By JEN BAYLON The Murcia municipal government in Negros Occidental launched a massive effort to combat the fall armyworm infestation that has affected hundreds of hectares of corn and rice fields in the municipality. Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas said the local government procured insecticides to be used on affected farms to prevent further damage to …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Seawalls provide coastal protection in 2 northern Negros cities
Concrete seawalls worth P107 million constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have protected coastal communities in the cities of Cadiz and San Carlos in northern Negros Occidental. The DPWH-Western Visayas reported the completion of the seawall in Cadiz yesterday, while the structure in San Carlos in the first week of July. …
Negros Occidental gets spotlight in coastal greenbelt zones exhibit
The coastal wetlands protection efforts of Negros Occidental are among the images featured in “Our Coastal Greenbelts, Our National Treasure” photo exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History in Ermita, Manila from July 16 to August 2. Negros Occidental is the first province in the Philippines to establish a network of coastal greenbelt …
Bacolod City harnesses solar energy to reduce power bills
Bacolod City is harnessing solar power to lessen its monthly electricity expenses, which run to at least P10 million. As of yesterday, the installation of the 400-kilowatt (kW) capacity solar power system on the rooftop of the Bacolod City Government Center is ongoing. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said this would reduce the city’s power bills …
Negrense Panique steers NU Lady Bulldogs to Shakey’s title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Arah Panique stepped up offensively as the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs scored a 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10 Game 2 win over the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws to clinch the Shakey’s Super League crown at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday night, July 16. The Alas Pilipinas …
Negrense booters bow to NCR in Palaro football finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Western Visayas, represented by Tañon Maroons-San Carlos City, failed to sustain their strong start to suffer a 3-2 loss to the National Capital Region (NCR) in the 2024 Palarong Pambansa secondary boys’ football at the Dynamic Herb Sports Complex in Cebu City on Tuesday, July 16. The Francis Roy Bacuna-mentored …
Bell answers the call as Chery Tiggo sweeps Farm Fresh
The Chery Tiggo Crossovers are in the win column in Pool A after a straight-sets triumph over Farm Fresh, 25-13, 27-25, 25-22 on the opening day of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference on Tuesday, July 16, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. As expected, returning American reinforcement Khat Bell was …
Compromise agreement; Benitez: Enough time given to Manokan Country tenants to decide
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez insisted that the city government has given the tenants of Manokan Country enough time to decide on their move to the temporary facility following the forced closure of the establishment yesterday. Benitez said they gave the 24 tenants a month to move, but they did not show any intention to cooperate. …
‘Red-tagging’ a threat to life, liberty and security
By Dennis Gorecho “Red-tagging” is a threat to life, liberty and security. Thus declared the Supreme Court in the case of Deduro vs. Major General Vinoya (G.R. No. 254753, July 4, 2023) that overturned a lower court’s 2023 decision dismissing a 2020 petition brought by Siegfred Deduro, an activist and former representative of the Bayan Muna party-list. Deduro alleged that …
Lavish or austere?
By Roy Cimagala In our liturgical celebrations, we can either be lavish or austere depending on the circumstances. What is important is what is in our heart — whether there is real love or not, whether there is a sincere effort to worship and please God or we are just making a show, whether we …