Tag: Negros Occidental news

Nov242021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Presidential aspirant nga si Ka Leody luyag nga dulaon ang poll watchers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gk5IpC95NY&live=1[/embedyt]Nag-martsa padulong sa Fountain of Justice sa atubang sang daan nga City Hall sang Bacolod ang katapo sang Konsyumer Negros upod kay presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman kaina sang aga.Ginaduso nila ang pag-gamit sang renewable energy agud bisan paano mapahagan hagan ang kabudlayan sang mga kubos sa pagsaka sang presyo sang kuryente kag pati na mga balaklon karon nga pandemic.Ginpahayag ni De Guzman nga dapat mabag-o ang sistema sang pang-gobyerno para mapaiway ang monopolyo sa pagdumala sang mga utility firm sa pungsod nga amo man nga nagahatag sang dugang nga palas-anon sa mga konsomidor.Para sa labor leader, mabudlay ang iya pagpakig-away para sa mabag-o pati na ang sistema sang pamulitika kag ele...

Nov242021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Safe water project and coastal wetlands conservation ang pila sa mga ginatutukan sang PEMO

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Capitol photoMaga padayon tubtob sa masunod nga tuig ang ridge to reef projects sang Provincial Environment and Management Office.Suno kay Atty Julie Ann Bedrio ang PEM Officer sang Negros Occidental, wala labot sini, nalakip man sa 2022 budget sang PEMO ang mga legacy project ni Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson kasubong sang Provincial Integrated Safe Water Project.Ang ini nga ten year project ang ginsugdan sini nga tuig nga naga tuyo sa pag paayo sang kalidad sang tubig sa probinsya.Dugang pa ni Bedrio tutukan man ang Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Area Management nga tuyo iga expand sandig sa ila nga commitment sa DILG sa idalom sang Galing Pook Foundation.Samtang, paagi sa nahauna nga Negros Occidental Governor’s Conservation Achievement award ginkilala sang probins...

Nov242021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (November 24, 2021)

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Nov242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

9 Negros reps file bill for creation of NIR

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Nine Negros Island representatives filed House Bill No. 10534 on Tuesday, November 23, that seeks to create the Negros Island Region for greater economic coordination and more efficient delivery of public services in Negros Occidental and Oriental, Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) said.Consolidating the two Negros provinces in one administrative region through the “Negros Island Region Act” will promote sustainable and inclusive economic development, he said.The signatories of the bill introduced by Benitez, are Negros Occidental representatives Gerardo Valmayor (1st District), Leo Rafael Cueva (2nd District), Juliet Marie Ferrer (4th District), Ma. Lourdes Arroyo (5th District), Rep. Greg Gasataya (Bacolod) and Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod).Neg...

Nov242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv stands pat on S-PaSS rule; Two caught with fake vax cards

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Bacolod DRRMO photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government will not back down on requiring all passengers bound for the Bacolod Silay Airport in Silay City to apply for an S-PaSS prior to arrival, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, November 23.Lacson said the S-PaSS will continue to be required even from Bacolod-bound passengers to enable the provincial government to validate the authenticity of their vaccination cards and negative RT-PCR results prior to arrival as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19.Em Legaspi Ang, Emergency Operations Center – Task Force executive director, on Monday reiterated that the S-PaSS is no longer required for fully-vaccinated Bacolod-bound passengers.A Bacolod-bound passenger and another who arrived in Sagay City submitted fake ...

Nov242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv: Negros Occidental can’t hit 3-day vax target, but daily output increasing

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Capitol photoNegros Occidental's local government units (LGUs) will not be able to vaccinate 516,807 residents in three days but they have already increased their daily vaccination performance, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, November 23.The Department of Health has set the vaccination target of Negros Occidental at 516,807 and Bacolod City’s at 66,171 for the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" Days on November 29 to December 1.Lacson said they will definitely not be able to meet that target in three days; a more realistic target for the 31 LGUs of the province is to each vaccinate 1,000 residents a day for a total of 31,000 daily, or 93,000 vaccinees in three days.The number of Negrenses vaccinated has already improved from 29,000 a week to 66,000 a week, he said.“We are tr...

Nov242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Lola Iska fails to make it to Guinness World Records

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The Kabankalan resident believed to be the oldest living person in the world did not make it to the Guinness World Records because of the failure to submit all of the documents required, her granddaughter said on Tuesday, November 23.Francisca Susano, also known as Lola Iska, was believed to be the oldest living person in the country and the world at 124 years old. She passed away at her home in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, on Monday, November 22.Her granddaughter, Merlene Susano, said they were not able to submit Lola Iska’s baptismal certificate and some other documents in time.Lola Iska who planted rootcrops for a living in her younger days had 14 children, eight of whom are alive. She is also survived by more than 500 grandchildren, Merlene said.Gov. Eugenio Jo...

Nov242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Albee asks Comelec to deny petition to cancel COC

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Former Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez is asking the Commission on Elections First Division to deny the petition seeking the cancellation of his certificate of candidacy (COC) for mayor of Bacolod for utter lack of merit.The Comelec First Division is set to hold the preliminary conference for the petition on Wednesday, November 24.The petitioners Hector Yula, Teodoro Abao and Jonah Tornea Abao in their petition dated October 25 asked the COMELEC to cancel the COC of Benitez “on the ground of material misrepresentation“of his residence.They also claimed he failed to comply with the one-year residency requirement.Benitez, in his verified answer to the petition, pointed out that the three had filed similar petitions earlier questioning his residency bef...

Nov242021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Negros Occidental conservation achievement awardees named

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Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental Governor’s Conservation Achievement awardees were recognized at rites spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City on Tuesday, November 23.The Abanse Babaye para sa Dunang Manggad Awards is one of the categories organized by PEMO.It is given to acknowledge the key role of Negrense women in environmental stewardship, to support women’s leadership in decision making, and to promote the positive impact women make in the conservation of the environment, a press release from the Capitol said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the awarding ceremony together with Board Member Rita Gatuslao, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Executive Assistant to the Governor Charina Magallanes – Tan...