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9 Negros reps file bill for creation of NIR

9 Negros reps file bill for creation of NIR

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Nine Negros Island representatives filed House Bill No. 10534 on Tuesday, November 23, that seeks to create the Negros Island Region for greater economic coordination and more efficient delivery of public services in Negros Occidental and Oriental, Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) said.Consolidating the two Negros provinces in one administrative region through the “Negros Island Region Act” will promote sustainable and inclusive economic development, he said.The signatories of the bill introduced by Benitez, are Negros Occidental representatives Gerardo Valmayor (1st District), Leo Rafael Cueva (2nd District), Juliet Marie Ferrer (4th District), Ma. Lourdes Arroyo (5th District), Rep. Greg Gasataya (Bacolod) and Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod).Neg...
Guv stands pat on S-PaSS rule; Two caught with fake vax cards

Guv stands pat on S-PaSS rule; Two caught with fake vax cards

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Bacolod DRRMO photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government will not back down on requiring all passengers bound for the Bacolod Silay Airport in Silay City to apply for an S-PaSS prior to arrival, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, November 23.Lacson said the S-PaSS will continue to be required even from Bacolod-bound passengers to enable the provincial government to validate the authenticity of their vaccination cards and negative RT-PCR results prior to arrival as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19.Em Legaspi Ang, Emergency Operations Center – Task Force executive director, on Monday reiterated that the S-PaSS is no longer required for fully-vaccinated Bacolod-bound passengers.A Bacolod-bound passenger and another who arrived in Sagay City submitted fake ...
Guv: Negros Occidental can’t hit 3-day vax target, but daily output increasing

Guv: Negros Occidental can’t hit 3-day vax target, but daily output increasing

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Capitol photoNegros Occidental's local government units (LGUs) will not be able to vaccinate 516,807 residents in three days but they have already increased their daily vaccination performance, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, November 23.The Department of Health has set the vaccination target of Negros Occidental at 516,807 and Bacolod City’s at 66,171 for the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" Days on November 29 to December 1.Lacson said they will definitely not be able to meet that target in three days; a more realistic target for the 31 LGUs of the province is to each vaccinate 1,000 residents a day for a total of 31,000 daily, or 93,000 vaccinees in three days.The number of Negrenses vaccinated has already improved from 29,000 a week to 66,000 a week, he said.“We are tr...
Lola Iska fails to make it to Guinness World Records

Lola Iska fails to make it to Guinness World Records

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The Kabankalan resident believed to be the oldest living person in the world did not make it to the Guinness World Records because of the failure to submit all of the documents required, her granddaughter said on Tuesday, November 23.Francisca Susano, also known as Lola Iska, was believed to be the oldest living person in the country and the world at 124 years old. She passed away at her home in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, on Monday, November 22.Her granddaughter, Merlene Susano, said they were not able to submit Lola Iska’s baptismal certificate and some other documents in time.Lola Iska who planted rootcrops for a living in her younger days had 14 children, eight of whom are alive. She is also survived by more than 500 grandchildren, Merlene said.Gov. Eugenio Jo...
Albee asks Comelec to deny petition to cancel COC

Albee asks Comelec to deny petition to cancel COC

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Former Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez is asking the Commission on Elections First Division to deny the petition seeking the cancellation of his certificate of candidacy (COC) for mayor of Bacolod for utter lack of merit.The Comelec First Division is set to hold the preliminary conference for the petition on Wednesday, November 24.The petitioners Hector Yula, Teodoro Abao and Jonah Tornea Abao in their petition dated October 25 asked the COMELEC to cancel the COC of Benitez “on the ground of material misrepresentation“of his residence.They also claimed he failed to comply with the one-year residency requirement.Benitez, in his verified answer to the petition, pointed out that the three had filed similar petitions earlier questioning his residency bef...
Negros Occidental conservation achievement awardees named

Negros Occidental conservation achievement awardees named

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Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental Governor’s Conservation Achievement awardees were recognized at rites spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City on Tuesday, November 23.The Abanse Babaye para sa Dunang Manggad Awards is one of the categories organized by PEMO.It is given to acknowledge the key role of Negrense women in environmental stewardship, to support women’s leadership in decision making, and to promote the positive impact women make in the conservation of the environment, a press release from the Capitol said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the awarding ceremony together with Board Member Rita Gatuslao, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Executive Assistant to the Governor Charina Magallanes – Tan...
Negros Occidental padayon nga maga-require sang S-PaSS; Bacolod nagapabilin nga indi mag require sang S-PaSS sa mga nabakunahan

Negros Occidental padayon nga maga-require sang S-PaSS; Bacolod nagapabilin nga indi mag require sang S-PaSS sa mga nabakunahan

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT-ogqyw34o&live=1[/embedyt]S-Pass nagapabilin nga requirement sang Negros Occidental para sa tanan nga maga sulod sa probinsya.Suno kay Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson nagapabilin ang panindugan sang probinsya nga naga lakip sa mga pasahero nga padulong sa Bacolod City kag maga agi sa Bacolod-Silay Airport.Ang pag require sang S-Pass suno sa gobernador kasubong nga gina buligan ang airline companies bahin sa pag verify sa mga dokumento sang mga traveller bangud paagi sa S-Pass gina validate na nga daan ang ayhan vaccination certificate ukon ang negative RT PCR Test result nga gina require.Sa executive order nga ginpa gwa ni Mayor Evelio Leonardia kasunod sang pag paidalom sa alert level 2 sang Bacolod, indi na ki...
SM Hotels kumpyansa para sa palaabuton sang P18B development project

SM Hotels kumpyansa para sa palaabuton sang P18B development project

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-YNzf2yl4k&live=1[/embedyt]SM Hotels and Conventions Corp kumpyansa para sa palaabuton sang P18B development project sa pila ka mga lugar sa pungsod sa pihak sang pandemic.Ini kadungan sang grand opening sang Park Inn Hotel by Raddisson nga kaiping lang sang SM City Bacolod sa Reclamation Area.Ginpahayag ni Peggy Angeles, Executive Vice President sang SMHCC, nga sa amat-amat nga paghalog sang travel restrictions kadungan sang pagnubo sang alert status sang Bacolod makit-an ang liwat man nga pagsaka bisan sa mga guest sang hotel.Amo nga bisan na delay ang pagtukod sang pila pa ka mga development project sang SMHCC tuga man sang epekto sang pandemic kumpyansa sila sa gihapon nga mas magatin-ad ang ekonomiya.Kabahin sa kapin P...
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