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Naglab-ot sa P700,000 ang halit sa sunog sa bodega sang bagaso sang VMC

Naglab-ot sa P700,000 ang halit sa sunog sa bodega sang bagaso sang VMC

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Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photoNag lab-ot sa malapit lima ka oras antes na deklarar nga fire out kagab-i ang sunog nga nag luntad sa sulod sang Victorias Milling Company sa siyudad sang Victorias.Suno sa Victorias Bureau of Fire Potection, ang bodega sang bagaso sa sulod sang VMC amo ang na sunog. Wala naman ini nag lapta suno sa BFP.Ginabulubanta sang BFP nga 700,000 ang halit sang kalayo.Gina hibalo pa sang BFP kun ano ang ginhalinan sang sunog.
Menor de edad patay matapos makuryente

Menor de edad patay matapos makuryente

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La Castellana PNP photoPatay ang 14 anyos nga lalaki matapos ini makuryente samtang naga pang utod sang kahoy sang kahapon sa Barangay Robles sa banwa sang La Castellana.Suno sa PNP, natandugan sang menor de edad ang open live wire samtang naga pang utod sang puno sang mangga kabangdanan nga siya ang na kuryente.Gindetain man matapos mag surrender sa kapulisan ang persona nga nag kontrata sa menor de edad para mag pang utod sang kahoy.Siya ang kasuhan sang child labor sang PNP.
7 more from South Africa arriving in Negros Occidental

7 more from South Africa arriving in Negros Occidental

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Seven more travelers from South Africa, where the feared COVID-19 Omicron variant was first detected, are scheduled to arrive in Negros Occidental and will be closely monitored, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Wednesday, December 1.The provincial government was provided a list of the seven persons by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), he said.The BOQ should take care of them before they are cleared for travel to Negros Occidental, he added.The seven arrived in Manila before the national government banned the entry of travelers from South Africa to protect the country from the Omicron variant, Diaz said.“We just hope they have no Omicron virus and we are safe,” he said.Four travelers from South Africa who entered the country and Negros Occidental last week befo...
Mambukal reopening geared toward tourism recovery: guv

Mambukal reopening geared toward tourism recovery: guv

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The soft opening of the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia on Wednesday, December 1, shows the firm resolved of the Negros Occidental provincial government to gain ground in its recovery efforts for the tourism industry, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said.“As we try to reopen our tourism, albeit cautiously, let it be known , than in doing so, safety will remain to be the paramount criteria in all of our decisions, for even though we are moving on, we are still in the midst of a pandemic,” Lacson said in his speech.Even before the Ishiwata Bath House was built in Mambukal in 1927, Mambukal has been a weekend getaway for provincial officials and guests, making Mambukal an almost 100 year old attraction, he said.“For the generation who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, Mambuk...
Ejercito pledges to back restoration of NIR, too

Ejercito pledges to back restoration of NIR, too

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Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito who is seeking a return to the Senate in the 2022 elections pledged to support the call for the restoration of the Negros Island Region.Ejercito, who met with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer at the Capitol in Bacolod City Wednesday, December 1, said the two are strongly endorsing his reelection bid.Ejercito said his mother, former San Juan mayor Guia Gomez, is from the province and he is committed to support the needs of Negrenses in the Senate. He pointed out that he supported the passage of the Sugar Industry Development Act in the Senate.He said he is running for senator to oversee the full implementation of two landmark laws that he authored – the Universal Health Care Act and the creatio...
Negrense legacy book unveiled

Negrense legacy book unveiled

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MADE IN NEGROS. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose V. Lacson (center)receives the first copy of “Sugar & Smiles: The Negrense Legacy Beyond 2020” from the coffee table book project team: co- publisher Gen Tomas, marketing director Tere Manalili, executive editor Albert Gamboa, and project director Benjie Torre (l-r) at the Capitol in Bacolod City today.* Ronnie Baldonado photoA pioneering coffee table book titled “Sugar & Smiles: The Negrense Legacy Beyond 2020” was unveiled at the main activity center of Ayala Malls Capitol Central Tuesday, November 30.The book launch coincided with the 158th birth anniversary of national hero Andres Bonifacio, known as the Father of the 1896 Philippine Revolution.This 320-page heirloom collectible was published by a group of Negrense...
Region 6 ika tatlo nga rehiyon nga may maayo nga performance sa National Vaccination Days

Region 6 ika tatlo nga rehiyon nga may maayo nga performance sa National Vaccination Days

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Richard Malihan photoRegion 6 ang naga pangatlo bahin sa performance sa bilog nga pungsod sa nahauna nga adlaw sang vaccination days.Ini base sa datus sang Department of Health suno kay provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz. Kag sa amo man nga datus, ang Negros Occidental ang nag panguna sa performance sa mga LGU sa Western Visayas.Sa November 29, 68,911 ang nabakunahan sang Negros Occidental. 206,615 ang nabakunahan sa Western Visayas.Sa November 30 naman sang national vaccination days, nagpanguna sa gihapon ang Negros Occidental nga may 58,662 nga nabakunahan. Sa kabilugan, 161,365 ang nabakunahan sa ika duha nga adlaw sa Region 6 sandig sa datus sang DOH.Sa datus sang Provincial Health Office ang Murcia ang may pinaka madamo nga nabakunahan sang Nobyembre 30 - 10,0...
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