Tag: Negros Occidental news
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...
Photo of the Day (October 25, 2021)
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, and Provincial Incident Management Team Commander Zeaphard Caelian inspect the negative pressure ambulances.*Capitol photo
Guv leads inauguration of P87M farm-to-market road, bridge
Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture VI Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter (l-r) cut the ribbon at the inauguration of the P P48 million farm-to-market road*Richard Malihan photoA P48 million farm-to-market road in Manapla and a P39 million bridge in Toboso, Negros Occidental, were inaugurated Thursday, October 21.The farm-to-market road was turned over by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture (DA) VI Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter to Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante III.The DA- Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) road project that starts from Brgy. 1A to Punta Salong registers 10,565 households as direct beneficiaries, a press release from the Capitol said Friday, October 22.La...
Negros Occidental isa sa mga Galing Pook awardee subong nga 2021
Sang kahapon ginpatigayon ang awarding kag ang Network Alliances for Coastal Wetlands Conservation ang nangin kabangdanan kun ngaa nangin awardee ang Negros Occidental.Sa sini programa, gina tagaan sang pagtamod ang pag halong sa mga wetland kag marine resources nga community based ang approach. Gin suguran ini sang 2015.Ini ang kabahin sang RAMSAR sites ukon ang mga wetlands nga gina halongan kay ilistaran sang mga pispis sa baybayon. May national treaty para sa conservation kag sustainable nga pag gamit sang wetlands kasubong sang coastal areas kag swamps.Napulo ka mga lgu ang kabahin sang network halin sa Bago City pakadto sa banwa sang Ilog nga may 52 ka mga barangay, peoples organization, fisheries and aquatic resources management councils, kag ginatos ka mga envorinmental...