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Oct312021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments
Christmas tree lighted up

Christmas tree lighted up

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Capitol photosCapitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson joined the ceremonial Christmas Tree Lighting at SM City Mall in Bacolod City, Saturday, October 30.SM City executives led by Mall Manager George Jardiolin and other guests joined the governor in the activity.Lacson said that on the occasion of the annual tree lighting, he would like to remind everyone to look at the present circumstances from a different perspective.“Yes, we are not allowed our usual revelry, however, we also now have more time to deeply reflect and ponder on the significance of the birth of our Savior, and what it means to us.The governor also said that for this season, he encourages everyone to support local and help and support one another in this difficult time.“Yes, huma...
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Oct292021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments
Last day na bwas sang Comelec voter’s registration

Last day na bwas sang Comelec voter’s registration

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TF Disiplina photoComelec-Bacolod posible magadugang  sang  ma-accomodate nga mga  voter applicants sa last day sang voters registration bwas.Naga-sobra sa gihapon sa isa ka libo ang nagalinya  nga  mga voter applicants sa gwa sang USLS Coliseum humalin kaagahon para sa lang makahingagaw sa pag-parehistro sa ginapatuman nga voters registration sang Comelec-Bacolod.Ginpasakaan na sa 380 ka mga applicants ang gina-accomodate sang katapo sang Comelec Bacolod.Pero suno kay Atty. Kathrina Trinio-Cana, mahimu maga-dugang sila sang cueing numbers agud nga  matagaan sang higayon ang mga  voter applicants sa last day sang registration  bwas.Nagapabilin man ang hugot  nga pagbantay sang PNP kag  katapo sang Task Force Di...
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Oct292021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Lack of 5 SB members hampering approval of Moises Padilla budget

Lack of 5 SB members hampering approval of Moises Padilla budget

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Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo is seeking the opinion of the Department of Interior and Local Government on whether the P214 million Moises Padilla budget for 2022 can be approved by only six members of the town’s Sangguniang Bayan.“We only have five (SB) members and one presiding officer out of 11 so we don’t know if that can be considered a quorum,” she said.That is because four SB members are detained on murder charges, while once councilor facing rape raps is at-large, she said.“We are waiting for the opinion of the DILG, and what is a possible option,” Yulo said.Vice Mayor Ian Villaflor and SB members Jimmie Don Plaza, Jose Morito Flores and Vincent Garcia are detained for what they have called trumped up and politically motivated murder charges.They were accused of killin...
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Oct292021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Makati court suspends criminal proceedings vs. Yanson 4 lawyer

Makati court suspends criminal proceedings vs. Yanson 4 lawyer

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The Metropolitan Trial Court of Makati granted a motion filed by Anna Isabella Galvez, lawyer for the Yanson 4, for the suspension of proceedings and to hold warrants of arrest issued against her in abeyance, lawyer Carlo Joaquin Narvasa said in a press release Friday, October 29.The Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati (OCP Makati) had indicted Galvez, the assistant corporate secretary of the Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) faction of the Yanson 4 for “falsification of public documents and perjury”.Recommended bail for Galvez was P36,000 for falsification and P18,000 for perjury.The resolution stemmed from a complaint filed by Olivia Yanson and Leo Rey Yanson against Galvez alleging that as “purported” VTI assistant corporate secretary she falsified declarations in the General ...
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Oct292021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments
Police, Coast Guard on heightened alert for Undas

Police, Coast Guard on heightened alert for Undas

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The police and the coast guard are on heightened alert status for the observance of All Saints’ Day on November 1 and All Souls’ Day on November 2 or Undas.Security preparations for Undas in Bacolod City are already in place to make the activity orderly and peaceful as well as safe from Covid-19, Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, acting city police director, said Friday, October 29.He said the police headquarters along with its stations and units are already alerted for deployment in various public and private cemeteries in their respective areas of responsibility even with its temporary closure on October 30 to November 2.The Bacolod City Police Office has also established public assistance desks at the entrances and premises of cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria to assist pe...
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Oct292021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Sputnik, Pfizer vaccines arrive

Sputnik, Pfizer vaccines arrive

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The Spunik, Pfizer vaccines that arrived at the Bacolod-Silay Airport Friday.*CAAP-Bacolod photoThe first batch of Gamaleya (Sputnik V) and 140,400 doses of Pfizer vaccines versus COVID-19 arrived for Bacolod City and Negros Occidental at the Bacolod-Silay Airport on Friday, October 29.Bacolod City received 17,550 Pfizer doses and Gamaleya (Sputnik V) - Component I - 2,500 ampoules and Component II - 2,500 ampoules.Negros Occidental received 122,850 Pfizer doses and Gamaleya (Sputnik V) - Component I - 5,000 ampoules and Component II - 5,000 ampoules.*
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Oct312021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments
Renewables ‘real solution’ to high power rates, climate woes: bishop

Renewables ‘real solution’ to high power rates, climate woes: bishop

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San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza is calling on government leaders in Negros Island and surrounding provinces, national policymakers and energy authorities to turn to the development of renewable energy in the country as a readily available and genuine solution to high power costs burdening Filipinos.Alminaza's call for action was made during a House Committee on Energy (COE) hearing held Friday, October 29, which sought to tackle the increase in electricity rates of electric cooperatives in Negros and Iloilo in light of the damaged submarine cable of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) connecting Cebu to Negros and Panay, and the consequence of purchasing electricity from the Wholesale Electricity Market (WESM)."We support the several recommendations for the u...
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