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OVY special administrator, leads VTI board election

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A Bacolod court has appointed Olivia V. Yanson (OVY) the special administrator of the estate of her late husband, Ricardo B. Yanson, a press release from here camp said Sunday, December 5. Ricardo and Olivia founded the Ceres bus lines with Vallacar Transit Inc. as its flagship company. As a special administrator, Olivia is in charge of the preservation and management of the estate of her late husband, the court order dated October 1 said, the press release added. Olivia, in her capacity as special administrator and conjugal co-owner, then led the annual stockholders meeting of VTI at its principal office in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City on Saturday, December 4. Olivia V. Yanson, Leo Rey V. Yanson, Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles M. Dumancas, Anita G. Chua, Arvin John V. V...

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Halin sa pagtudlo sa kabataan, nangin taga preparar sang pagkaon sa quarantine facility

Baganihan

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WORLD AIDS DAY | NGO conducts mass HIV testing in Negros Occidental

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Health-based non-government organization Bagani Community Center commemorated World AIDS Day through a province-wide HIV caravan and week-long HIV screening at the mall in Bacolod City, Saturday, Dec. 4. This event is in line with the World AIDS Day commemoration on Dec. 1, with the theme "Ending HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone's Voice". Bagani Hub Manager Jose Antonio Lavaro said that this commemoration is to show unity and support for people living with and affected by HIV and remember those who lost their lives to AIDS. "This is the day for global solidarity and shared responsibility to ensure quality and affordable healthcare for all. Let us all continue to fight to end the stigma," he added. The week-long activity in SM City Bacolod from Dec. 4 includes free ...

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Mag-aso Falls re-opens

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Kabankalan LGU photos After more than one year, Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is now open for guests and travelers again. Mayor Pedro Zayco Jr. and Vice Mayor Raul Rivera led the re-opening of the tourism facility on Friday, December 3. The city-operated resort located in Brgy. Oringao has been renovated by the local government as part of its tourism attractions. It now offers a multi-purpose hall that can seat 70 persons and new cottages. The facility offers a very relaxing ambiance with the cool falls and a swimming pool. Zayco said the re-opening of Mag-aso Falls is expected to boost local tourism and spur the economy. Former mayor Isidro Zayco and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Commissioner Jorge Largado also graced the acti...

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Bangud sang missing nga mga bats sa Mambukal ginhimo na ini nga wildlife sanctuary

Tripping ni Roming

Dec42021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Former EB Magalona mayor succumbs to COVID-19

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Former Negros Occidental board member and EB Magalona mayor David Lacson, who was hit with COVID-19, passed away Friday evening, his cousin former board member Patrick Lacson confirmed. The 46-year-old former mayor passed away at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City. “He was a kind hearted, principled man… He loved his family, the people of EB Magalona and Negros”, his cousin said. Patrick Lacson, on his Facebook page, said “I’m happy that there is nothing but love between us, not even politics was able to destroy.” Former Negros Occidental board member Enrique Miguel Lacson said the former mayor was admitted at the Riverside Medical Center on Wednesday and was suffering from pneumonia. David Lacson is survived by his wife, Risa, and children Moki, Drianna and J...

Dec42021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

DOH determining if expired jabs have shelf life extension

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Capitol file photo The Department of Health is coordinating with the manufacturer of AstraZeneca vaccines to determine if those that recently expired have an extension on their shelf life and can still be used, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday, December 3. The Negros Occidental provincial government was not able to utilize 14,620 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that it received from the national government in November because they were nearing expiration and local government units did not want to accept them, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said on Thursday. Their expiration date was November 30. Vergeire said the 14,620 doses are being stored under definite guidelines to ensure their efficacy should the manufacturer state that there is an extensi...

Dec42021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

La Carlota bridge collapses, 1 injured

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A steel bridge that was up for demolition collapsed in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Friday, December 3.* A worker was injured when a steel bridge up for demolition collapsed in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, at about 2 p.m. Friday, December 3, Mayor Rex Jalando-on said. Jomer Savilla, 39, of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, sustained head and leg injuries. The bridge that connects barangays Nagasi and Cubay in La Carlota City had not been used for about 20 years and was being demolished by a contractor of the Department of Public Works and Highways, the mayor said. There is a concrete bridge that connects the two barangays that is currently in use and another one is under construction, he said. The old bridge was being demolished so it would not pose a danger, Jaland...

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Quarrel over Covid vaccine leads to hacking, 1 injured

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La Castellana PNP photo A quarrel over the COVID-19 vaccine led to a hacking incident that left one injured at Hacienda Rongo, Barangay Lalagsan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Wednesday, December 1. Injured was Salvador Ortega, 49, of Barangay Robles, a sugarcane worker. The victim figured in a verbal tussle with a co-worker identified as 56-year-old Dionesio Francisco. Police said the victim told his co-workers that they should avail of the COVID-19 vaccines or else they won’t be allowed to go to work and will not receive their salary. The suspect then told Ortega that his vaccine shot could be fake, to which the victim replied, “ulo mo (your head).” This apparently irked the suspect, who retaliated by punching the victim, then hacked him with a bolo. The victim,...

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1 killed, 5 injured in Pontevedra mishap

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Pontevedra PNP photo A woman was killed while five others were injured after they figured in a vehicular accident at the national highway of Brgy. San Juan, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, Thursday, December 2. Killed was tricycle passenger Joselyn Madalag, 40, of Brgy. Tagda. Based on the police report, the driver of the canter truck, identified as Nolito Montebon, 42, of Brgy. 14, Bacolod City, lost control of the vehicle after one of the tires blew up. The wayward truck then hit the incoming tricycle driven by 34-year-old Rogin de los Pobres. The impact of the crash caused the tricycle to land on a steel fence while the truck hit a steel gate of a residence beside the road. Both drivers and their passengers were brought to a hospital in La Carlota City, where Madalag w...