Tag: Negros Occidental news

Dec102021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Misis patay, mister pilason matapos mag labog sa gutter ang ila nga motor

Cauayan PNP photoDead on arrival sa ospital ang 36 anyos nga si Ritchel Robles matapos mag labog sa gutter kag mahulog sa kilid sang dalan ang ila nga motorsiklo sang Martes sa highway sang Barangay Inayauan sa banwa sang Cauayan.Pilason naman ang iya mister nga naga dala sang motor nga si Benedicto Robles.Sa imbestigasyon sang Traffic Division sang Cauayan, nag likaw si Robles sa iya gina sundan nga tricycle nga maliko kun tani sa bangga.Na alang alang suno sa pulis si Robles sa iya nga pag likaw gani naglabog kag nag tupa ini sa gutter antes mahulog sa pil-as sa kilid sang dalan.Padayon karon nga ginabulong ang mister sa ospital.

Dec112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Gov allows increase in boat passengers, new bus route

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has granted the request of the 2GO Group to increase the number of passengers on its vessels bound for Negros Occidental, and of Vallacar Transit Inc. for a new route.Lacson granted the request of 2GO to increase the passenger cap of its vessels bound for Negros Occidental to 70 percent effective December 16.The classification of Negros Occidental to Alert Level 2 and Executive Order 21-55, Series of 2021 provided that “intrazonal and interzonal travel of all ages and for any purpose, including leisure, shall be allowed,” Lacson said.The previous restrictions on travel have been eased but minimum public health protocols must still be observed at all times, he said.Lacson also granted the request of Vallacar Transit Inc. to resume bus trips from Duma...

Dec132021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

11 former rebels receive P20k livelihood assistance

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Eleven former rebels received livelihood settlement grants (LSG) of P20,000 each under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) held in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, on Friday, December 10.The assistance was based on Executive Order No. 70 series of 2018 entitled “Institutionalizing the Whole-of-Nation Approach in Attaining Inclusive and Sustainable Peace, Creating a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, and Directing the Adoption of a National Peace Framework", a press release from the Army said.Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Brigade commander, said the 11 former rebels were from Guihulngan City. "The government is sincere in helping our brothers and sisters, who were vi...

Dec92021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Ridley Turtle successfully lays eggs at Sipalay beach

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Bantay Dagat members tag an Olive Ridley sea turtle after she laid her eggs at the Sipalay City public beach Wednesday night, December 8.*Sipalay LGU photoAn Olive Ridley Sea Turtle successfully laid her eggs at the Sipalay City public beach Wednesday night, the city government reported Thursday, December 9.Bantay Dagat members immediately responded to a call from a Sipalaynon who saw the turtle. The team built a barricade around the turtle's nest and its eggs are expected to hatch by February.The turtle, which is 66 centimeters in width and 70 centimeters in length, was tagged and released to its natural habitat, the report said.The Bantay Dagat is urging Sipalaynons to report whenever sea creatures, like turtles, are seen laying eggs or are on the seashore so they can be...

Dec122021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Army’s 79IB intensifies info drive vs. NPA recruitment in Toboso

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The Army’s 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion has intensified its awareness campaign to counter the recruitment and extortion activities by the communist rebels, particularly among the government officials in Toboso, Negros Occidental.An information awareness drive was conducted on Friday, December 10, at the Municipal Hall of Toboso, and was participated by Mayor Richard Jaojoco, barangay captains and representatives from the nine barangays of Toboso headed by Roberto Villasis and PNP personnel led by PCpt Paul Kenneth Magan, an Army press release said.Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, 79IB commander, provided the overview of the activity highlighting how the barangay officials can contribute to the government’s whole-of-nation approach to end local armed conflict and finally eliminate ins...

Dec102021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Teenager nasapwan patay

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Calatrava PNP photoPatay na sang masapwan sang mga pumuluyo kag otoridad ang isa ka estudyante kahapon sa dalan malapit sa suba sa Barangay Minapasok banwa sang Calatrava.Ang biktima amo ang 19 anyos nga si Nonie Boy Pales.Suno kay Major Roberto Indiape, las 5 sang aga kahapon sang makabati sang lupok ang mga residente kag ila na lang nasapwan ang bangkay ni Pales nga may igu sang bala sa iya agtang kag liog.Dugang pa ni Indiape, nag gwa sa ila nga balay sang Miyerkules sang gab-i si Pales matapos ini maka baton sang text message sa iya na may emergency.Pagkadason nga adlaw natabo ang pagtiro sa iya.Gina hibalo pa karon sang PNP kun ano ang nangin motibo sang suspetado.

Dec102021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Wala na sang may na quarantine sa Silay kag Cadiz healing center

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Wala na sang may naka quarantine sa healing facilities sang Silay kag Cadiz sa karon. Naga pabilin na man lang nga single digit ang naka quarantine sa healing facility sa EB Magalona.Ini suno kay provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz nga nag siling sang Hwebes, nga padayon ang pagnubo sa karon sang kaso sang Covid - 19 sa probinsya.Ang occupancy rate naman sang ospital sa Cadiz nga nagapabilin subong nga isahanon nga Covid hospital sang probinsya ang yara na lamang sa 30 percent. Sa datus sang Provincial Incident Management Team, 321 ang Active Covid 19 cases sang Negros Occidental se December 9 sini nga report.Wala naga untat ang probinsya sa pagpahanumdom sa publiko nga bisan pa nag panaog na ang Covid cases kag naghalog na ang restriction indi pagkalipatan ang pag gamit sa...

Dec112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

447 JOs in Isabela finally paid: mayor

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The Sangguniang Bayan of Isabela, Negros Occidental, finally approved the release of funds for the payment of more than 400 job order workers, Mayor Irene Montilla said Friday, December 10.“I made sure they got paid for three paydays because they stopped getting paid starting October 15,” the Isabela mayor said.They were paid their salaries from October 15 to November 30, Montilla said.The mayor in November had complained that 447 JO workers had not been paid since October because of the failure of the SB led by Vice Mayor Renato Malabor Jr. to approve the release of funds.Malabor is running against Montilla for mayor of Isabela in the 2022 polls.There are still a lot of pending requests that the SB has not acted on, which is crippling the delivery of basic services and...

Dec122021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

WV officials told: Prepare for potential tropical cyclone

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The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council alerted all local government officials and DRRMCs in Western Visayas on Sunday, December 12, to prepare for a potential tropical cyclone.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that a potential tropical cyclone is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, December 14, and will be named “Odette”, Ma. Aletha Nogra, Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas OIC, said.It may intensify into a typhoon before making landfall on Wednesday evening, December 15, or Thursday morning, December 16, over Eastern Visayas, she said.She reminded local government officials to strengthen risk communication and localize warnings to communities within ...

Dec92021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Lights on ceremony sa Silay City, dancing fountain nangin main attraction

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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_KSRMloKuA&live=1[/embedyt]Sa Silay City, gindagsa ang lights on ceremony sa plaza sang Miyerkules. Ginkalingawan sang tanan ang dancing fountain sang siudad!