Tag: Negros

Oct222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

OTOP showroom opens

The OTOP Negros Occidental Showroom at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City.* Ronnie Baldonado photoThe OTOP (One Town, One Province) Negros Occidental Showroom at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City is open and will run until March 2022.Ayala Malls Capitol Central is elated to bring the One Town, One Province Negros Occidental to the mall in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, its press release said.The showroom features crafts and delicacies that are truly the “best of Negros”, it said.These include furniture, accessories, and tasty delicacies from the community.Since the pandemic affected many Negrenses’ livelihood, the OTOP hopes to make the locally produced crafts and delicacies accessible to the market to help the producers bounce...

Oct222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv leads inauguration of P87M farm-to-market road, bridge

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Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture VI Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter (l-r) cut the ribbon at the inauguration of the P P48 million farm-to-market road*Richard Malihan photoA P48 million farm-to-market road in Manapla and a P39 million bridge in Toboso, Negros Occidental, were inaugurated Thursday, October 21.The farm-to-market road was turned over by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture (DA) VI Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter to Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante III.The DA- Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) road project that starts from Brgy. 1A to Punta Salong registers 10,565 households as direct beneficiaries, a press release from the Capitol said Friday, October 22.La...

Oct222021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Mga iligal nga ‘open pipe’ motorcycle mufflers ginpa lapakan sa pison sa Silay

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Siyento onse (111) tanan ka mga iligal nga “open pipe” motorcycle mufflers ang gin palapakan sa pison sa Silay City Plaza Covered Court.Sa idalom sang City Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2012 gina dumili ang pag gamit sang sini nga mga tambutso gani tigayon nga na pang kumpiskar ini sa naga padayon nga kampanya sang PNP kag sang LGU.Ginpangunahan ni Mayor Mark Golez ang ceremonial destruction sang mga tambutso kaina sang aga kaupod ang hepe sang Silay PNP nga si PLTCOL Robert L. Petate, Chief Traffic PSSg Jeoffrey Lee Redoblo, kag ang pwersa sang Silay PNP.Gin updan man sila sang mga konsehal sang siudad kag mga punong barangay.

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv dismisses engineer, Palic returns to work

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has approved the dismissal of an employee of the Negros Occidental Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) who was found guilty of administrative offenses of grave misconduct, vicious habits, disgraceful and immoral conduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.Lacson approved the dismissal of Engineer Noel Barredo from the PEO from the service effective immediately, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, October 21.The governor’s decision was based on an investigation report submitted by Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr.The investigation report and notice of termination state that Barredo is barred from entering or approaching the vicinity of any of the offices under the provincial government.The notice s...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Prosecutor indicts Yanson 4’s lawyer; court’s jurisdiction usurped – Narvasa

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The Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati (OCP Makati) has indicted the assistant corporate secretary of the Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) faction of the Yanson 4 for “falsification of public documents and perjury”.Makati Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Joel Vedan in his resolution approved by Deputy City Prosecutor Christopher Garvida recommended bail for Anna Isabella Galvez at P36,000 for falsification and P18,000 for perjury.The resolution stemmed from a complaint filed by Olivia Yanson and Leo Rey Yanson against Galvez alleging that as “purported” VTI assistant corporate secretary she falsified declarations in the General Information Sheet of VTI for 2020.Lawyer Carlo Joaquin Narvasa said Galvez is part of the law firm Fortun, Narvasa & Salazar that represents the fou...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Villanueva pushes for more jobs, says 3.88M Pinoys unemployed

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Senator Joel Villanueva (center) takes a selfie with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson as Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz looks on.*Richard Malihan photoSenator Joel Villanueva said he is pushing for the creation of more jobs under the National Employment Recovery Strategy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Villanueva joined Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Capitol grounds in Bacolod City for the distribution of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations totaling P1 million on Thursday, October 21.There were 334 beneficiaries from Candoni, Isabela and Toboso who received P3, 000 each.Villanueva said he was in the province for consultations to determine the needs of the people.The senator, who chai...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

San Carlos to allow only fully vaxxed vendors, customers inside city market

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The San Carlos city government is vaccinating market vendors to curb the spread of COVID-19.*San Carlos LGU photoThe San Carlos City government will not allow vendors and market goers who are not fully vaccinated inside the Jose V. Valmayor Jr. Public Market starting November 30 as a deterrent against the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Renato Gustilo said Thursday, October 21.Gustilo issued Executive Order No. 197, Series of 2021 requiring all vendors inside the Jose V. Valmayor Jr. Public Market to undergo COVID-19 vaccination and regulating the entry of individuals effective November 30.Effective November 30 only vaccinated vendors, market goers and employees reporting to the market who present their vaccination cards or vaccination details on the Vamos Cares app will be allowed t...

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Oriental guv to issue new travel advisory

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Travelers to Negros Oriental will no longer need to show an SPASS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage) effective Saturday, October 23.However, negative RT-PCR test results valid for 72 hours will be required if a traveler is unvaccinated, a post on the Negros Oriental Facebook page said.Negative antigen test results valid for 48 hours will be required if a traveler is vaccinated, it added.Governor Roel Degamo is expected to issue an executive order to this effect, and all airlines, sea and land transport companies have to follow the guidelines, the post said.*

Oct212021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Negros Occidental isa sa mga Galing Pook awardee subong nga 2021

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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4R0CU44ynY&live=1[/embedyt]Sang kahapon ginpatigayon ang awarding kag ang Network Alliances for Coastal Wetlands Conservation ang nangin kabangdanan kun ngaa nangin awardee ang Negros Occidental.Sa sini programa, gina tagaan sang pagtamod ang pag halong sa mga wetland kag marine resources nga community based ang approach. Gin suguran ini sang 2015.Ini ang kabahin sang RAMSAR sites ukon ang mga wetlands nga gina halongan kay ilistaran sang mga pispis sa baybayon. May national treaty para sa conservation kag sustainable nga pag gamit sang wetlands kasubong sang coastal areas kag swamps.Napulo ka mga lgu ang kabahin sang network halin sa Bago City pakadto sa banwa sang Ilog nga may 52 ka mga barangay, peoples organization, fisheri...

Oct212021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Mga light vehicles required na liwat nga mag agi sa Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOAla6tvLDY&live=1[/embedyt]Indi kasubong sang nagligad nga binulan, matawhay kay malaka lang ang mga salakyan nga nagapa-inspection kag naga-agi sa emission testing sang pribado nga Motor Vehicle Inspection Center sa Reclamation Area.Ini bisan pa nga liwat nga ginbalik sang Land Transportation Office ang pagpatuman sang motor vehicle inspection and registration sa mga authorized private motor vehicle inspection centersumugod sang Lunes.Suno kay Reuben Tampos, pamuno sang LTO-Bacolod, kutob sa mga light vehicles kasubong sang mga pribado nga salakyan, taxi, jeep kag motorsiklo ang maga-agi na sa PMVIC.Mangin optional naman ini para sa mga heavy duty vehicle, mga truck kag tricycle.Handa naman magsunod ang mga drayber sang ta...