Tag: Negros

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

PDEA dismantles drug den, nabs 5 suspects

PDEA photoFive suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation at a suspected drug den at Purok Tunay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City Sunday afternoon, October 24.Nabbed were suspected drug maintainer Jun Occillo Jr., whose activities were reported through Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s “Isumbong Mo Kay Wilkins” hotline, Enrique “King” Cantalao, Arnulfo “Paps” Filoteo Jr., Kermit Aldober, and Reynald “Biboy” Binarao.The drug sting operation was conducted by the joint operatives of PDEA Negros Occidental, PDEA-6 Seaport Interdiction Unit, and Bacolod Police Station 2.Confiscated from the suspects were several sachets of shabu weighing around 15 grams and worth P102,000, improvised tooters, disposable lighters, cigarette case, cutters, scissors, and the buy-bust money....

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Binalbagan students to represent PH in ASEAN tilt

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CONTRIBUTED BY ALYSSA MARIE POJASVhilma Raye Gran, Caesar Abkilan III, coach Agustin Baquereza Jr., Ranni Rey Guadalupe, & John Cabrejas Jr. (l-r)John Cabrejas Jr., Ranni Rey Guadalupe, Caesar Abkilan III, and Vhilma Raye Gran (l-r)Four senior high school students at Binalbagan Catholic College qualified as one of the teams to represent the Philippines in the regional level of the ASEAN Future Sustainable Leaders (AFSL) competition on Oct. 24.Team Puhon, composed of Ranni Rey Guadalupe, Vhilma Raye Gran, John Cabrejas Jr., and Caesar Abkilan III, is set to compete along with other ASEAN countries after securing the third spot in the Philippine elimination of the said competition.“Being able to join in this historic competition and being a finalist in the Philippine elimina...

Oct252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Life in conservation (last of four parts)

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It was during my time at the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office in Negros Occidental when numerous opportunities came my way in terms of learning and experiences on the environment and natural resources management.Aside from handling the communications of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the province, I was tasked to coordinate the Coastal Environment Program, which former DENR Secretary Angel Alcala introduced in the department. It was during that period when I joined the team to work out the requirements for the eventual declaration of the Sagay Marine Reserve as a protected area.I was also given an opportunity to establish networks and linkages with local and national government agencies and non-government organizations. I was delegated to ...

Oct252021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

500 vehicles join pink caravan, Leni overwhelmed by support

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Caravan participants were reminded to observe Covid-19 health protocols*Pedicabs joined the Para kay Leni caravan.*Nic Ledesma photoThe billboard at Araneta Street in Bacolod City.* Nic Ledesma photoDrumbeaters and MassKara dancers added to the festive air during the "Para kay Leni" caravan on Saturday, October 23.*CPG photoAbout 500 vehicles joined a festive one-hour “Para kay Leni” pink caravan in support of presidential candidate Leni Robredo, that included MassKara dancers and drumbeaters on the back of pickups, in Bacolod City Saturday morning, October 23.Caravans in support of Robredo were held in Bacolod City and in about 25 other provinces and cities in the country on Saturday.“Thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts”, Robredo said in response.“I am co...

Oct242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Gatchalian targets January for full face-to-face classes

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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, former Rep. Alfredo "Albee" Benitez and Dr. Aladino Moraca at the CPSU rites in Valladolid Saturday.*Archie Alipalo photoSenator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for full face-to-face classes by January 2022 or earlier, saying the distance learning modality is not working.Gatchalian attended the first flag-raising ceremony of the Central Philippine State University extension campus and the blessing of the CPSU training center and staff house in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, October 23.CPSU’s main campus in Kabankakan City headed by its president, Dr. Aladino Moraca, is also celebrating its 75th founding anniversary."The difficulty with distance learning is that our students do not absorb their lessons. They are not learning and we’ve ...

Oct242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Covid hits Talisay mayor, seven others in house

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Photo from Neil Lizares FBTalisay Mayor Neil Lizares and some members of his family have tested positive for COVID-19.“I would like to inform the public that I have been tested positive once again for COVID-19,” Lizares said in a Facebook post Saturday, October 23.Lizares said he is currently experiencing mild symptoms but it breaks his heart to see that members of his family and household have also tested positive.His three children and four helpers have also tested positive for COVID-19, Lizares said.“I would like to reassure everyone that I am taking every step possible to ensure that I stay in good health and will recover again successfully from the virus,” Lizares said.In September, Lizares also tested positive for COVID-19.“Please continue to keep me and m...

Oct242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

65 new COVID-19 deaths in Negros Occidental, PIMT reports

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There are 65 new COVID-19 deaths in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Incident Management Team reported during the weekend.The PIMT reported 38 deaths on Saturday, October 23, and 27 on Sunday, October 24.The brings the total COVID-19 deaths in Negros Occidental since the start of the pandemic in March last year to 1,197.Negros Occidental had 3,644 active COVID-19 cases on Sunday.*

Oct242021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Megaworld says 90% of Forbes Hill lots sold

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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSSd0kGDFwc&live=1[/embedyt]Forbes Hill, Megaworld Corp.’s first upscale village outside Metro Manila located at the boundary of the cities of Bacolod and Talisay in Negros Occidental, has seen a boost in sales with 90 percent of its residential lots sold.The premier residential project is part of the 53-hectare Northill Gateway township of Megaworld. This up-and-coming lifestyle district is located along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road.According to the property giant, houses at its 15-hectare high-end residential development are now built at lots ranging from 449 square meters to 861 square meters.Property owners can also opt to combine adjacent lots.Among the features of Forbes Hill is its clubhouse, which sits on al...

Oct242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Cenro Bago closes for 5 days after 1 dies, 2 Covid positive

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The Community Environment and Natural Resource Office in Bantayan Park, Bago City, Negros Occidental, will be closed to the public from Monday to Friday, October 25-29, for disinfection and COVID-19 contact tracing, Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, CENRO Bago head, said Sunday, October 24.A CENRO Bago employee died of suspected COVID-19, while two others tested positive, he said.The 58-year-old unvaccinated female employee with comorbidities who died had symptoms of COVID-19 but was not swabbed before she was cremated, he said.Test results released Sunday also showed that two CENRO Bago employees tested positive for COVID-19.One is married to a frontliner, while the other one visited the wake of a relative who died from COVID-19, he said.The rest of the CENRO Bago employees wi...

Oct242021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Gatchalian reiterates appeal for Pantawid Pasada subsidy

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Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian reiterated his call for government to reactivate the Pantawid Pasada fuel subsidy to provide relief to the public transport sector amid the rising prices of fuel.Gatchalian, who was in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, Saturday, October 23, said while the increase in fuel prices is expected to be temporary drivers of public transport need assistance during this period.He expects the fuel price increases to last for one or two months more.Unioil Petroleum Philippines on Saturday said it expects fuel price hikes in the coming week, which could be the ninth straight round of increases.Gatchalian said if subsidies are granted, drivers already have Pantawid Pasada cards.*