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Dec72021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Unity in diversity

They may have different choices for president in the coming elections, but the leaders of Love Negros and the United Negros Alliance have found ways to strengthen their hold at the local level, at least in most areas.The unity ticket has made it possible for most local chief executives who are running unopposed to support whoever they want for the national positions. And from what I heard from the grapevine, the biggest winner is likely to be Davao Mayor Sarah Duterte who is also the choice for vice-president among those who are said to be supporting the presidential bid of Vice-President Leni Robredo.Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer is going for former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. which is not surprising because he is married to the granddaughter of Roberto Benedicto, a known ally of...

Dec32021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

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Dec32021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Barangay Estefania sa Bacolod mapatuman sang ‘no vaccine, no work’ policy sumugod Enero

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Sumugod sa Enero, balabagan na sang mga nagabantay nga barangay tanod nga makasulod sa trabaho ang mga unvaccinated nga barangay workers nga wala sang may ipakita nga negative RT-PCR test result.Suno kay Punong Barangay Jerry Tingson sang Estefania, binulan naman nga natagaan nila sang higayon ang mga trabahador nga makapabakuna agud man mapangapinan ang ila kaugalingon sa epekto sang Covid-19 virus.Gani nagapati man siya nga wala sang rason nga indi maka-comply sa pagsulandan sang Inter-Agency Task Force angut sa no vaccination no work policy.Ang indi man maka-duty ang wala man sang pagabatunon nga allowances.Bisan halos 100 percent na nga fully vaccinated kag partially vaccinated ang mga barangay workers sang Estefania. Pero may yara sa gihapon sang pila pa nga indi magpa...

Dec32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Spreading ‘manipulated’ sex video violation of anti-voyeurism act: NBI

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The persons caught spreading an alleged manipulated sex video and photos of a Negrense beauty queen will be held liable for violating the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 and the identity theft law, National Bureau of Investigation Bacolod Chief Renoir Baldovino said Friday, December 3.The beauty queen sought the help of the NBI Thursday following the spread of a video and nude photos that she said were manipulated to make it appear that she was the one in them, Baldovino told DIGICAST NEGROS earlier.The Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 carries the penalty of imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and a fine of not less than P100,000 but not more than P500,000, or both, at the discretion of the court, Baldovino said.The uncon...

Dec72021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Bacolod Amity volunteers receive ambulance from Chinese Embassy

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City PIO photoThe Chinese Embassy donated an ambulance worth P1.7 million to the Bacolod City government Monday, December 6.The ambulance will be used by the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade as they continue to be of service to Bacolodnons, a press release from the Bacolod City government said.Amity Club Corporate Secretary Crispin Chua said that this is the first time the Chinese Embassy made a donation to Bacolod.“They (Chinese) saw how the city of Bacolod has progressed under Mayor Leonardia and that’s why they gave an ambulance to the city which will be operated by the Amity Club,” Chua said.Leonardia lauded the cooperation between the business sector and the LGU as a “potent force” that will continue to pave the way for Bacolod to reach new heights in the future.*...

Dec32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod NBI investigates ‘manipulated’ sex video

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A Negrense beauty queen sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation Thursday, December 2, to investigate and halt the circulation of a sex video on the internet, NBI Bacolod chief Renoir Baldovino said.The complainant went to the NBI office to complain that a sex video was edited or manipulated to make it appear that she was the female featured in it along with two males, he said.She pointed out that her face was superimposed on the body of the female in the video, he said.The complainant said the body of the female in the video has a birth mark but she does not have one on her body, he added.An official complaint was filed before the Bacolod NBI against a still unknown suspect and the beauty queen was asked to submit additional supporting evidence to help them ...

Dec62021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Architects launch social responsibility projects, adopts mental health advocacy

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The still raging pandemic brought about by Covid-19 has pushed the mental health agenda into the forefront. Hence, it came as no surprise when a group of architects in Bacolod City took the advocacy as part of its social responsibility program.The United Architects of the Philippines - Bacolod Azucar Chapter, led by Rolem Basiya, launched “Project Pahanumdom,” a mental health awareness program that aims to bring the conversation out in the open and encourage the public to take care not only their physical, but also their mental health.The chapter initially chose 10 barangays in Bacolod where posters on advocacy messages and hotline numbers were installed in strategic areas.This project, according to Basiya, came about after the chapter’s first membership meeting with speaker Ro...

Dec32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

4 from South Africa Covid-19 negative

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Four persons from South Africa who arrived in Negros Occidental last week have tested negative for COVID-19, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, December 2.All four will remain in quarantine for 14 days from the time of their arrival in Negros Occidental as an extra precaution, Diaz said.They arrived in the province before the national government imposed a ban on the entry of travelers from South Africa, where the feared COVID-19 Omicron variant was first detected.Three of those who arrived in Negros Occidental on November 24, 25 and 26 are consultants of BioPower, a renewable energy power firm. Two are quarantined in a rented house in Calatrava and one in La Carlota City.A returning overseas Filipino from South Africa who arrived in Negros Occidental on ...

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Man on drugs watchlist found dead

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Police Station 3 photoA man who was allegedly on the police’s drugs watchlist was found dead beside a road at San Mateo Village in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, Thursday, December 2.Killed was 21-year-old Joshua Zamora, who succumbed to multiple stab wounds.The victim cried for help before he was found by the residents, the police said.The police claimed that the victim was allegedly included in the drugs watchlist of the Talisay City Police Station.Police are still investigating the incident, although they are looking at drugs as the motive for the killing.*