Tag: Bacolod news

Dec202021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Nature’s wraths: pandemic and calamities

It is tragic that a few days before Christmas, most parts of the Visayas and portions of Mindanao as well as Palawan suffered another nature's fury with the onslaught of tropical storm "Odette" late last week.Viewing the captured videos and photos of the storm’s impacts shared online was depressing, especially since the damages to properties and agriculture are severe while several lives were lost.Heavy flooding occurred in pathways of the storm, and whistling winds blew rooftops and destroyed houses and other infrastructures. Floodwaters inundated many urban centers since heavy rain continuously poured for quite a time starting at night of December 16 to early in the morning of the following day.As of this time, relief and recovery efforts are still underway as many were rende...

Dec212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Benitez cancels major raffle at b-day to aid typhoon victims

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Bacolod mayoral aspirant Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said he cancelled the raffling off of a house and lot for his supporters at his 55th birthday celebration at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday night, December 20, to instead use the funds to aid the victims of super Typhoon “Odette” in the city who lost their homes.There are still some people in evacuation centers who cannot go home because their houses were destroyed, Benitez said.The virtual live streaming raffle Monday night was also postponed because Internet connections are not good and there are some who still have no electricity, he said.When asked for his birthday wish, Benitez said he dreams of a Bacolod where every family will have their own house, where everybody has total access to health facilities and...

Dec212021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (December 21, 2021)

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Dec202021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Linibo nga nagub-an sang balay tuga sang bagyo nagalaum makabaton sang ayuda

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

Naguba ang balay ni Jonie Daulong sang matumbahan sang puno sang doldol sang magwaswas ang Bagyo Odette sa Barangay Estefania sa Bacolod.Siya upod sa iya asawa kag duha ka mga kabataan ang temporaryo nga naga istar sa balay sang iya utod.Nagalaum siya nga kuntani makabaton man sang ayuda agud bisan paano mapakaayo niya ang iya balay.Ang balay ni Daulong ang kabahin sa masobra tres mil sais shientos ka mga puluy an sa Bacolod nga partially damaged sandig man sa record sang DRRMO.May sais mil sais shientos pa ang partially damaged. Plano ni Mayor Evelio Leonardia nga magdeklarar sang state of calamity agud man mabuligan ang mga nagub-an sang balay kag iban pa nga nahalitan sang bagyo.Ginalauman sang alkalde nga ini ang gilayon nga mapasar sang katapo sang Sangguniang Panl...

Dec192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guanzon shortlisted for deputy ombudsman

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Commissioner Rowena V. Guanzon of the Commission on Elections is on the short list for Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas.She retires from the Comelec on February 2, 2022, where she has been a commissioner since May 4, 2015.Guanzon, who is from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, was Commission on Audit commissioner in 2013.Prior to that, she was director of the Institute for the Administration of Justice of the University of the Philippines Law Center, and a professor in the UP College of Law while practicing law.She has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (1979) and Bachelor of Laws (1984) from the University of the Philippines, and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University (1995).*

Dec172021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Close to 5,000 evacuated but no deaths in Bacolod

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Ronnie Baldonado photoBacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Friday, December 17, that despite the fury unleashed by Super Typhoon "Odette" late Thursday evening until the wee hours of Friday, no fatalities were reported nor injuries inflicted on Bacolodnons."We thank the good Lord Almighty for sparing our people from such harm," he said."We also saw that our decision to assert the conduct of pre-emptive evacuations of families living in high risk areas such as low-lying communities and along shorelines and near bodies of water, saved lives. It was the first time that we evacuated this many pre-emptively in the wake of a typhoon," Leonardia said.He called for prayers for neighboring local government units hardest hit by typhoon, particularly those in the central and southern p...

Dec172021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv appeals for help

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San Carlos DRRMO photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday, December, 17, appealed to the private sector for help for the Typhoon "Odette" victims."If you are thinking of helping the typhoon victims I would suggest that food would be appreciated, especially rice," said Lacson, who was holding office at the typhoon response command center at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City."The province is willing to connect you to these affected individuals for your contribution," he said."Due to the extent of the damage caused by Super Typhoon 'Odette,' I appeal to those who can share your kind assistance with your fellow Negrenses," Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer also appealed.Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said the donation center is at the Negros Occidental...

Dec172021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Thousands go on preemptive evacuation, Signal No. 4 up

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Preemptive evacuation began Thursday, December 16, as Signal No. 4 was hoisted over southern and central Negros Occidental, while the rest of the province remained under Signal No. 2, as Typhoon “Odette” lashed.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed central and southern portions of Negros Occidental (La Castellana, Pontevedra, Hinigaran, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Binalbagan, Himamaylan City, Kabankalan City, Ilog, Cauayan, Candoni, Sipalay City, and Hinoba-an) under Signal No. 4 at 5 p.m. Thursday.The rest of Negros Occidental remained under Signal No 2.Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian, Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said 837 families were preemptively evacuated from 20 barangays in six local government uni...

Dec202021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Dako pa nga portion sang southern Negros ang wala sang tubig kag kuryente

Balita Hiligaynon

May nubentay uno porsyiento na nga nabalik ang supply sang kuryente sa northern Negros matapos ang bagyo.Sandig sa record sang Northern Negros Electric Cooperative ukon NONECO halos nabalik na ang power supply sa mga banwa kag siudad sa northern Negros.Suno kay NONECO general manager Atty. Dan Pondevilla, 20 sa beinte dos ka mga feeders nga na energize na.Pero may barangay pa sa siudad sang San Carlos kag banwa sang calatrava ang wala pa sang power supply.Ginatinguhaan man sang Central Negros Electric Cooperative nga ma amat amat balik ang supply sang kuryente bisan madamo pa sa mga dalan sa mga kabarangayan ang indi maagyanBangud sang mga natumba nga puno sang kahoy nga wala ma mautod kag mahimos.Malapit na sa otsenta porsyiento ang na-energize sang CENECO.Gina...