Tag: Negros

Nov152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘F2F classes should start in June, January too soon’

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer in a show of support for Senator Migz Zubiri (center) who is seeking reelection at a press conference in Bacolod City Saturday, Nov. 13.*January is too soon to resume face-to-face classes, maybe they should begin in June at the start of school year 2022-23, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said Saturday, November 13.It is important to make sure that the students will be safe first, Zubiri said at a press conference in Bacolod City.The problem is the COVID-19 vaccination program outside Metro Manila is slow, he said.He said while vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 has started, children in grades one to three are not covered.Maybe there is a need to open up the COVID-19 vaccination drive to start with c...

Nov152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Zubiri: Subsidies, other solutions to mitigate soaring fertilizer prices

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Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri with sugar leaders Saturday, November 13.*Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said he has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to submit a comprehensive action plan to address the soaring prices of fertilizer, and to provide farmers with subsidies to mitigate its effects.“A few days ago, I talked with Agriculture Sec. William Dar. I approved the DA’s budget for 2022, with a colatilla that the DA should submit to the Senate a plan on how to address the problem on high fertilizer prices, and what concrete steps they would take to lower the prices of fertilizer,” the senator said in a meeting with sugar industry leaders at Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, November 13.Prices of urea were at P800 to 9...

Nov152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Lacson, Ferrer: NIR a condition in considering presidential bet

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Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (second from left) turned over 400 cube evacuation tents to Negros Occidental through Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer and Zeaphard Caelian, Provincial Incident Management Team head, (l-r), on Saturday.*Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is proposing to make it a condition for Negrense officials to only consider supporting a presidential candidate if the revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR) is included in his or her platform of government.If a candidate does not agree to revive the NIR, we will campaign against that person, Ferrer said.Lacson and Ferrer aired their positions on the NIR at a press conference with Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri in Bacolod City on Saturday.So far presidential candidate Leni ...

Nov152021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Megaworld to continue making Bacolod ‘shine’ with developments

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Property giant Megaworld Corp. will continue to make Bacolod City “shine” with its developments, its senior assistant vice president and public relations and media affairs head, Harold Geronimo, said.Geronimo led the unveiling of the firm’s Christmas Village and the parol lighting program at Forbes Hill, its first upscale village outside Metro Manila, located at the boundary of the cities of Bacolod and Talisay in Negros Occidental, on Saturday, November 13.“I hope that this pandemic will not stop us from celebrating the true spirit of Christmas,” he said.Geronimo, a Negrense himself, said that he has been working closely with his friends and colleagues in Manila to make their township an exciting place to visit.“We hope that as we celebrate the Christmas Season – as part o...

Nov142021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Murcia officials thank Zubiri for two covered courts

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Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Murcia officials led by Mayor Gerry Rojas, Vice-Mayor Johnny Reosura and the Sangguniang Bayan Members inaugurate and turned over the multi-purpose covered court to Brgy. Lopez Jaena officials headed by Punong Barangay and SB Member Hernan Alintana.*Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri joined the blessing and inauguration of two multi-purpose covered courts in barangays Lopez Jaena and Zone 2 in Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Friday, November 12.Murcia officials led by Mayor Gerry Rojas, Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura, Sangguniang Bayan members and barangay officials thanked Zubiri for allocating funds for the construction of two completed covered courts in the town, a press release from the town said.In behalf of all Murcia officials, the mayor expressed his...

Nov142021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Cebu Pacific ramps up flights to Bacolod to 9x weekly; waives 5kg excess baggage fee for fully-vaxxed passengers

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From left: Cebu Pacific Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Michael Ivan Shau, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Cebu Pacific Chief Strategy Officer Alex Reyes, Governor Eugenio Lacson, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, and Cebu Pacific VP for Marketing and Customer Experience Candice IyogCebu Pacific continues to ramp up its domestic network to address rising travel demand, beginning with the increase of its Bacolod flights from twice to nine times a week beginning November 15.CEB will be operating a daily Manila-Bacolod flight via 5J 485, which is scheduled to depart the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 9:20 am. Its return flight, 5J 486 is set to leave the Bacolod-Silay Airport at 11:15 am.To help the inoculation initiatives of the Negros Occidental region, all fully-vac...

Nov132021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Kalan-an kag kapehan overlooking sa kabukiran kag city proper sang Cadiz

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Nov132021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv issues EO extending AL2, increasing air travel

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive order Friday, November 12, extending the COVID-19 Alert Level 2 status of Negros Occidental until November 30.Executive Order 21-51, Series of 2021 also grants an increase in air travel between the National Capital Region and Negros Occidental starting Monday, November 15, since both are classified under Alert Level 2 and the demand for flights are high.The EO states that one flight per day per airline for the Manila-Bacolod-Manila route will be allowed.All modes of transportation will also be allowed to bring passengers to and from the airport, but minimum public health standards prescribed by the Department of Health should be strictly enforced, the EO added.Fully vaccinated individuals will be required to present an S-PaSS – a...

Nov132021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

DOH finds vax rollout in Negros Occidental slow: guv

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Dr. Adriano Suba-an, DOH Western Visayas regional director, and Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) met at the provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, Friday.*Richard Malihan photoThe Department of Health (DOH) finds the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Negros Occidental very slow and wants it ramped up, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Friday, November 12.Provincial Health Office records as of Thursday, November 11, showed that 20.76 percent of the target population of Negros Occidental has been fully vaccinated, while 26.52 percent of the target has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.Dr. Adriano Suba-an, DOH Western Visayas regional director, met with Lacson and provincial health officials at the Capitol in Bacolod City Friday.“Admittedly there is really a ...