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Nov202021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental okays VTI buses cross-border travel in 3 routes

Vallacar Transit Inc. can begin cross-border travel between Negros Occidental and Oriental, and Cebu starting Saturday, November 20, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday.Diaz on Friday issued the guidelines for all incoming passengers via land travel to Negros Occidental, with three approved routes.There will be four buses plying the Bacolod to Dumaguete route via Mabinay, two buses for the Bacolod to Cebu via Mabinay trips, and four buses for the Bacolod to Cebu via Don Salvador Benedicto route and vice versa, he said.Fully vaccinated individuals are required to present an S-PaSS, and verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards or certificates of vaccination.Those who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated should present an S-PaSS and a negative RT-PCR test resu...

Nov192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Sipalay enforces new travel guidelines

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The Sipalay City government is enforcing new guidelines for travelers visiting their locality from November 16 to 30.In an executive order signed by Mayor Maria Gina Lizares on November 16, the city extended its alert level 2 status until the end of the month and will discontinue its border checkpoints.It also has set interzonal and intrazonal travel guidelines for fully vaccinated, unvaccinated, and partially vaccinated individuals entering the city, which is known as the “Jewel of the South.”Under the latest EO, individuals entering the city from within Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will be required to make reservations at any resort or establishment, fill out its Tourism Registration Form at https://bit.ly/SipalayTouristRegForm, and present the document on arrival.F...

Nov192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Orola proposing blood banks for northern, southern Negros

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Negros Occidental gubernatorial candidate Juan “John” N. Orola Jr. said Thursday, November 18, that he is strongly proposing the creation of blood banks for Negros Occidental.“There should be one in the south and one in the north in order to address the prevalent and serious need for continuous supply of blood in the province. Each facility shall ensure to comply with quality standards to provide safe and quality blood for all people of Negros”, said Orola in a press statement.Orola said his number one agenda is health and he wants to make sure that all necessary solutions that can be provided to help the people of Negros are addressed.He wants to make sure as well that the people of Negros have access to safe, quality blood through effective management of donor recruitment, re...

Nov192021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Sen. Miguel Zubiri nag file bill nga mabalik ang Negros Island Region

Balita Hiligaynon

Dismayado si senador Juan Miguel Zubiri sang na-abolish ang natukod nga Negros Island Region pinaagi sa executive order ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sang 2017.Gani makaligad sang iya liwat nga pagbisita sa probinsya, iya gilayon nga ginfile ang Senate Bill 2453 nga amo ang magahatag giya para sa liwat nga pag-isa sang Negros Occidental kag Negros Oriental bilang isa ka rehiyon.Paagi sa laye, ginalauman ni Zubiri nga ini ang makahatag sang kasanag sa handum nga mas mangin aggresibo ang pagsanyug sang isla kag mangin accessible ang mga government services para sa pumuluyo.Ginpahayag man nanday Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson kag Vice-Governor Jeffrey Ferrer nga handa sila magsuporta sa mga kandidato nga ang mangin prayoridad amo ang mabalik ang NIR.2015 sang natukod ang NIR pin...

Nov192021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Sipalay bukas na sa day trips kag public transportation

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fbVSUtL7k&live=1[/embedyt]Kasunod sang pagpaidalom sa alert level 2 sang probinsya, Sipalay City ang liwat nga bukas na sa turismo.Ginapaabot ang pagdamo sang mga maga bisita sa siudad sang Sipalay kag gina lauman ang amat amat nga pag tibawas sang mga negosyo.Suno sa tourism officer sang Sipalay nga si Jerick Lacson, para sa mga taga Negros Occidental, bukas na ang Sipalay sa mga day tour ukon sa mga maga bisita sa mga resort kag gilayon man nga mag pauli.Wala na sang iban pa nga requirements mag luwas na lamang sa pagsunod sa health protocol. Sa mga maga overnight, pwede nga mag walk-in na lamang ukon mag pa book na nga daan.Pero suno kay Lacson sa maga overnight mag pa online register sa ila nga system pero ini ang simple n...

Nov192021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Pagsulod sang drug mule karon nga naghalog na ang travel restrictions hugot nga ginabantayan

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Ginakalipay ni Intelligence Agent 5 Nicolas Gomez, pamuno sang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency sa probinsya, nga may pagnubo sa supply sang iligal nga droga nga ila narecover pinaagi sa mga anti drug operation sa probinsya epekto man sang pandemic karon nga 2021.Pero padayon nga ginapabaskog sang ang ahensya ang pagbantay sa mga sea port kag airport sa probinsya sa posible pagsulod sang mga drug mule ukon mga courier karon nga ginhalugan na ang mga travel restrictions sa idalom sang alert level 2 sa Negros Occidental kag siudad sang Bacolod.Upod sa mga civilian agent, may mga narcotics detections dogs man nga magapatuman sang random panneling kag inspection sa mga pasahero kag sa mga nagasulolod nga bagahe sa cargo area sang pwerto kag airport.Masupog man nga ginapatuman ang...

Nov192021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

1 ka tuig nga bata patay sang malumos sa tub

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Cadiz PNP photoPatay ang isa ka tuig nga bata nga lalaki matapos ini mapabay-an samtang naga paligo sa tub sa sulod sang ila balay sa Barangay Zone 2 sa siyudad sang Cadiz.Suno kay Lt. Gina Fernandez, deputy chief sang Cadiz PNP, yara man ang tiyo sang bata sa sulod sang balay kag iya ulihi nakita nga nagahampang lang ang bata.Nawili suno sa pulis ang tiyo sa pag tan-aw sa mga bata sa baybay sa atubang sang ila balay kag sang iya liwat nga ginbalikid ang bata, nalumos na ini sa tubig sa tub.Gindala pa sa ospital ang bata pero gindeklarar nga dead on arrival.

Nov192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Laban Leni volunteers joining ‘Lugaw Leni’ nationwide party

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The Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) volunteers’ are holding “Lugaw Leni” events for more than 7,000 beneficiaries in nine towns and cities in the province as part of their participation in the nationwide feeding program identified with Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, November 20.“It’s amazing how people generously respond to such activities that promote sharing, kindness and love,” LLNO spokesperson, lawyer Pinky Mirano-Ocampo, said Friday.When the nationwide event was announced by the national Leni campaign team, “we initially targeted just 1,000 people but within two days, we were beyond the 2,000 and so we challenged ourselves further to target 5,000 beneficiaries”, she said.On Friday, however, more groups were joining and based on the list submitted, so more th...

Nov192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Daily flights to Negros more than 90% full

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The daily flights from Manila to the Bacolod–Silay Airport have been 90 to 100 percent full since they resumed operations Monday, Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, November 18.Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have started flying one flight a day from Manila to Negros, and Air Asia will also start its daily flights in December if the province remains under COVID-19 Alert Level 2, he said.Diaz said provincial government representatives went to the airport to ensure that arrival protocols and swift S-PaSS scanning systems are in place for the convenience of travelers.Incoming passengers are required to register with the Safe, Swift and Smart Passage, an online travel management system, before travelling to the province. Those who have not...