Tag: Negros Occidental
Pawikan nangitlog sa public beach sa Sipalay
Sipalay LGU photoMiyerkules sang gab-i nangitlog ang isa ka Olive Ridley sea turtle sa kilid sang baybay sa public beach sang Sipalay City.Una nga nakita sang isa ka residente ang naga pangitlog nga pawikan kag ini ang gilayon nga gin respondehan sang Bantay Dagat. Ila man gilayon nga ginkudalan ang iya sini pugad kag mga itlog.Gina paabot nga sa Pebrero pa ma hatch ang mga itlog.Ang Olive Ridley sea turtle nga naga lapad sa 66 cm kag naga laba 70 cm ang gilayon ginbalik na sang Bantay Dagat sa baybay nga amo ang iya natural habitat.
Photo of the Day (December 10, 2021)
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.*
Coast Guard in Negros Occidental going on heightened alert for holidays
The Philippine Coast Guard Station in Negros Occidental (CGS–NegOcc) is going on a “heightened alert" status starting next week as part of its preparations for the influx of travelers for the holiday season.Capt. Ludovico Librilla, Coast Guard District Western Visayas (CGDWV) deputy commander and CGS-NegOcc commander, said all of their personnel have been given directives to fully-implement all safety and security protocols in the various ports of Negros Occidental.Librilla said they will deploy the same amount of personnel from last year because they do not have any additional personnel coming from the CGDWV.CGS-NegOcc ports personnel were ordered to conduct regular pre-departure inspections of all vessels making sure that health protocols are strictly observed, he said.Li...
Digicast Negros X (December 10, 2021)
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Negros farmers receive small grants to push for land rights claims
Four farmer organizations were awarded community subgrants from land and human rights organization Kaisahan Tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan (KAISAHAN) in celebration of International Human Rights Day Friday, Dec. 10, at Talisay City, Negros Occidental.The subgrants were conferred to farmer organizations facing ongoing legal battles in claiming land under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).The recipients of the subgrant applied to support their capacity-building activities as defenders of land and human rights, security for their homes and property, and pursue their advocacy and claim-making activities as CARP beneficiaries.The recipient organizations include Ilco Agrarian Reform Farmers and Fisherfolks Association (ILARFFA) based in Hinoba-...
NOLITC pioneers ‘Hour of Code’ event
The goal to build a nation of coders is the driving force behind Hour of Code, a virtual coding education event pioneered by the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center in Negros Occidental in collaboration with Coders Tribe. NOLITC and Coders Tribe held a two-day virtual coding event on December 6-7, 2021, led by Governor Eugenio Jose V. Lacson, Board Member Ryan Gamboa, SP Chairman for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Coders Tribe Founder Lanie Lumaguip and NOLITC Vocational School Administrator Ma. Cristina Orbecido.In his welcoming address, Governor Lascon lauded the initiative of NOLITC and Coders Tribe for making the Hour of Code happen in the province. “It has become imperative for us to keep up with this context of learning”, as “co...
Pag-IBIG urges 10,000 in Western Visayas to save homes this Christmas
More than 10,000 housing loan borrowers in Western Visayas, about 6,300 of whom are from Negros Occidental, have one more chance to save their homes from foreclosure this Christmas.All they have to do is avail of the Pag-IBIG Fund Special Housing Loan Restructuring 2 (SHL-R2) before December 31, Wilmer Lirazan, Department Manager III of the Bacolod Housing Business Center, said Thursday, December 9.He said many of the delinquent payers were among those who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.The SHL-R2 program is a special opportunity given to Pag-IBIG Housing Loan borrowers and installment buyers with missed payments who may lose their properties due to foreclosure or cancellation to have their penalties waved and save their homes, he said.Under the SHL-R2 a delinquent ...
DOH: No Omicron in PH but 3 Deltas found in Western Visayas
Richard Malihan photoThe Philippine Genome Center has not detected any COVID-19 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern case in the country, but reported 38 new Delta variant cases, three of which were found in Western Visayas, the Department of Health said Thursday, December 9.Of the three Delta cases in Western Visayas, two were in Guimaras and one was in Bacolod City, the DOH reported.The DOH said 48 samples were sequenced by the Philippine Genome Center on Wednesday, and 38 or 79.17 percent were Delta variant positive.Meanwhile, two females aged 10 and 65 years old from Bacolod swabbed on October 26 and November 12 and found positive for the Delta variant have recovered, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Emergency Operations Center deputy, said.As of December 8, Negros Occidental ...
Capitol won’t impose no vax, no work rule
The Negros Occidental provincial government will not impose a no vaccination, no work rule, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson Jr. said Thursday, December 9.Lacson said he will not issue an executive order to that effect, “we will just have to continue convincing the Capitol employees to have themselves vaccinated.”Local government units all over the country are coming up with policies to encourage vaccination, he said.“We cannot make vaccination mandatory but we can come up with policies that will encourage vaccination,” Lacson said.He said about 15 to 20 percent of the provincial government employees have not been vaccinated yet.Meanwhile, the governor said he does not expect the provincial government to hit its vaccination target for herd immunity by the end of the year.Bu...