Tag: Negros

Dec232021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Migz to help hasten power restoration in south, landowners delaying repairs

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, right, meets with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer and Board Member Jose Benito Alonso (l-r) Wednesday, December 22, to discuss how he can further help the province following Typhoon Odette.*CPG photoIt will be a Christmas without homes, power and water for many victims of Typhoon “Odette” in southern Negros Occidental.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said he requested, in the presence of President Rodrigo Duterte Monday, for manpower to help the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative restore power in the southern part of the province.Power needs to be restored because there is very poor quality of water right now in the south, and communication is affected, Lacson said Wednesday, December 22.Kabankalan Mayor Pedro Zayco said i...

Dec232021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Zubiri to seek add’l P10B to P15B for typhoon victims, aids Negros

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Kabankalan PIO photoSenate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Wednesday, December 22, that he is filing a bill for a P10 to 15 billion supplemental budget to aid the victims of Typhoon “Odette” in various parts of the country.Zubiri said the General Appropriations Act for 2022 has already been approved and ratified, and is just waiting for the signature of the president.The budget for calamity response in the GAA for 2022 was very little so they need to pass a supplemental budget of at least P10 billion, but they will try to increase it to P15 billion if the national treasurer says there are sufficient funds from savings, he said.The funds will be targeted to help families whose houses were destroyed and damaged, he said.The Department of Social Welfare a...

Dec222021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Sen. Zubiri magahingyo sa nea nga magpadala sang dugang nga tawo sa Negros para mabalik ang power supply

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Kabankalan PIO photoNegrense Senator Juan Muigel Zubiri nagsiling nga siya nag maga bulig sa pag files ang supplemental budget bilang assistance para sa mga lugar nga nahalitan ni Bagyo Odette lakip na ang Negros Occidental.Damlag pa nagbisita man si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa southern Negros kun sa diin iya ginsiling sa mga opisyales nga siya ang maga pangita sang pondo bilang bulig sa mga lugar nga nahalitan.Suno kay Zubiri mahimo nga sa liwat nga pagbukas sang Kongreso sa Enero ini ang matalakay ilabi na nga kinahanglanon ang bulig para sa rehabilitation.Personal man nga nagbulig si Zubiri sa Negros Occidental kun sa diin siya ang nag turn-over sang 200 ka sako sang bugas para sa probinsya, tig 100 ka sako naman para sa Kabankalan kag Bacolod, 30 sa Sipalay kag 20 sa...

Dec222021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Negros Occidental nagtalana sang P50M nga ipang bakal sang construction materials

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Probinsya sang Negros Occidental ang nag pain sang 50 milyones pesos nga pondo bilang bulig para sa mga nagub-an kag nadulaan sang puluy-an bangud sang bagyo Odette.Ang supplemental budget kadungan nga gin pasar sang sangguniang panlalawigan kahapon sa pag paidalom sang Negros Occidental sa state of calamity.Suno kay provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz, ang pondo panugod nga bulig kag natalana nga iga bakal sang GI sheets para sa mga nagub-an ukon nawad-an sang balay.Sa 8am December 22 nga report sang Provincial Disaster Management Program Division naman, 42,432 ang totally destroyed houses kag 159,832 ang partially damaged nga balay.Suno kay Diaz maga counterpart ang tagsa ka LGU bahin sa pag hatag sang bulig sa mga nawad-an sang balay. Samtang, ang Department of ...

Dec222021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

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Dec222021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Colorless aid

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Help for those affected by Typhoon Odette has been pouring in the province, particularly in southern Negros that was severely beaten by the storm.It took a day for everyone to realize the devastation it caused, particularly in Kabankalan City, and three more days to discover the extent of destruction it also caused in other LGUs further down south, particularly in Sipalay City which has the highest death toll.I’m not new to disasters and have covered many through the years as a reporter on the ground. You view it with a different lens, trying to stay stoic even while looking at the tragic scene around you, in your attempt to get the figures and report it back immediately.Last Sunday, the experience was different. I joined Rotarians from Negros deliver aid to affected areas...

Dec222021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

CSC okays permanent appointments of three SRA deputy administrators

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The Civil Service Commission had approved the permanent appointments of the three deputy administrators of the Sugar Regulatory Administration, setting aside the letter issued by its National Capital Region office disapproving the appointments on the ground of failure to comply with the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointment and Other Human Resource Action.In three separate decisions, the Commission approved the permanent appointments, effective April 30, 2020, of lawyers Brando D. Noroña, Ignacio S. Santillana, and Guillermo C. Tejida III as Deputy Administrator II for Administrative and Finance Department (AFD); Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Department; and Regulation Department, respectively.Ruling that the disapproval by the CSC NCR of the permanent appointment...

Dec222021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Globe services resumed in Antique, Biliran, Guimaras, Samar

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The provinces of Antique, Biliran, Guimaras, and all of Samar are the latest areas where Globe has successfully restored services enabling customers to make and receive calls as well as send and receive text messages to their loved ones.Globe is also the first to restore network services in Del Carmen, Siargao Island, San Jose in Dinagat Islands, Lipata Seaport, Surigao City and Surigao Airport.Our teams are working tirelessly on simultaneous cell site restorations across different areas affected by typhoon Odette.Free and unlimited GoWiFiGlobe is also providing FREE and UNLIMITED GoWiFi in select malls, government offices and airports in Visayas and Mindanao areas affected by Typhoon Odette.AGUSAN DEL NORTEButuan AirportRobinsons ButuanAKLANGaisano...

Dec222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Vice president, Kris Aquino bring aid to typhoon victims

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Vice President Leni Robredo was joined by actress Kris Aquino in the delivery of food assistance to typhoon “Odette” victims in southern Negros Occidental on Tuesday, December 21.Robredo said the distribution on Tuesday was not a one-time delivery. She is leaving a team in Negros Occidental to look into what else they can do to help the typhoon-hit residents.The team will also deliver assistance to typhoon victims in other areas of Negros Occidental that she was unable to visit Tuesday, Robredo said.The vice president met with typhoon victims in Barangay Daan Banwa, Kabankalan City, and Himamaylan City.Robredo said she personally met with the typhoon victims to assure them that they are not alone in their ordeal, and that they will not be forgotten.Many of the typh...

Dec222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv: Duterte raising P2B for WV typhoon-hit areas

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DSWD-6 photoPresident Rodrigo Duterte told Negros Occidental officials on Monday that he is raising P2 billion for typhoon-hit areas in Western Visayas, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, December 21.The P2 billion will be for the entire region, and not for each typhoon-hit province, Lacson explained.The president said he is raising P10 billion for all of the typhoon-hit areas in the country, Lacson said.The president met with officials of Negros Occidental and Oriental at the Kabankalan City Hall on Monday to look into their needs following Typhoon “Odette”, and to also address other concerns, Lacson said.Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista said they would provide P15,000 each to families whose houses were damaged and P30,000 to those whose houses were destr...