Tag: Bacolod

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

MassKara spirit lives on despite pandemic: mayor

City PIO photoThe MassKara Festival spirit lives on even amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Mayor Evelio Leonardia made the pitch as he led officials during the launch of the City Tourism Office’s newest tourism promotional video, at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Sunday, October 24.“The month of October can never be complete without MassKara. Crisis or not, the MassKara spirit is here,” Leonardia said as he recounted the origin of the now world-renowned festival that gave birth to Bacolod's moniker as the "City of Smiles".The launch of the promotional video was held on the fourth Sunday of October which is usually the highlight of the MassKara festivities anchored on the City Ordinance authored by then Councilor-turned-City Administrator Em Legaspi-Ang in 2017, a Bacolod City Pub...

Oct252021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Sa ika siyam nga semana, bili sang krudo kag gasolina magasaka na naman

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riNS1b7qFtM&live=1[/embedyt]21 na ka tuig na nga naga biyahe sang jeep si Dems Taganao. Duha ka bulan lang ang nagligad. Siyete siyentos pesos ang gina gina patughong nga krudo sa isa ka adlawSa karon nagadalagan na sa 900 ang iya pang krudo bangud sang sunod sunod nga saka sa bili sang gatong.Sa bwas may painabg-o na naman nga pagsaka. 1.15 sa kada litro sang gasolina.. Samtang 45 sentimos naman ang imahal sa kada litro sang diesel.Ini ang ika siyam na nga semana nga naga saka ang presyo sang gasolina kag krudo.Gani bug-at na ini pati sa iban pa nga mga driver. Ilabi na sa tunga sang pandemya.Kun sumahon humalin sa pag bukas sang tuig.. Naga dalagan na sa masobra 20 pesos ang saka sa kada litro sang gasolina. Kag masobr...

Oct252021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Bacolod EOC: Indi mandatory sa mga kalan-an ang indi magpa dine in sa indi pa fully vaccinated

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCPNHTd0biQ&live=1[/embedyt]Ginakalipay karon sang pamunuan sang Bacolod Emergency Operations Center nga may pila na ka mga establishment nga nagahatag sang incentives kag iban pa nga pribilihiyo sa mga fully vaccinated.Kabahin diri ang pagtalana sang dine in area sang tagdumalahan sang mga restaurant para sa ila mga customer nga fully vaccinated.Pero ginklaro ni Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for EOC medical data and analysis nga ini ang indi mandatory kag diretso man ini sang tagdumalahan sang mga kalan-an.Ginapasalamatan man sang EOC ang katapo sang Hotel And Restaurant Association ofNegros Occidental sa paghatag suporta sa siudad agud nga maengganyo ang publiko nga magpabakuna kontra Covid 19.Ang mga fully vaccinated ang wal...

Oct252021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

PNP naka paandam batuk sa peke nga RT-PCR test result

Balita Hiligaynon

Gina paandaman karon sang PNP sa Rehion 6 ang mga travelers ilabi na ang mga maga sulod sa Western Visayas lakip na ang Negros Occidental kag Bacolod, Nga mag andam batuk sa mga fake RT-PCR test results bangud sa sarang sila nga makasuhan.Suno kay PRO- 6 spokesperson, Lt Col Arnel Solis, kinahanglan nga i seguro gid sang mga pasahero nga ang ila kuhaan sang ila nga rt pcr test ang isa ka lehitimo man nga institution para indi mabiktima sang fake swab test.Ginpaandaman man ni Solis nga likawan sang mga pasahero ang mga persona nga naga tanyag sang negative RT-PCR result bisan wala pa sang swab test bangud sa peke ini.Sarang makasuhan ang traveler suno kay Solis nga maga usar sang peke nga swab results.Magluwas sa mga travelers, ila man lagson ang mga institution nga naga ubr...

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (October 25, 2021)

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Oct252021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod, Negros Occidental waiting for booster shots’ green light

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PHO photoThe Bacolod City and Negros Occidental governments are waiting for the green light from the national government to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers and senior citizens.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday, October 25, that the Negros Occidental provincial government is ready to administer the booster shots as soon as it gets the green light to do so.“I hope it will be supported also by more vaccines,” he said.Lacson said they are also waiting for the green light for the vaccination of minors.Bacolod City is ready to administer the booster shorts but has not received an advisory from the national government yet, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Emergency Operations Center deputy for medical data and analysis, also said Monday.Sorongon ...

Oct252021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Voters’ registration final week kicks off at USLS Coliseum

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The final week for the registration of voters for the 2022 elections in Bacolod City is being held at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City, Election Officer Katrina Trinio Caña said Monday, October 25.The satellite registration at the USLS Coliseum started Monday and will end on October 30, she said.Registration is being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.They can accommodate 350 walk-in registrants, and 100 in the priority lane, Caña said.If there are additional people who arrive at the priority lane they can also accommodate them if there is time left, she saidThe priority lane is for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women.There was a long line of people who lined up to register at the USLS Coliseum on Monday.For a more ...

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

DOLE-6 ready to assist discriminated workers

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DOLE-6 photoThe Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas said it is ready to assist unvaccinated workers who experience discrimination in their workplace.DOLE-6 regional director Sixto Rodriguez Jr., in a media interview Friday, October 22, said that the public “can call me or visit the office” if they experience such discrimination.However, he urged workers in the private sector to have themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 to “ensure a healthy workplace and for the safety of their families.”But he reminded employers to prohibit discrimination against those who fail to get vaccinated.He clarified that his office has yet to receive any complaints of discrimination against unvaccinated workers."This shows that the employers and the employees understand ...

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

PDEA dismantles drug den, nabs 5 suspects

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PDEA photoFive suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation at a suspected drug den at Purok Tunay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City Sunday afternoon, October 24.Nabbed were suspected drug maintainer Jun Occillo Jr., whose activities were reported through Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s “Isumbong Mo Kay Wilkins” hotline, Enrique “King” Cantalao, Arnulfo “Paps” Filoteo Jr., Kermit Aldober, and Reynald “Biboy” Binarao.The drug sting operation was conducted by the joint operatives of PDEA Negros Occidental, PDEA-6 Seaport Interdiction Unit, and Bacolod Police Station 2.Confiscated from the suspects were several sachets of shabu weighing around 15 grams and worth P102,000, improvised tooters, disposable lighters, cigarette case, cutters, scissors, and the buy-bust money....

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Do well and you’ll go places, mayor tells college students

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City PIO photoBacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia urged Mansilingan college students on Sunday, October 24, to do their best in school as this will be their ticket for a better future."Do well in school and you will go places," Leonardia was quoted as saying in a Bacolod Public Information Office press release.Leonardia made the remarks as he led officials during the turnover of educational assistance to 60 college students residing in Barangay Mansilingan, at a program held at the Mansilingan Agro-Industrial High School.The release of the financial aid, which was sourced from the barangay funds, was facilitated by the Sangguniang Kabataan of Mansilingan, led by chairperson Fercy Lyn Almaiz.Each of the 60 student-recipients received P2,000 under the SK-led program. This was ...