Lenard Tabaldo said in his office order.Renato Novero, who was previously assigned at the Himamaylan District Office, has assumed the post of chief transportation regulation officer (TRO) of the LTO Bacolod City District Office.Reuben Tampos, who previously headed the Bacolod City District Office, is now supervising TRO of the EB Magalona District Office.Joseph Danoy Sr. of the Bacolod City District Office has been assigned as supervising TRO of the Cadiz City District Office.Marilyn Desuyo, who was assigned at the Cadiz City District Office, is now administrative officer III of the LTO P...

Aug142022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Victorias mayor pushing for creation of Gawahon Development Authority

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Victorias Mayor Javi Benitez and his girlfriend Sue Ramirez at the Gawahon Eco Park on Sunday.*Victorias Mayor Javier “Javi” Benitez said on Sunday, August 14, that he is pushing for the passage of an ordinance creating the Gawahon Development Authority to manage and further boost the protection of the Gawahon Eco Park in his city.Benitez, at the 17th anniversary of the Northern Negros Natural Park held at the Gawahon Eco Park, stressed the need to strike a balance between environmental protection and economic development.They are conserving the environment by having Bantay Bukid personnel protect trees and birds at the Gawahon Eco Park, which they will make as sustainable as possible, he said.They will go after those engaged in illegal logging and hunting, he s...

Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NegOcc Little League in semifinals, earn team sportsmanship award

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Negros Occidental Little League, the Asia-Pacific Region Champion from Bacolod City, has been named the 2022 Girls with Game Team Sportsmanship Award Recipient after displaying sportsmanship both on and off the field throughout its time in Greenville, North Carolina.“On behalf of all of us at the Little League Softball World Series, we are honored to present the 2022 Girls with Game Team Sportsmanship Award to Negros Occidental Little League,” said Ashlea Nash, Little League Director of Softball Development, in a press release.“Since the moment they arrived, the players of Negros Occidental Little League have shown the excitement and sportsmanship that makes the Little League World Series experience so meaningful and have proven what it means to be Girls with Game,” Nash said.P...

Aug142022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man gunned down in Toboso

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A man was gunned down at Crossing Danao, Brgy. San Jose, Toboso, Negros Occidental, Saturday, August 13.Killed was 40-year-old Ryan Oland Julian.The victim was standing beside his motorcycle when he was shot to death by his assailants.Julian was shot on the chest causing his instantaneous death.Recovered from the scene was a fired cartridge of a .45 caliber pistol and a slug.The suspects fled in an unknown direction after the incident.The motive of the killing has yet to be established.*

Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Metro 3rd reorganizes Inter-Local Health Zone

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Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, Rep. Francisco Benitez and Victorias Mayor Javier Benitez (l-r) at the Inter-local Health Zone meeting on Friday.*Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) rallied the Third District Inter-local Health Zone (ILHZ) to continue the work of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of his District Office with the support of the provincial government and local government units on Friday, August 12.The EOC was created to coordinate and better manage the response to medical needs of the populace at the start and at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to 2021, a press release from his office said Sunday, August 14.He convened the members of the North Central Negros ILHZ together with Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, Teresita Lopez...

Aug142022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

2 unidentified men rob 7-Eleven in Cauayan

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Police investigating the robbery incident at a 7-Eleven store.*Cauayan PNP photoTwo unidentified persons robbed a 7-Eleven store at Magsaysay Street in Brgy. Poblacion, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Saturday, August 13.Initial investigation showed that the two suspects entered the store and held the cashier at gunpoint and declared hold-up.The suspects carted away at least P20,000, which they took from the cash drawer.The police are still investigating the incident.*

Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Lupon members complete barangay justice training

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The barangay justice training completers with the Granada Council led by Alfredo Talimodao Jr. and the officers of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central.*Twenty-nine members of the Lupon Tagapamayapa of barangays Granada and Handumanan in Bacolod City completed the two-day barangay justice training conducted by the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, in partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter.The training, hosted by Granada village chief Alfredo Talimodao Jr., was facilitated by assistant city prosecutors John Nil Acero and Ramon Jose Iligan with expressed clearance from city prosecutor Theresa Ditching.Club president Juliana Carbon, past president Josephine Natalaray and IBP local chapter vice president Jerry Llena also assisted in the trainin...

Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Diesel price to drop by about P1.20 a liter

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Fuel prices are going down Tuesday, August 16, until August 22.Diesel should go down by P1 to P1.20 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippines projected Saturday.There will be either no change or a decrease of P0.10 per liter for gasoline, it added.On August 9 diesel prices went down by P2.20 a liter and P2.10 per liter for gasoline.As of August 9 gasoline prices have had a net increase of P17.55 per liter and diesel P30.15 per liter since the start of the year.*

Aug122022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

DA undersecretary resigns over sugar importation mess

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Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian*DA website photoDepartment Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has resigned after Malacañang announced that he “illegally” signed and issued Sugar Order No. 4 granting the importation of 300,000 MT of sugar without the authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.A copy of Sebastian’s resignation letter addressed to Marcos, who is also concurrent DA secretary, was released to the media by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles Friday night, August 12.Sebastian, DA undersecretary for operations and chief of staff to the agriculture secretary, apologized for having approved SO4 on Marcos’ behalf through the authority he had vested on him.“I has become clear that the same was not in keeping with your administr...