Around 200 Sagaynons from 40 households in two barangays can now enjoy affordable sanitary toilets through a multi-sectoral Output Based Aid-Blended Finance (OBA-BF) program.This was made possible through a P750,000 multi-sectoral partnership from global development company DAI which helped subsidize the cost of septic tanks, micro loans from micro-financing institution Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), and technical supervision and guidance by sanitation experts from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Sagay City government.In a ceremony held at Balay Kauswagan, Sagay City, Nonday, December 6, representatives of USAID, DAI, NWTF Philippines and the Sagay City government celebrated the completion of 40 new sanitary toilets as part of a pilot activ...
Bacolod DRRMO photoThe Bacolod City government caught four travelers from Manila at the BREDCO Port using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards on Tuesday, Em Ang, Emergency Operations Center executive director, said Wednesday, December 8.A traveler from Manila headed for Himamaylan City was also caught at the Bacolod Silay Airport with a fake negative RT-PCR test result on Tuesday, Zeaphard Caelian, Negros Occidental Provincial Incident Management Team head, said.Caelian said the Himamaylan resident has been quarantined and his case was referred to the Provincial Legal Office for action.Ang has also referred the case of the four travelers with fake Bacolod COVID-19 vaccination cards to City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan for appropriate action.The four with Sagay City addres...
Capitol photoManapla and Don Salvador Benedicto towns in Negros Occidental had zero COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, December 7, Zeaphard Caelian, Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) head, said Wednesday.Bago City, on the other hand, had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the province at 35, followed by Hinigaran with 27, Cauayan -24, La Carlota City and Talisay City – 22 each, Himamaylan City and San Carlos City – 21 each, Hinoba-an – 20, Binalbagan – 18, Moises Padilla – 17, Cadiz City and Pulupandan – 16 each, Pontevedra – 14, Sagay City – 13, and Silay City and Victorias City - 10 each.Areas with single digit COVID-19 cases are Ilog, Isabela and Kabankalan City – 9 each, Murcia - 8 Escalante City - 7, Candoni and Sipalay City – 6 each, Valladolid – 5, La Castellana an...
Riz Christian Genovia Maming photoMore than 100 vehicles joined a caravan in support of the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo in Murcia, Negros Occidental, Wednesday morning, December 8, an organizer said.The Murcia for Leni group organized the caravan with vehicles decorated with Robredo tarpaulins, and pink balloons and ribbons, Mizpah Cagape, one of the organizers, said.They held the caravan to show their support for Robredo and to urge others to vote for her, Cagape said.“We are campaigning hard for her and have a lot of other activities lined up”, she added.The Laban for Leni Negros Occidental also held a night bike ride for Robredo at the Capitol Lagoon Park area in Bacolod City Wednesday night.The bikers dressed in pink also had pink stars and l...
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02wWWGALzFg&live=1[/embedyt]Nakahibalo kamo bala nga ang native nga tray nga gina butangan sang groceries nga ginahimo nga regalo kun paskwa ang naga halin sa pa Escalante City?Suno sa isa ka negosyante, humalin sang nag pandemic subong pa lang sila naka amat amat bawi liwat.
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKlYv2Ye8DU&live=1[/embedyt]Sa Bredco port namutikan sang monitoring team sang Emergency Operations Center ang mga peke nga vaccination cards nga gin-pakita sang apat ka mga pasahero gikan sa Manila sang Martes.Suno kay Em Ang, executive director sang Emergency Operations Center, ginpaidalom sa swab test ang apat sang ila natukiban ang peke nga mga vax card.Siling ni City Legal Officer Atty. Joselito Bayatan, wala pa sang may napasakaan sang kaso angut sa pagsupak sang health protocol sang nagligad nga tuig.Pero subong ang apat ka mga pasahero ang mahimu nila nga pasakaan sang kaso nga falsification of public documents.Kutob sa mga pasahero nga may vaccination cards ang may mga pribilihiyo ilabi na kun sila ang fully vaccina...
Sumugod December 16 may desi sais na tanan ka mga flights nga Manila-Bacolod ang Cebu Pacific sa kada semana.Ini para ma cater ang naga damo nga naga damo nga mga pasahero.May duha na sila ka Manila-Bacolod flights sa kada adlaw kag magapadayon man ang 2 ka mga flights weekly para sa mga fully vaccinated nga mga travelers.Sa ila nga press release nagpasalamat ang CebuPac sa kay Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson sa pag suporta sa recovery sang air travel para mapa nubo man ang plete.May once a week man ang airline company nga flight halin Cebu pa Bacolod.
Capitol photoMay duha na karon ka banwa sa Negros Occidental ang may zero active Covid-19 cases.Sa report sang Provincial Incident Management Team, wala labot sang Don Salavador Benedicto, ang banwa sang Manapla ang may zero active Covid-19 cases naman sa karon sa ila nga December 7 nga report.May trese ka iban pa nga banwa kag siudad nga single digit na man lang ang active Covid - 19 cases.Ini ang naga lakip sang Calatrava, Candoni, EB Magalona, Escalante, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Murcia, San Enrique, Sipalay, Toboso kag Valladolid.Sa kabilugan, 375 ang active Covid-19 cases sang Negros Occidental as of December 7. Tatlo naman ang na record napatay sa amo nga report.
DANCING. Silay City unveils its Christmas Village, which features a dancing fountain, at its public plaza Wednesday night, December 8.*Mayor Mark Golez FB photo