Tag: Bacolod news

Dec202021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

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

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...

Dec202021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Nature’s wraths: pandemic and calamities

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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...

Dec202021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

3 vessels run aground, no oil spill danger: PCG

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PCG photoThree vessels ran aground during Typhoon "Odette" but no oil spills were detected, the Philippine Coast Guard reported Sunday, October 19.The LCT Citic 102 was discovered aground at the stern in the vicinity of the Petron pipeline in Barangay Banago, Bacolod, on Saturday, December 18.An underwater ocular inspection by the firm's diver showed that the vessel is sitting on top of Petron's receiving pipeline, the PCG said.The captain of the vessel was told to loosen anchor to avoid damaging the pipeline.The M/T Mary Queen of Hope was also discovered aground at Camponames Bay in Barangay Maricalum, Sipalay City, Saturday afternoon.The vessel left the BREDCO Port anchorage area in Bacolod City on December 15 for Sipalay City to seek shelter from typhoon "Odette"...

Dec192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros NPA instructed to help typhoon hit allies

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Romeo Subaldo photoAll units of the New People's Army Negros Island Regional Operational Command have been instructed to focus all efforts in helping the people affected by typhoon Odette within the territory of each guerrilla front, Ka Juanito Magbanua, NPA Apolinario Gatmaitan Command spokesperson, said.Based on the instructions of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the NPA units were instructed to organize and mobilize the people collectively in repairing destroyed houses, farms and other sources of livelihood and take heed of public health, he said.“On the other hand, all units must be alert against enemy plans to sabotage our relief and rehabilitation efforts and launch defensive actions if enemy attacks cannot be avoided and NPA units are put in danger,” Magban...

Dec192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Pimentel says Pacquiao to help typhoon victims, too

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Senator Koko Pimentel with wife, Kathryna, (3rd and 4th from left, seated) with former Mayor Monico Puentevella (2nd from left, seated) and family.*PDP Laban president, Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel, said presidential aspirant Manny Pacquiao will help the victims of typhoon "Odette".Pimentel and his wife, Kathryna Yu-Pimentel, were in Bacolod Sunday, December 19, for the 50th wedding anniversary of former Bacolod representative and mayor Monico Puentevella and his wife, Josefa.He is sure Pacquiao will send help to the typhoon victims of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City, Pimentel said." Let us not loose hope, we will help each other. We in the camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao are ready to help and are already helping the victims of Typhoon Odette," Pimentel said.Pacq...

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).*

Dec192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Albee assures Bacolod’s ‘renaissance’

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Bacolod mayoral aspirant Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said corruption, power, water, garbage collection, among others, will be things of the past under his administration with competent leadership and clean governance.“Our vision and platform are clear. This administration will be program based. We will deliver these services promptly and efficiently,” said Benitez, who marks his birthday Monday, December 20.“We will make sure that we will deal with housing, health, peace and order, infrastructure, education and all the others will come into play,” Benitez said.He assured that the clamour that brought him to this fight does not go unnoticed. He said it further fuels his passion to serve and lead, and through this he called on his supporters to create a ripple of kindness so it can e...

Dec182021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

IN PHOTOS | The aftermath of Super Typhoon ‘Odette’ in Negros Occidental

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The aftermath of Super Typhoon 'Odette' in Negros OccidentalThe fury of Super Typhoon "Odette" left six persons dead and more than 30,000 residents displaced in Negros Occidental on Friday, December 17. (READ: Typhoon ‘Odette’ kills six, 34,452 evacuate in Negros)Typhoon “Odette” flooded most of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Friday, December 17./Kalaw Studios photosSuper Typhoon “Odette” damaged P475 million in farm animals and infrastructure in Negros Occidental. (READ: Typhoon damages more than P475M in farm animals, infra, crops)The damage at the PeacePond organic farm. (READ: A near death experience at PeacePond organic farm)Typhoon Odette damage at the Capitol Lagoon Park and in front of the Bacolod City Government Center./Ronnie Baldonado ph...