Tag: Negros

Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NY4L welcomes Imee’s description of Leni

The Negros Youth for Leni (NY4L) welcomed Senator Imee Marcos’s description of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo as “extraordinary housewife” and to “never underestimate” the latter’s capability and competence.Robredo is running against the senator’s younger brother, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.In a press release sent Thursday, October 28, the youth group said the senator “just affirmed the struggles and sacrifices of Negrosanon women who organized against the Marcos dictatorship and rallied against the construction of coal power plants – both leading successful movements in the province.”“But while the Negros Youth welcomes the senator’s statement as recognition of the power of women, we also express with deepest concern that the same words are potenti...

Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Man hacked to death after argument with ma

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Ilog PNP photoA man was hacked to death following an argument with his mother in their home at Barangay Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental, Wednesday night, October 27.Killed was Jestony Ubay, 27, a laborer.Ubay was in a heated argument with his mother, Chona Ubay, when he took a bladed weapon and attempted to stab the elderly woman but he was stopped by his younger sister, Angeline Ubay, an Ilog police report said.Angeline, who was overpowered by her brother, fell to the ground. She then shouted for help.When her live-in partner, suspect Danilo Andilab, 23, a construction worker, saw she was grappling with her brother, he hacked Jestony several times with a bolo.Angeline also sustained hack wounds on her fingers and left leg.They were brought to Lorenzo D. Zayco...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv signs MOU with Korean county for organic agriculture

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Capitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Goesan County, Republic of Korea, represented by Lee Cha Young, for the development of organic agriculture advocated by both governments.The signing was held during a virtual meeting, Tuesday, October 26.Edgardo “Boyet” Uychiat of Negros Occidental, elected Board Member of International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Asia and First Vice President of the Executive Board, also witnessed the MOU signing.The MOU intends to build up mutual cooperation between the two governments, reaffirm their commitment for the advancement of organic agriculture, and promote activities related to the development of organic agriculture in the countries of two governme...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Gossip triggers killing of senior citizen, daughter

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Himamaylan PNP photoA senior citizen and his daughter were killed after they were hacked by their relative in their home at Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, October 25.Killed were Carlos Era, 70, and his daughter Merly Lahay-Lahay, 48, while the elderly victim’s other daughter, Egie Era, 38, was injured.Suspect Danny Lahay-Lahay, 50, of Kabankalan City, went to the victims’ house and attacked his in-law, Merly, with a bolo, a police report said.Era and his other daughter tried to pacify the suspect, who then attacked them.Due to multiple hack wounds Merly died on the spot, while her father died at the hospital.Egie is still confined at a hospital.PLt. Arturo Margallo Jr., deputy police chief of the Himamaylan City Police Station,...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Tons of endangered clams seized in Sipalay again

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The clams seized in Sipalay City Wednesday, October 27.*Contributed photoAbout two to three tons more of endangered large clams, locally known as Taklobo, were recovered by the Maritime Police in another site in Brgy. Cayhagan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, October 27, Dave Albao, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation executive director, said.The seized clams could cost about P1 million, he said.The Maritime Police in southern Negros Occidental had seized 7,000 kilos of endangered fossilized and fresh clams worth P490,000 and nabbed two suspects in Brgy. Cayhagan on Tuesday, October 26, a report from PMaj. Don Archie Suspeñe, Fourth SOU PNP Maritime Group officer-in-charge, said.The clams seized on Tuesday and Wednesday will be brought to t...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Covid-19 death of mayor’s ma triggers vaccination upsurge

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The death of the mother of Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, from COVID-19 has led to an upsurge of residents in her town wanting to be vaccinated against the deadly virus.Noime Nicor, 71, La Castellana Liga ng mga Barangay president, died at the South Bacolod General Hospital on October 11.The mayor said her mother, who was diabetic, refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.The death of her mother and kagawad Mario Solar from COVID-19 has made La Castellana residents aware of how dangerous it is not to be vaccinated, the mayor said.Almost all of the about 16 La Castellana residents who died from COVID-19 were unvaccinated, she said.They were told that had her mother been vaccinated, she could have survived, Mangilimutan said.Now...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv: Rising fertilizer prices in hands of national gov’t

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Richard Malihan photoIt is in the hands of the national government to act on the clamor of sugar farmers for a halt to the unabated increase in fertilizer prices, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday, October 27.“We know that the national government is aware of this. Many of the presidential candidates have come up with suggestions on what to do,” he said.It has been suggested that the national government suspend the excise tax on fuel to help bring down the price of fertilizer, Lacson said.Considering the unabated increases in fertilizer prices, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) earlier called on the Department of Agriculture to request the Department of Trade and Industry to impose a price cap on fertilizer prices.The price of Urea, the most wide...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Governor leads inauguration AHRANO porkshop at Ayala

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Richard Malihan photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the inauguration of the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) porkshop at the Fiesta Market of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City, Wednesday morning, October 27.Lacson said the provincial government has also set up several other meat shops to help hog raisers in various parts of the province market their goods.The integrity of AHRANO officers and cooperation among its members will create a sustainable livelihood project, and will bring about economic benefits not only to their association but also to the entire hog industry of the province, Lacson said.The meat shop at the Fiesta Market was facilitated by the Provincial Veterinary Office and AHRANO, with assistance from Magnolia-Puref...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Benitez promises universal health access for Bacolodnons

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Former congressman and current Bacolod mayoralty candidate Alfredo "Albee" Benitez vows to bring effective and speedy access to health services for the Bacolodnons, far from the decades-old tedious process that exists now.“In my early years in service, access to medical treatment and assistance has been the top request. If the patient misses a single minute of treatment, the effect can be devastating. I am already in talks with private hospitals here and they have expressed openness in helping me change the system,” he said in a post on his Facebook page.Revamping the city’s delivery of health services and making it more available to the public is his dream for Bacolod. He has laid plans to construct a dedicated wing in local hospitals that would provide immediate medical treatment...

Oct272021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Negros Oriental indi na mag require sang RT PCR test result sang mga fully vaccinated travellers

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Negros Oriental indi na mag require sang RT-PCR test sa mga fully vaccinated travelers sumugod Nobyembre uno.Gin pahayag ni Dr Liland Estacion, ground commander sang Inter Agency Task Force sang Negros Oriental, nga vaccination card na lang ang i require sang probinsya sa mga travelers na fully vaccinated, kag antigen test naman sa mga partially vaccinated kag sa mga unvaccinated sumugod sa Nobyembre 1.Pero ginpahayag man ni Estacion nga kinahanglan nga hulton ang executive order nga ipa gwa ni Governor Roel Degamo may angut diri.Sa karon, malapit 40% na sang mga residente sang Negros Oriental ang nabakunahan kag padayon man sa karon ang vaccination drive sa probinsya.2,542 ang active cases karon sa Negros Oriental nga nadugangan sang 149 ka kaso kahapon.Samtang, ang Ne...