Tag: Negros Occidental

Dec122021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Pink volunteers join Valladolid Our Lady of Guadalupe feast

More than a thousand parishioners of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, got to taste the “Lugaw ni Leni” handed out by supporters of presidential candidate Leni Robredo after the mass celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Saturday, December 11.Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) spokesperson, Pinky Ocampo, said that volunteers were “overwhelmed with the warm reception we got from the parishioners and we are thankful that other volunteer groups worked with us to serve the people.”Aside from lugaw, the group also distributed pink juices, pink pandesal, siopao and entertained the crowd with their signature Pink Mob dance.“We would also like to thank Fr. Aniceto “Mao” Buenafe for the invitation,” Ocampo said, adding that the presence ...

Dec122021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Be happy

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“Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice.” Our entrance antiphon on this Third Sunday of Advent sets the mood of our Eucharistic celebration. From the color of the candle and the vestments (a lighter shade of purple or pink) to the prayers and the readings, the whole liturgy is bursting with uncontainable joy and anticipation. The reason is that “the Lord is near” (second reading), so near as to be actually “in your midst.” (first reading)Today’s liturgy and the readings, in particular, remind me of the story of St. Dominic Savio. When he heard Don Bosco preach in one of his homilies that God’s will for everyone is to be holy, the young student resolved there and then to become a saint. Since then, he changed from a lively typical teenager to a serious loner. He stopped playi...

Dec122021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

33 ka mga Pinoy naga positive sa HIV kada adlaw

Baganihan

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Dec122021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Photo of the Day (December 12, 2021)

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Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. (6th and 7th from left) with supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos and his runningmate Sara Duterte Carpio in Bacolod City, Sunday, December 12.* Andy Alvarez photo

Dec112021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Abandoned port

Tripping ni Roming

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Dec112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

SP to hear complaint vs. ‘Hepatitis C outbreak’

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The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health is set to hold a hearing on a complaint of an alleged “outbreak of Hepatitis C virus” at the hemodialysis facility of a private hospital in the city.Councilor Cindy Rojas, SP Committee of Health chair, said on Friday, December 10, that she has set the hearing at the SP session hall at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.Representatives of the City Health Office, Department of Health and the City Legal Office, and the stakeholders from both sides have been invited so all sides can be heard, Rojas said.Rojas said the hearing is being held in response to a letter sent by Alma Lamis Desabille, a representative of the complainants, to Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran.It was alleged that more than 60 patients were affected, Rojas said.Desabill...

Dec112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

5th District congresswoman, 4 mayors for Marcos, Carpio

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Candidate for board member Rolito “Bebot” Espinosa, Binalbagan Vice Mayor Ursecio Inodeo, Hinigaran Vice Mayor Teresita Gabrido, La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Mangilimutan, Rep. Ma Lourdes Arroyo, Isabela Mayor Irene Montilla, Binalbagan Mayor Alejandro Mirasol, Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celestina Yulo and candidate for board member Anthony Occeño (l-r) at the Isabela Socio Cultural Center in Isabela, Negros Occidental, Friday, December 10.*Rep. Ma. Lourdes Arroyo and four mayors of the fifth district of Negros Occidental are supporting the tandem of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio.Two other mayors of the fifth district have yet to announce whom they are supporting.Arroyo, in an interview Friday, Decembe...

Dec112021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

P16.7M in smuggled sugar seized in Subic, BOC says

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BOC photoThe Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Subic seized refined sugar declared as “twist floor maps” and “plastic trash bags” with an estimated value of P16.7 million, it reported Friday, December 10.Information that the shipment was suspected to contain sugar prompted the port to issue Pre-Lodgment Control Orders (PLCO) against the 14x20’ containers consigned to Multi Subsonic Marketing Co., the BOC said.Physical examination was conducted on Tuesday, December 7, in the presence of the Enforcement and Security Service, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) resulting in the discovery of the undeclared sugar.Issuance of Warrants of Seizure and Detention ...

Dec112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Gov allows increase in boat passengers, new bus route

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has granted the request of the 2GO Group to increase the number of passengers on its vessels bound for Negros Occidental, and of Vallacar Transit Inc. for a new route.Lacson granted the request of 2GO to increase the passenger cap of its vessels bound for Negros Occidental to 70 percent effective December 16.The classification of Negros Occidental to Alert Level 2 and Executive Order 21-55, Series of 2021 provided that “intrazonal and interzonal travel of all ages and for any purpose, including leisure, shall be allowed,” Lacson said.The previous restrictions on travel have been eased but minimum public health protocols must still be observed at all times, he said.Lacson also granted the request of Vallacar Transit Inc. to resume bus trips from Duma...