Photo of the Day (October 24, 2021)
Drumbeaters and MassKara dancers added to the festive air during the "Para kay Leni" caravan on Saturday, October 23.*CPG photo
Tag: Negros news
Gatchalian targets January for full face-to-face classes
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, former Rep. Alfredo "Albee" Benitez and Dr. Aladino Moraca at the CPSU rites in Valladolid Saturday.*Archie Alipalo photoSenator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for full face-to-face classes by January 2022 or earlier, saying the distance learning modality is not working.Gatchalian attended the first flag-raising ceremony of the Central Philippine State University extension campus and the blessing of the CPSU training center and staff house in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, October 23.CPSU’s main campus in Kabankakan City headed by its president, Dr. Aladino Moraca, is also celebrating its 75th founding anniversary."The difficulty with distance learning is that our students do not absorb their lessons. They are not learning and we’ve ...
Negros’ highest Covid deaths registered in October at 374
The Covid-19 deaths in Negros Occidental for 2021*The Covid-19 deaths in Negros Occidental for the past eight days.*Negros Occidental has recorded 374 COVID-19 deaths in October, the highest in a single month since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March last year, Provincial Administrator Rayfrado Diaz said Monday, October 25.In the past eight days, from October 18 to 25, there were 135 deaths recorded, he also said.Bago City had the most deaths in the past eight days at 34 followed by Sipalay City - 21, and Cadiz City - 15, Diaz said.The Negros Occidental COVID-19 deaths in March were 10, April – 37, May – 79, June – 104, July -97, August – 60, September 234, and October – 374, Capitol data for 2021 showed.The Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) reported that fr...
Silay gov’t destroys 111 ‘open pipe’ mufflers
A total of 111 illegal “open pipe” motorcycle mufflers were destroyed at the Silay Plaza Covered Court on Friday, October 22.The series of confiscations are in line with the continued implementation of Silay City Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2012 to prevent noise pollution, Mayor Mark Golez said.Golez and PLt. Col. Robert L. Petate, Silay police chief, led the ceremonial destruction of the motorcycle mufflers.The modified mufflers, which were estimated at about P200,000, were crushed with a a road roller-compactor, Patete said.*
Covid hits Talisay mayor, seven others in house
Photo from Neil Lizares FBTalisay Mayor Neil Lizares and some members of his family have tested positive for COVID-19.“I would like to inform the public that I have been tested positive once again for COVID-19,” Lizares said in a Facebook post Saturday, October 23.Lizares said he is currently experiencing mild symptoms but it breaks his heart to see that members of his family and household have also tested positive.His three children and four helpers have also tested positive for COVID-19, Lizares said.“I would like to reassure everyone that I am taking every step possible to ensure that I stay in good health and will recover again successfully from the virus,” Lizares said.In September, Lizares also tested positive for COVID-19.“Please continue to keep me and m...
Leni to meet sectoral leaders during Bacolod, Negros visit
It's going to be a full schedule for Vice President Leni Robredo when she visits Bacolod City and Negros Occidental on Nov. 5.Negros4Leni convenor and former Gov. Rafael Coscolluela, in a press release, said that the vice president will hold consultations and meet and greet sessions with only about 300 sectoral representatives to ensure the observance of minimum health protocols at a venue to be announced later.Coscolluela, a convenor of 1Sambayan together with retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Jose Carpio, formed the N4L in February 2021.It was also proposed that Robredo meet with religious leaders and visit the Carmelite Monastery in Barangay Mandalagan as she used to everytime she is in Bacolod City, Coscolluela said.Also in the confirmed itinerary of Robred...
There’s hope in 2022 elections, we have a real choice: bishop
Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon at the launching of the GuBan movement at the Bishop’s House in Bacolod City, Friday, October 22.*Barbara Mijares photoThere is hope for real change in the 2022 elections if the people elect leaders who are competent, sincere and think of the common good, Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon said on Friday, October 22.“In this election when I look at the names of the candidates we have a choice, a real choice not just of the lesser evil, but a choice between the good and the bad, between the competent and the incompetent,” he said at the launching of the GuBan movement at the lobby of the Bishop’s House in Bacolod City, Friday, October 22.The people have a very clear choice between the honest and corrupt, “this is a real election that can work if it is we...
OTOP showroom opens
The OTOP Negros Occidental Showroom at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City.* Ronnie Baldonado photoThe OTOP (One Town, One Province) Negros Occidental Showroom at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City is open and will run until March 2022.Ayala Malls Capitol Central is elated to bring the One Town, One Province Negros Occidental to the mall in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, its press release said.The showroom features crafts and delicacies that are truly the “best of Negros”, it said.These include furniture, accessories, and tasty delicacies from the community.Since the pandemic affected many Negrenses’ livelihood, the OTOP hopes to make the locally produced crafts and delicacies accessible to the market to help the producers bounce...