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Dec52021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
EDC’s GeoSkwela 2021 in Negros encourages regenerative practices

EDC’s GeoSkwela 2021 in Negros encourages regenerative practices

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First Gen-owned Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is bringing back Geoskwela to Negros Island to continue inspiring the youth to be good stewards of the environment.This year’s theme GeoSkwela 2021: Negros Beyond Sustainability will recognize the region’s budding content creators through a vlogging competition on encouraging young Negrenses to join the movement towards cleaner energy sources and ultimately, a better world, a press release from the firm said Sunday.The theme likewise emphasizes the importance of becoming regenerative by striving to do more good for the planet and society, which is what EDC’s revitalized mission to forget collaborative pathways for a decarbonized and regenerative future is all about, it added.A recent webinar and awarding ceremony kicked off with th...
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OVY special administrator, leads VTI board election

OVY special administrator, leads VTI board election

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A Bacolod court has appointed Olivia V. Yanson (OVY) the special administrator of the estate of her late husband, Ricardo B. Yanson, a press release from her camp said Sunday, December 5.Ricardo and Olivia founded the Ceres bus lines with Vallacar Transit Inc. as its flagship company.As a special administrator, Olivia is in charge of the preservation and management of the estate of her late husband, the court order dated October 1 said, the press release added.Olivia, in her capacity as special administrator and conjugal co-owner, then led the annual stockholders meeting of VTI at its principal office in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City on Saturday, December 4.Olivia V. Yanson, Leo Rey V. Yanson, Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles M. Dumancas, Anita G. Chua, Arvin John V. Villaru...
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Dec42021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
WORLD AIDS DAY | NGO conducts mass HIV testing in Negros Occidental

WORLD AIDS DAY | NGO conducts mass HIV testing in Negros Occidental

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Health-based non-government organization Bagani Community Center commemorated World AIDS Day through a province-wide HIV caravan and week-long HIV screening at the mall in Bacolod City, Saturday, Dec. 4.This event is in line with the World AIDS Day commemoration on Dec. 1, with the theme "Ending HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone's Voice".Bagani Hub Manager Jose Antonio Lavaro said that this commemoration is to show unity and support for people living with and affected by HIV and remember those who lost their lives to AIDS."This is the day for global solidarity and shared responsibility to ensure quality and affordable healthcare for all. Let us all continue to fight to end the stigma," he added.The week-long activity in SM City Bacolod from Dec. 4 includes free HIV s...
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Dec42021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments
Mag-aso Falls re-opens

Mag-aso Falls re-opens

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Kabankalan LGU photosAfter more than one year, Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is now open for guests and travelers again.Mayor Pedro Zayco Jr. and Vice Mayor Raul Rivera led the re-opening of the tourism facility on Friday, December 3.The city-operated resort located in Brgy. Oringao has been renovated by the local government as part of its tourism attractions.It now offers a multi-purpose hall that can seat 70 persons and new cottages.The facility offers a very relaxing ambiance with the cool falls and a swimming pool.Zayco said the re-opening of Mag-aso Falls is expected to boost local tourism and spur the economy.Former mayor Isidro Zayco and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Commissioner Jorge Largado also graced the activ...
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Dec42021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Former EB Magalona mayor succumbs to COVID-19

Former EB Magalona mayor succumbs to COVID-19

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Former Negros Occidental board member and EB Magalona mayor David Lacson, who was hit with COVID-19, passed away Friday evening, his cousin former board member Patrick Lacson confirmed.The 46-year-old former mayor passed away at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City.“He was a kind hearted, principled man… He loved his family, the people of EB Magalona and Negros”, his cousin said.Patrick Lacson, on his Facebook page, said “I’m happy that there is nothing but love between us, not even politics was able to destroy.”Former Negros Occidental board member Enrique Miguel Lacson said the former mayor was admitted at the Riverside Medical Center on Wednesday and was suffering from pneumonia.David Lacson is survived by his wife, Risa, and children Moki, Drianna and Jaime....
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Dec42021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
DOH determining if expired jabs have shelf life extension

DOH determining if expired jabs have shelf life extension

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Capitol file photoThe Department of Health is coordinating with the manufacturer of AstraZeneca vaccines to determine if those that recently expired have an extension on their shelf life and can still be used, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday, December 3.The Negros Occidental provincial government was not able to utilize 14,620 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that it received from the national government in November because they were nearing expiration and local government units did not want to accept them, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said on Thursday.Their expiration date was November 30.Vergeire said the 14,620 doses are being stored under definite guidelines to ensure their efficacy should the manufacturer state that there is an extensio...
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Dec42021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
La Carlota bridge collapses, 1 injured

La Carlota bridge collapses, 1 injured

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A steel bridge that was up for demolition collapsed in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Friday, December 3.*A worker was injured when a steel bridge up for demolition collapsed in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, at about 2 p.m. Friday, December 3, Mayor Rex Jalando-on said.Jomer Savilla, 39, of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, sustained head and leg injuries.The bridge that connects barangays Nagasi and Cubay in La Carlota City had not been used for about 20 years and was being demolished by a contractor of the Department of Public Works and Highways, the mayor said.There is a concrete bridge that connects the two barangays that is currently in use and another one is under construction, he said.The old bridge was being demolished so it would not pose a danger, Jalando...
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