Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson tried the manual method of harvesting sugarcane at the Negros First Organic Technology Center (NFOTeC) in Bago City, during the turn over of over P11 million worth of agricultural and fishery projects to farmers and fisherfolk, Tuesday*Richard Malihan photo
PTV photoSi Senador Bong Go kag Mayor Sara Duterte ang iga tib-ong ni gubernatorial aspirant John Orola.Si Orola ang nag file sang iya nga kandidatura bilang gobernador sang Negros Occidental sa idalom sang PDDS ukon Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan nga amo man ang partido nga gindala ni Senador Bong Go sa iya nga pagpapili bilang presidente.Suno kay Orola, ang partido ang may alliance man sa PDP Laban nga partido ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.Wala pa man sang opisyal nga komunikasyon gikan sa PDDS National headquarters, pero suno kay Orola gina paabot nga ila nga iga tib-ong man si Mayor Sara. Dugang pa ni Orola, maga padayon ang iya nga pagpakigbato, bisan nga wala siya sang bise gobernador.Mangin kasumpong ni Orola si Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson sang Love Negr...
Capitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a Memorandum of Agreement with OISCA International, Japan and OISCA Bago Training Center (OBTC) for a three-month Japanese Language and Culture Training of nine scholars bound for Japan in a virtual meeting at the Governor’s Office, on Monday, November 15.OISCA International, Japan was represented by its Secretary-General Yasuaki Nagaishi while OISCA Bago Training Center was represented by its director, Shigemi Watanabe.This program is a pioneering collaboration between the provincial government of Negros Occidental and OISCA International Japan on education and employment for highly-skilled young Negrense professionals, a press release from the Capitol said.This scholarship program is aimed at providing and...
Commodore Edgar L. Ybañez*President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promoted the head of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District in Western Visayas and three others from captains to the next higher rank of commodore’ based on the recommendation of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade.Promoted were Captain Edgar L. Ybañez of Western Visayas, along with captains Ramon S Lopez, Joeven L Fabul and Mitzie S. Silva-Campo, a press release from the PCG said Tuesday, November 16.Ybañez from Quezon City was part of the PMA Class of 1993. He currently serves as District Commander of the PCG District Western Visayas after his assignment as Commander of the PCG District Northeastern Luzon and Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Surface Support Force.He also performed var...
Capitol photoA total of P8.4 million was distributed to 28 barangays in Negros Occidental on Monday, November 15.Each of the beneficiary barangays received P300,000 each for various development projects such as improvement of water system, repair of evacuation center, installation of street lights, road concreting, improvement of multi-purpose building, rehabilitation of overflow bridge, purchase of multi-purpose vehicle, construction of senior citizen building, concreting of fish wharf, riprapping of creek and canal, construction of perimeter fence, construction of covered court stage, and concreting of pathway, a press release from the Capitol said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of checks to the punong barangays at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City,in the ...
Negros Occidental gubernatorial aspirant, lawyer Juan “John” N. Orola Jr., is calling for the immediate efficient implementation, operation, and dissemination of information of the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) in the province of Negros Occidental for a better management and coordination of Covid cases.In August the palace had already highlighted the role of OHCCs in COVID-19 response and the Department of Health and the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, in coordination with the Department of Interior Local Government, Department of Tourism, Metro Manila Development Authority, and Bases Conversion and Development Authority, had officially launched the OHCC at the MMDA Arena, Makati City for efficient, effective and comprehensive response to the rising Covid ...
Capitol photoGovernor Eugenio Jose Lacson has moved Negros Occidental’s COVID-19 vaccination target for hitting herd immunity from December to February 2022.The provincial government needs to vaccinate 1.82 million Negrenses or 70 percent of its 2.6 million population to reach herd immunity.Dr. Adriano Suba-an, Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas regional director, met with Lacson on Friday, November 12, to raise the need for Negros Occidental to ramp up its vaccination drive.Lacson said he did not give any excuses for the slow vaccination drive, but assured him that in the next two months there will be an increase in the vaccine rollout.“We may not reach our target for herd immunity by December, the more realistic target is February”, he said.“What is import...
There are 447 contractual workers in Isabela town, Negros Occidental, who have not been paid since October 15, Mayor Irene Montilla said Monday, November 15.She said the non-payment is due to the failure of the Sangguniang Bayan, led by Vice Mayor Renato Malabor Jr., to fully approve Supplemental Budget No. 2 on July 13 amounting to P3,393,717.28. It only approved P1,880,012.90.The SB also did not approve the allocation for their salaries in Supplemental Budget No. 3, she said.“This is the reason why we cannot pay our job order employees," she said.As a temporary measure, she and her son, Juan Miguel Montilla, distributed rice assistance to these employees who were affected by the budget impasse, Montilla said.A pattern of political obstructionism is being played again ...
