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Nov12021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
Huge pink welcome set for Leni on Nov. 5 – LLNO

Huge pink welcome set for Leni on Nov. 5 – LLNO

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Preparations are underway for the visit of Vice President Leni Robredo to Negros*Vice President Leni Robredo is coming to town and the next wave of the Pink Revolution is on, organizers said Monday, November 1.Volunteer groups and supporters of the Vice President are set to give her a huge welcome when she visits Negros Occidental on November 5.Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO), one of the major volunteer groups involved in the preparations, will stage a “highway welcome” for the Vice President – a stationary caravan which was earlier set to reach Bacolod but will now cover only the cities of Talisay and Silay due to ECQ restrictions.The National Inter-Agency Task Force placed Bacolod under Alert Level 4 effective Nov. 1-14, forcing organizers, in view of the prohibition ...
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Oct312021 by Digicast NegrosNo 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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Oct312021 by Digicast NegrosNo 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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Oct312021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
Farmers group in Silay severe connection with NFSW

Farmers group in Silay severe connection with NFSW

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About 750 farmers in Silay City formally disaffiliated themselves from the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers (NFSW) during mass condemnation rites at the Eustaquio Lopez Covered Court in Brgy. E. Lopez on Saturday, October 30, an Army press release said.Members and key leaders of Hacienda Pula-Silay Agrarian Reform Cooperative; Purok Sunshine, AIDSISA Agriculture Workers Association; Purok Langka, AIDSISA Farmer and Farm Workers Association; Hacienda Caridad Farmers and Farm Workers Association; and Agricultural Farmers and Farm Worker Association (AFFWA) participated in the activity.They took their oath of allegiance to the Philippine government before Brgy Captain Memia Gallego, burned the replica flags of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ...
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Oct302021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
Negros Open Chess Champions named

Negros Open Chess Champions named

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Capitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the awarding ceremony of the champions of this year's Negros Open Chess Championship, held at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, Saturday, October 30.The winners are Lorenzo Mark Raffaele of Kabankalan City (10 boys), Summer Ellaine Abanco of Bacolod City (10 girls), Christian Pelione of Bacolod City (13 boys), Jasmine Tanizin Mijares of Bacolod City (13 girls), Clark Ken Pelione of Bacolod City (19 boys), Arnie Joanne Suravilla of Bacolod City (19 girls), Amalio Bayot of Sagay City (open category), and Joshua Panes of Pontevedra (25 boys).Leo Romitman is the tournament manager.The activity is spearheaded by the Provincial Sports Office led by Anthony Carlo Agustin, Executive Assistant to the Governor and...
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Oct302021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
San Carlos City bags 3rd Place in Digital Governance Awards 2021

San Carlos City bags 3rd Place in Digital Governance Awards 2021

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San Carlos LGU photoSan Carlos City’s entry to the Digital Governance Awards (DGA) 2021, which is a Viral Assessment and Monitoring System (VAMOS) software application, won the 3rd place during its virtual awarding rites Friday, October 29.The DGA 2021 is a joint program of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) aimed at recognizing the best practices of municipalities, cities and provinces in their development and solutions in the field of Information and Communications Technology including efficiency, innovation, and business and citizen governance.City Mayor Renato Gustilo along with the staff of the Information Technology and C...
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