Tag: Negros

Oct192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

348,360 Covid jabs arrive, more brand choices now

Contributed photoNegros Occidental and Bacolod City received 348,360 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, October 18.Negros Occidental received 306,060 doses and Bacolod City got 42,300 doses, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.The province received 4,700 doses of AstraZeneca, 175,000 doses of Sinovac, and 126,360 doses of Pfizer vaccines, he saidNegros Occidental also received 17,000 doses of Moderna vaccines on Friday, October 15.Bacolod City received 11,700 doses of Pfizer and 30,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines on Monday.The Negros Occidental vaccination drive is continuing on a daily basis because the national government has been giving the province a lot of vaccines, he said.“I hope our fellow Negrenses will take this opportunity to have ...

Oct192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

VG: P5.7B budget approval expected by mid November

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SP file photoVice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan may approve the P5.7 billion Negros Occidental proposed budget for 2022 by the second week of November.The SP Committee on Finance is set to conduct hearings on the proposed budget this week, he said.The budget priority is to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery of the province, Ferrer said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson earlier said while there is a dramatic increase in the province’s share of the National Tax Allotment, formerly the Internal Revenue Allotment, it is still an uphill climb with the continuing battle against COVID-19.The health crisis has shifted priorities and spending policies, he said.“Our foremost goal is to get back on track at the soonest possible time, Lac...

Oct192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Zubiri to DA: Act on rising fertilizer prices

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Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri is calling on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take action amidst the skyrocketing fertilizer prices in the country, which has put farmers on the back foot as they struggle to balance rising production costs and low farmgate prices.Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority Executive Director Wilfredo Roldan has cited global demand as the primary reason for rising fertilizer prices."Urea used to go for just around P800 to P900 per 50 kilograms, but now it is at P1,500 to P1,800. That's an astronomical jump, especially in the middle of a pandemic," Zubiri, who has roots in Negros Occidental, said Monday, October 18."The best way to address this is for the DA to lead the efforts in really developing our local fertilizer industry. How is it t...

Oct192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

It’s fake news: Guanzon

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“That’s fake news.”That was the reaction of Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon Monday, October 18, to a Banat News YouTube post quoting her as saying that Vice President Leni Robredo had committed violations against Comelec rulesThe report quoted Guanzon, a Negrense, as citing Robredo and her team for seeking possible campaign contributions from foreigners and supporters for her presidential run.The report also quoted Guanzon as saying that the election has not started yet and the camp of Robredo appears to have committed numerous violations.“Just in: Hala! Comelec, kunumpirmang ma-didisqualified na si Robredo (confirms Robredo will be disqualified)?" the YouTube post of Banat News TV on October 17 said.*

Oct192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Environment volunteers mobilized to protect forest

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Capitol photoAbout 200 community-based environment volunteers were mobilized by the provincial government to intensify the protection and conservation of the remaining forest covers in Negros Occidental in collaboration with the 303rd Infantry Brigade.Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the oath-taking ceremonies of the volunteers in San Carlos and Sagay cities Sunday, October 17, in the presence of mayors from the first and second districts and 303rd Brigade Commander Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte.The same activity was conducted at the Silay Civic Center for volunteers of the 3rd district on Monday, a press release from the Capitol said.The province has set aside a P1,500 incentive for each volunteer per month starting July this year, which will be released within October.In h...

Oct192021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Negros volunteers to join nationwide caravan for Leni

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LLNO convenor and spokesperson Pinky Mirano Ocampo*Bernaldo Eres file photoHundreds of Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) volunteers are expected to join the nationwide caravan for Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, October 23.LLNO is a loose group of private individuals that was created through social media and already has a membership of over 1,700 volunteers in just one week, a press release from the group said.LLNO convenor and spokesperson, Pinky Mirano Ocampo, said their members grew “by word of mouth and we are overwhelmed by the responses as each day, we are receiving requests to join the group by the hundreds.”Ocampo said the caravan on Saturday will be the third activity LLNO will be conducting and “we are calling on VP Leni supporters to join us.”So fa...

Oct182021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Kwizko ni Kiko championship face-off set October 23

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Who will emerge as champion in the final round of the 1st Kwizko ni Cong. Kiko quiz bee competition?Fifteen Grade 10 students from the Third District of Negros Occidental will compete for the title at the Technological University of the Phil.-Visayas gymnasium in Talisay City starting 2 p.m. Saturday, October 23, a press release said.Finalists from Victorias City are Jozh Pruellene F. Romaquin - Victorias National High School, Chester M. Abanggan - Negros Occ. National Science High School, and Libert A. Villaruel - Brgy. Estado National High School .Those from EB Magalona are Joshua G. Eso - Tanza National High School, and Christine Mae Tramado and Paul AntawnB. Guinalon from Enrique B. Magalona National High School .Finalists from Silay City are Bea Marie T. Alisbo - Brgy....

Oct182021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Murciahanon nga OFW nasapwan nga patay sa kwarto sang hotel kun sa diin siya gina quarantine sa Makati

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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmqAtdM4VM0&live=1[/embedyt]Kahapon kuntani sugaton ni Patrolman Nico Malibong ang iya utod nga si Shiela Mae Hillares, 40 anyos nga nagtrabaho bilang domestic helper sa Lebanon.Oktubre siete nakabalik sa pungsod si Shiela Mae. Gani sang Oktubre 8 ginpaidalom siya sa hotel quarantine.Pero wala magdumdom ang iya pamilya nga sang nagligad pa lang nga Lunes siya ang magtaliwan bangud sang hemorrhagic stroke samtang gina quarantine sa Eurotel sa Makati City.Suno kay Malibong, duha man ka adlaw nga wala nila makasugilanon ang ila utod. Gani gin-ayo nila ang ila paka-isa nga yara sa Manila nga kadtuan ang ginatiniran nga hotel ni Shiela MaeTubtob nga nasapwan na lang ang iya bangkay sang Miyerkoles.Nagapati ang pulis nga respo...

Oct182021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Naga panubo na karon ang kaso sang Covid-19 sa Negros Occidental pero mga ospital puno sa gihapon

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Magamay man ang gin idog, pero may pagnubo sa kaso karon sang Covid-19 sa probinsya sang Negros Occidental.Suno kay provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz, madamo na ang naka recover. May pagnubo man sa positivity rate. Kun sadto anay nagasobra sa isa ka gatos ang occupancy sang mga quarantine facilities sang probinsya, nag amat-amat na ini nga naga ligwa karon.Sa Cadiz healing facility, subong nga adlaw, 41 na lamang ang naga tenir. Sang nagliligad 150 ang yara diri. 68 na naman ang yara sa EB Magalona healing facility kag as of October 16, 54 ang sa Silay healing facility. 30 naman ang yara sa Mambukal. Ugaling padayon nga puno ang mga ospital tuga sang moderate to severe cases.102 percent ang admission sa ospital sa Cadiz, 92 percent naman nga puno ang ospital sa Valladolid...

Oct182021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments