Tag: Negros Occidental

Oct222021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Guv leads inauguration of P87M farm-to-market road, bridge

Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture VI Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter (l-r) cut the ribbon at the inauguration of the P P48 million farm-to-market road*Richard Malihan photoA P48 million farm-to-market road in Manapla and a P39 million bridge in Toboso, Negros Occidental, were inaugurated Thursday, October 21.The farm-to-market road was turned over by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture (DA) VI Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter to Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante III.The DA- Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) road project that starts from Brgy. 1A to Punta Salong registers 10,565 households as direct beneficiaries, a press release from the Capitol said Friday, October 22.La...

Oct212021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Negros Occidental isa sa mga Galing Pook awardee subong nga 2021

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Sang kahapon ginpatigayon ang awarding kag ang Network Alliances for Coastal Wetlands Conservation ang nangin kabangdanan kun ngaa nangin awardee ang Negros Occidental.Sa sini programa, gina tagaan sang pagtamod ang pag halong sa mga wetland kag marine resources nga community based ang approach. Gin suguran ini sang 2015.Ini ang kabahin sang RAMSAR sites ukon ang mga wetlands nga gina halongan kay ilistaran sang mga pispis sa baybayon. May national treaty para sa conservation kag sustainable nga pag gamit sang wetlands kasubong sang coastal areas kag swamps.Napulo ka mga lgu ang kabahin sang network halin sa Bago City pakadto sa banwa sang Ilog nga may 52 ka mga barangay, peoples organization, fisheries and aquatic resources management councils, kag ginatos ka mga envorinmental...

Oct222021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Mga iligal nga ‘open pipe’ motorcycle mufflers ginpa lapakan sa pison sa Silay

Balita Hiligaynon

Siyento onse (111) tanan ka mga iligal nga “open pipe” motorcycle mufflers ang gin palapakan sa pison sa Silay City Plaza Covered Court.Sa idalom sang City Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2012 gina dumili ang pag gamit sang sini nga mga tambutso gani tigayon nga na pang kumpiskar ini sa naga padayon nga kampanya sang PNP kag sang LGU.Ginpangunahan ni Mayor Mark Golez ang ceremonial destruction sang mga tambutso kaina sang aga kaupod ang hepe sang Silay PNP nga si PLTCOL Robert L. Petate, Chief Traffic PSSg Jeoffrey Lee Redoblo, kag ang pwersa sang Silay PNP.Gin updan man sila sang mga konsehal sang siudad kag mga punong barangay.

Oct242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Cenro Bago closes for 5 days after 1 dies, 2 Covid positive

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The Community Environment and Natural Resource Office in Bantayan Park, Bago City, Negros Occidental, will be closed to the public from Monday to Friday, October 25-29, for disinfection and COVID-19 contact tracing, Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, CENRO Bago head, said Sunday, October 24.A CENRO Bago employee died of suspected COVID-19, while two others tested positive, he said.The 58-year-old unvaccinated female employee with comorbidities who died had symptoms of COVID-19 but was not swabbed before she was cremated, he said.Test results released Sunday also showed that two CENRO Bago employees tested positive for COVID-19.One is married to a frontliner, while the other one visited the wake of a relative who died from COVID-19, he said.The rest of the CENRO Bago employees wi...

Oct212021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Mga light vehicles required na liwat nga mag agi sa Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

Indi kasubong sang nagligad nga binulan, matawhay kay malaka lang ang mga salakyan nga nagapa-inspection kag naga-agi sa emission testing sang pribado nga Motor Vehicle Inspection Center sa Reclamation Area.Ini bisan pa nga liwat nga ginbalik sang Land Transportation Office ang pagpatuman sang motor vehicle inspection and registration sa mga authorized private motor vehicle inspection centersumugod sang Lunes.Suno kay Reuben Tampos, pamuno sang LTO-Bacolod, kutob sa mga light vehicles kasubong sang mga pribado nga salakyan, taxi, jeep kag motorsiklo ang maga-agi na sa PMVIC.Mangin optional naman ini para sa mga heavy duty vehicle, mga truck kag tricycle.Handa naman magsunod ang mga drayber sang taxi nga sanday Angelitto Basanta kag Junji Gonzaga sa mangin panibag-o nga pata...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv dismisses engineer, Palic returns to work

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has approved the dismissal of an employee of the Negros Occidental Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) who was found guilty of administrative offenses of grave misconduct, vicious habits, disgraceful and immoral conduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.Lacson approved the dismissal of Engineer Noel Barredo from the PEO from the service effective immediately, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, October 21.The governor’s decision was based on an investigation report submitted by Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr.The investigation report and notice of termination state that Barredo is barred from entering or approaching the vicinity of any of the offices under the provincial government.The notice s...

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental vax drive hits 21% of target

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PHO photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government has vaccinated 377,318 individuals or 21 percent of its target population of 1.8 million against COVID-19 to reach herd immunity, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Wednesday, October 20.Silay City has vaccinated the most number of residents at 34,698, followed by Sagay City at 28, 017, Talisay City – 25, 383, Bago City – 24,759, Cadiz City – 23,794, Victorias City – 23, 104 and La Carlota City - 20,016.But La Carlota City was the highest in terms of target population vaccinated at 42 percent, followed by Silay City at 37 percent, Victorias City -36 percent, Talisay City – 34 percent and Pulupandan – 33 percent.Diaz said they do not have the target number of minors aged 12 to 17 years old to be vaccinated.Th...

Oct262021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

2 motorcycle drivers killed in collision

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Murcia PNP photoTwo drivers were killed after their motorcycles collided head on at Barangay Pandanon, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Sunday night, October 23.Killed were Romie Mallorca, 27, of Brgy. Bunga, Salvador Benedicto, and Agustin Ardeña, 21, of Brgy. Amayco, Murcia.Jobey Jamili, who rode at Mallorca’s motorcycle, sustained serious injuries.Staff Sargeant Ryan Bandiola, traffic investigator of the Murcia police, said that both motorcycles were travelling in opposite directions when Ardeña crossed the median and bumped into the oncoming traffic.The collision caused the instantaneous death of the two drivers while the back rider, who was seriously injured, was brought to the Murcia Health Unit for treatment, a police report said.Both motorcycles have also incurred...

Oct212021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Transport groups sa Negros Occidental maga patigayon sang untat biyahe

Balita Hiligaynon

Katapo ang transport group sa probinsya posible magapatuman sang untat-biyahe kun indi mapatuman ang ginahinyo nga duha ka pesos nga saka sa plete samtang nagapadayon ang pagsaka sang presyo sang produkto petrolyo.Nagahamboy na sa sisentay tres pesos ang kada litro sang gasolina kag masobra sinkwenta pesos naman ang kada litro sang diesel.Ginapaabot ni Jesse Ortega, secretary general sang Sentrong Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Negros nga magapadayon pa ang pagsaka sang presyo sang produkto petrolyo sa Nobyembre.Rason kun ngaa pila sa ila mga kaupdanan nga drayber kag operator ang naga pensar na lang nga temporaryo mag-untat byahe.Ang grupo ang maga-file man sang petition sa Land Transportation Franchising And Regulatory Board para sa dugang nga duha ka pesos nga saka s...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Prosecutor indicts Yanson 4’s lawyer; court’s jurisdiction usurped – Narvasa

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The Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati (OCP Makati) has indicted the assistant corporate secretary of the Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) faction of the Yanson 4 for “falsification of public documents and perjury”.Makati Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Joel Vedan in his resolution approved by Deputy City Prosecutor Christopher Garvida recommended bail for Anna Isabella Galvez at 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 Information Sheet of VTI for 2020.Lawyer Carlo Joaquin Narvasa said Galvez is part of the law firm Fortun, Narvasa & Salazar that represents the fou...