Tag: Negros Occidental news

Oct282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Naga damo na naman ang naga pamalibad nga magpa test nga close contact sang Covid positive

Capitol file photoPadayon ang contact tracing kag testing sang Negros Occidental, pero namutikan ang hesitancy ukon ang pagpamalibad sang mga natungdan para diri.Suno kay Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, hugot nga gina patuman sang probinsya ang swabbing para mapamatukan ang paglapta sang Covid -19.Padayon man ang pag gamit sang rapid antigen test para sa mga close contacts.Wala naman naga nubo sa 300 tubtob 500 sa kada adlaw ang ma process sang molecular laboratory sang probinsya.Namutikan man ang pagpabalibad ukon ang mga negatibo nga reaksyon, suno kay Diaz, ang probinsya ang naga pabilin sa panindugan sini nga dapat mag pa test ang mga natungdan.

Oct282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Flooding hits San Carlos, preventive measures taken

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Mayor Renato Gustilo on Thursday, October 28, ordered the immediate clearing of clogged drainages and inspection of tributaries following flooding that hit San Carlos City as heavy rain poured Wednesday night, October 27.Gustilo, with City Administrator Estefanio Libutan Jr. and City Engineer Franuel Luranas, also inspected the areas in the city that were flooded.They visited the creeks near the national highway that may have overflowed and added to the water surge in some areas, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) reported.Gustilo instructed Luranas to have the residuals left in the waterways cleaned and to create a "temporary canal" beside the circumferential road to ease water flow during heavy rains, so as not to exhaust the catch-basin beside the Ci...

Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

More drug-cleared brgys in Negros Occidental

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PDEA-6 photoMore than 20 barangays in Negros Occidental have been declared free from illegal drugs.Members of the Regional Oversight Committee on Dangerous Drugs cleared 85 barangays in Western Visayas during its deliberations on Wednesday, October 27.During the deliberation, representatives from the different barangays assisted by their local government units presented and defended their applications for a drug-free village.The new drug-cleared barangays in Negros Occidental are:*Abuanan, Antipuluan and Sampinit in Bago City*Bulata and Yao-yao in Cauayan*Alacaygan in EB Magalona*Narauis in Hinigaran*Pook in Hinoba-an*Bocana, Manalad and one in Ilog*Makilignit and two in Isabela*Barangay Puso in La Castellana*San Pablo and Punta Salong in Manapla*Buenavista and Iglau-an...

Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Man hacked to death after argument with ma

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Ilog PNP photoA man was hacked to death following an argument with his mother in their home at Barangay Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental, Wednesday night, October 27.Killed was Jestony Ubay, 27, a laborer.Ubay was in a heated argument with his mother, Chona Ubay, when he took a bladed weapon and attempted to stab the elderly woman but he was stopped by his younger sister, Angeline Ubay, an Ilog police report said.Angeline, who was overpowered by her brother, fell to the ground. She then shouted for help.When her live-in partner, suspect Danilo Andilab, 23, a construction worker, saw she was grappling with her brother, he hacked Jestony several times with a bolo.Angeline also sustained hack wounds on her fingers and left leg.They were brought to Lorenzo D. Zayco...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv signs MOU with Korean county for organic agriculture

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Capitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Goesan County, Republic of Korea, represented by Lee Cha Young, for the development of organic agriculture advocated by both governments.The signing was held during a virtual meeting, Tuesday, October 26.Edgardo “Boyet” Uychiat of Negros Occidental, elected Board Member of International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Asia and First Vice President of the Executive Board, also witnessed the MOU signing.The MOU intends to build up mutual cooperation between the two governments, reaffirm their commitment for the advancement of organic agriculture, and promote activities related to the development of organic agriculture in the countries of two governme...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Gossip triggers killing of senior citizen, daughter

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Himamaylan PNP photoA senior citizen and his daughter were killed after they were hacked by their relative in their home at Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, October 25.Killed were Carlos Era, 70, and his daughter Merly Lahay-Lahay, 48, while the elderly victim’s other daughter, Egie Era, 38, was injured.Suspect Danny Lahay-Lahay, 50, of Kabankalan City, went to the victims’ house and attacked his in-law, Merly, with a bolo, a police report said.Era and his other daughter tried to pacify the suspect, who then attacked them.Due to multiple hack wounds Merly died on the spot, while her father died at the hospital.Egie is still confined at a hospital.PLt. Arturo Margallo Jr., deputy police chief of the Himamaylan City Police Station,...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Tons of endangered clams seized in Sipalay again

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The clams seized in Sipalay City Wednesday, October 27.*Contributed photoAbout two to three tons more of endangered large clams, locally known as Taklobo, were recovered by the Maritime Police in another site in Brgy. Cayhagan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, October 27, Dave Albao, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation executive director, said.The seized clams could cost about P1 million, he said.The Maritime Police in southern Negros Occidental had seized 7,000 kilos of endangered fossilized and fresh clams worth P490,000 and nabbed two suspects in Brgy. Cayhagan on Tuesday, October 26, a report from PMaj. Don Archie Suspeñe, Fourth SOU PNP Maritime Group officer-in-charge, said.The clams seized on Tuesday and Wednesday will be brought to t...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Covid-19 death of mayor’s ma triggers vaccination upsurge

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The death of the mother of Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, from COVID-19 has led to an upsurge of residents in her town wanting to be vaccinated against the deadly virus.Noime Nicor, 71, La Castellana Liga ng mga Barangay president, died at the South Bacolod General Hospital on October 11.The mayor said her mother, who was diabetic, refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.The death of her mother and kagawad Mario Solar from COVID-19 has made La Castellana residents aware of how dangerous it is not to be vaccinated, the mayor said.Almost all of the about 16 La Castellana residents who died from COVID-19 were unvaccinated, she said.They were told that had her mother been vaccinated, she could have survived, Mangilimutan said.Now...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv: Rising fertilizer prices in hands of national gov’t

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Richard Malihan photoIt is in the hands of the national government to act on the clamor of sugar farmers for a halt to the unabated increase in fertilizer prices, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday, October 27.“We know that the national government is aware of this. Many of the presidential candidates have come up with suggestions on what to do,” he said.It has been suggested that the national government suspend the excise tax on fuel to help bring down the price of fertilizer, Lacson said.Considering the unabated increases in fertilizer prices, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) earlier called on the Department of Agriculture to request the Department of Trade and Industry to impose a price cap on fertilizer prices.The price of Urea, the most wide...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Governor leads inauguration AHRANO porkshop at Ayala

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Richard Malihan photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the inauguration of the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) porkshop at the Fiesta Market of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City, Wednesday morning, October 27.Lacson said the provincial government has also set up several other meat shops to help hog raisers in various parts of the province market their goods.The integrity of AHRANO officers and cooperation among its members will create a sustainable livelihood project, and will bring about economic benefits not only to their association but also to the entire hog industry of the province, Lacson said.The meat shop at the Fiesta Market was facilitated by the Provincial Veterinary Office and AHRANO, with assistance from Magnolia-Puref...