Photo of the Day (October 28, 2021)
Mayor Renato Gustilo instructed the City Engineer’s Office to create a “temporary canal” beside the circumferential road to prevent flooding in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.*San Carlos PIO photo
Tag: Negros Occidental
NY4L welcomes Imee’s description of Leni
The Negros Youth for Leni (NY4L) welcomed Senator Imee Marcos’s description of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo as “extraordinary housewife” and to “never underestimate” the latter’s capability and competence.Robredo is running against the senator’s younger brother, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.In a press release sent Thursday, October 28, the youth group said the senator “just affirmed the struggles and sacrifices of Negrosanon women who organized against the Marcos dictatorship and rallied against the construction of coal power plants – both leading successful movements in the province.”“But while the Negros Youth welcomes the senator’s statement as recognition of the power of women, we also express with deepest concern that the same words are potenti...
Flooding hits San Carlos, preventive measures taken
Mayor Renato Gustilo on Thursday, October 28, ordered the immediate clearing of clogged drainages and inspection of tributaries following flooding that hit San Carlos City as heavy rain poured Wednesday night, October 27.Gustilo, with City Administrator Estefanio Libutan Jr. and City Engineer Franuel Luranas, also inspected the areas in the city that were flooded.They visited the creeks near the national highway that may have overflowed and added to the water surge in some areas, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) reported.Gustilo instructed Luranas to have the residuals left in the waterways cleaned and to create a "temporary canal" beside the circumferential road to ease water flow during heavy rains, so as not to exhaust the catch-basin beside the Ci...
More drug-cleared brgys in Negros Occidental
PDEA-6 photoMore than 20 barangays in Negros Occidental have been declared free from illegal drugs.Members of the Regional Oversight Committee on Dangerous Drugs cleared 85 barangays in Western Visayas during its deliberations on Wednesday, October 27.During the deliberation, representatives from the different barangays assisted by their local government units presented and defended their applications for a drug-free village.The new drug-cleared barangays in Negros Occidental are:*Abuanan, Antipuluan and Sampinit in Bago City*Bulata and Yao-yao in Cauayan*Alacaygan in EB Magalona*Narauis in Hinigaran*Pook in Hinoba-an*Bocana, Manalad and one in Ilog*Makilignit and two in Isabela*Barangay Puso in La Castellana*San Pablo and Punta Salong in Manapla*Buenavista and Iglau-an...
Man hacked to death after argument with ma
Ilog PNP photoA man was hacked to death following an argument with his mother in their home at Barangay Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental, Wednesday night, October 27.Killed was Jestony Ubay, 27, a laborer.Ubay was in a heated argument with his mother, Chona Ubay, when he took a bladed weapon and attempted to stab the elderly woman but he was stopped by his younger sister, Angeline Ubay, an Ilog police report said.Angeline, who was overpowered by her brother, fell to the ground. She then shouted for help.When her live-in partner, suspect Danilo Andilab, 23, a construction worker, saw she was grappling with her brother, he hacked Jestony several times with a bolo.Angeline also sustained hack wounds on her fingers and left leg.They were brought to Lorenzo D. Zayco...
VMC in top 10 women-led firms in the world
MC President Minnie Chua with officers and employees during the 2019 VMC Leadership Summit.Victorias Milling Company was recently included in the top 10 women-led firms across 55 countries by the Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI), a US-based non-profit organization.VMC landed second among four publicly-listed Philippine firms that landed in the top 10 in a field of almost 3,000 countries by CWDI that ranked firms to gather a baseline data on women covering leadership positions, a statement from the firm said Thursday, October 28.VMC President Minnie Chua said this recognition is “a validation of the company’s conscious choice in putting women in leadership roles,” after CWDI cited the company for having 71 percent top executive positions held by women.Chua is t...
Guv signs MOU with Korean county for organic agriculture
Capitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Goesan County, Republic of Korea, represented by Lee Cha Young, for the development of organic agriculture advocated by both governments.The signing was held during a virtual meeting, Tuesday, October 26.Edgardo “Boyet” Uychiat of Negros Occidental, elected Board Member of International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Asia and First Vice President of the Executive Board, also witnessed the MOU signing.The MOU intends to build up mutual cooperation between the two governments, reaffirm their commitment for the advancement of organic agriculture, and promote activities related to the development of organic agriculture in the countries of two governme...
Gossip triggers killing of senior citizen, daughter
Himamaylan PNP photoA senior citizen and his daughter were killed after they were hacked by their relative in their home at Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, October 25.Killed were Carlos Era, 70, and his daughter Merly Lahay-Lahay, 48, while the elderly victim’s other daughter, Egie Era, 38, was injured.Suspect Danny Lahay-Lahay, 50, of Kabankalan City, went to the victims’ house and attacked his in-law, Merly, with a bolo, a police report said.Era and his other daughter tried to pacify the suspect, who then attacked them.Due to multiple hack wounds Merly died on the spot, while her father died at the hospital.Egie is still confined at a hospital.PLt. Arturo Margallo Jr., deputy police chief of the Himamaylan City Police Station,...
Tons of endangered clams seized in Sipalay again
The clams seized in Sipalay City Wednesday, October 27.*Contributed photoAbout two to three tons more of endangered large clams, locally known as Taklobo, were recovered by the Maritime Police in another site in Brgy. Cayhagan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, October 27, Dave Albao, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation executive director, said.The seized clams could cost about P1 million, he said.The Maritime Police in southern Negros Occidental had seized 7,000 kilos of endangered fossilized and fresh clams worth P490,000 and nabbed two suspects in Brgy. Cayhagan on Tuesday, October 26, a report from PMaj. Don Archie Suspeñe, Fourth SOU PNP Maritime Group officer-in-charge, said.The clams seized on Tuesday and Wednesday will be brought to t...