Tag: Negros Occidental

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv puts Negros on red alert vs. ‘Odette’ floods, landslides

DSWD-6 photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has placed Negros Occidental on Red Alert status as Severe Tropical Storm Odette approaches, while Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon called for prayers.Severe Tropical Storm Rai entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, and was assigned the domestic name “Odette”.Lacson placed all Disaster Operations Centers throughout Negros Occidental on red alert, Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian, Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said.“You are advised to heighten your preparedness, initiate pro active measures and take appropriate precautionary actions for possible flooding, flash floods or landslides,” the governor said.Caelian said “Odette” could hit Negros Occidental on Wednesday.As of Tuesday, t...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

5th person caught with fake Bacolod vaccination card

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The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center caught a fifth person using a fake vaccination card, EOC Executive Director Em Ang said Tuesday, December 14.She said a Bago City resident went to the Bacolod EOC office at the MassKara Hall to ask for a vaccination certificate to travel.The person presented a fake Bacolod vaccination card that was easily detected because the vaccine used was misspelled and the vaccinator's name is non-existent, she said.The case of the Bago resident was forwarded to the Bacolod City Legal Office for appropriate action, she said.Earlier, four employees of a sugar mill from Sagay City were also caught using fake Bacolod vaccination cards, she said.Ang said they are keeping a close watch on vaccination cards of persons entering the city during ...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Duterte, Go withdraw COCs

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Photo from Bong Go FBPresident Rodrigo Duterte withdrew his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections confirmed.Duterte was accompanied by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea at the Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila.He submitted his statement of withdrawal after Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go withdrew his certificate of candidacy for president Tuesday morning, Guanzon said.Both were running under the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan party.Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles, in a statement Tuesday evening, said “the President believes that withdrawing from the senate race will allow him to better focus on managing our pandemic response in order to ...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental, Bacolod to continue vax drive despite NVD 2 postponement

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The National COVID-19 Vaccination Operation Center has postponed the National Vaccination Days Part II (NVD2) in Western Visayas set Wednesday to Friday this week to December 20 to 23 as Tropical Cyclone Odette approaches.The scheduled visit of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, Health Secretary Francisco Duque, National Task Force against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Testing Czar Vince Dizon to Negros Occidental to observe the three-day activity on Wednesday has been cancelled, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.Despite the postponement of NVD 2 Bacolod City and Negros Occidental will continue with their massive vaccination.The teams and vaccines are out so they will just continue with their vaccination drive in Negros Oc...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental SP approves P78M for employees CNA bonuses

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Richard Malihan photoThe Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved a P83.2 million supplemental budget, P78 million of which will go to the additional bonuses of the provincial government employees, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said Tuesday, December 14.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson Monday night announced that the 3,400 Negros Occidental provincial government employees will receive additional bonuses totaling P65,000 each this Christmas.Of the total, P25,000 is from the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) bonus, Incentive Benefit for Exemplary Services – P25,000, Performance Based Incentive - P5,000, and Service Recognition Incentive – P10,000.What was approved Tuesday was the amount for the CNA bonus, SP Secretary Maki Ascalon said.The IBES and PEI funds are al...

Dec142021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Handum sang mga iloy nga mag angkon sang kapehan lapit na lang matuman

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Dec142021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Negros Occidental disaster teams gin paidalom sa red alert bangud sang bagyo

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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXNsfmXq2Fw&live=1[/embedyt]Mga disaster teams sa Negros Occidental ang ginpaidalom sa red alert status sa tunga sang threat nga gina dala ni tropical cyclone Odette.Gina paabot nga maga labay sa Southern Negros ang bagyo pero suno sa pamuno sang Provincial Disaster Management Program Division, ang bilog sa gihapon nga probinsya ang ma apektuhan bangud sang kalapad kag kakusog sang ulan nga paga dal-on sini.Ang pag tinlo sang mga waterways kag pag review sa mga contingency plan ang ginaduso. Suno kay Caelian tuga man sang mga pag ulan-ulan sa nagliligad nga mga adlaw may paghumok na sa duta gani mag aligmat sa mga landslide.Sa report gikan sa Mines ang Geosciences Bureau, may 20 ka mga barangay nga na classify very high landslid...

Dec142021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

NTF ginpa postpone ang Bayanihan Bakunahan 2 bangud sang bagyo pero may mga vaccination centers sa gihapon nga maga bukas

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National Vaccination Days nga natalana sa bwas nga adlaw Disyembre 15 tubtob sa Disyembre 17 ang ginpaisol sa mga lugar nga ma apektuhan sang gina paabot nga bagyo.Sa advisory nga gin pa gwa sang National Covid-19 Vaccination Operation Center ang naka schedule nga Bayanihan Bakunahan 2, sa onse ka mga rehiyon sa pungsod ang gin paisol sa Disyembre 20 tubtob 22. Nalakip na diri ang Region 6.Ini bangud sang ginapaabot nga pagsulod sang tropical cyclone nga si Odette. Pero ang naka schedule nga pagbakuna sa Negros Occidental ang maga padayon.Suno kay provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz, maga sige ang pagbakuna labi na nga na padala na ang mga vaccines lakip na ang pag deploy sang mga teams. Suno kay Diaz ang indi lang madayon sa bwas nga adlaw sa ila nga pag bisita sa Negros O...

Dec142021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Presyo sang produkto petrolyo nagsaka na naman subong nga adlaw

Balita Hiligaynon

Matapos sang lima ka semana nga roll back sa presyo sang gatong.. Subong nga adlaw, isa naman ka big time nga saka sa presyo ang gin patuman.Nag lab-ot na kun tani sa masobra 6 pesos ang rollback sa kada litro sang gasolina sa sulod sang lima ka semana kag masobra lima ka piso naman sa kada litro sang diesel.Pero sumugod subong nga adlaw liwat nga nag mahal ang gasolina sang P1.60 sa kada litro samtang P1.35 naman ang saka sa kada litro sang diesel.Suno sa industry expert,amat amat na nga nag tahaw na ang kakugmat sang kadam-an sa bag-o nga Covid strain gani liwat naman nga naga saka ang demand gani nagasaka man ang presyo sang gatong sa World Market.

Dec142021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Lalaki patay matapos nga gintiro sang gina patihan katapo sang NPA

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Toboso PNP photoPatay ang 30 anyos nga si Mariel Encarquez alyas Kulafu matapos gin tiro sang makapila ka beses sang gina alegar mga katapo sang New Peoples Army kahapon sa Barangay Bandila sa banwa sang Toboso.Suno sa imbestigador nga si Staff Sargeant Eugene Kangkee, gin sulod sang lima ka mga armado nga persona ang furniture shop kun sa diin naga ubra si encarquez kag siya ang gin pahapa upod sang apat niya ka mga upod sa trabaho.Gin pangita sang mga armado kun sin-o si Alyas Kulafu, kag sang gin tudlo sang isa sa ila si encarquez didto na siya gintiro sang mga suspek.Nag pakilala pa suno sa pulis ang mga armado nga sila ang katapo sang NPA.Dugang pa ni Kangkee, masami naga maoy si Encarquez kun mahubog ini sa ila barangay gani isa ini sa ila gina tan-aw rason kun ng...