By Dr. Joseph D. Lim Dental care depends on where one lives. Too often, good oral health care is more common in rich than in poor countries, according to research based on a questionnaire survey conducted among health authorities in the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO). The study appears in the …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
When hyperboles crown the fiesta queen
By Herman M. Lagon Hyperbole, by its nature, amplifies our expressions, making the mundane magnificent and the simple, spectacular. Here’s one for the books. Imagine a fiesta in Iloilo, where the atmosphere is “charged with excitement thicker than a bibingka’s sweet coconut topping.” The town plaza, usually as “quiet as a library,” transforms into a …
Enrollees in NegOcc public schools down 50%
By JEN BAYLON The Department of Education in Negros Occidental (DepEd-NegOcc) observed a decline in the number of enrollees in public schools for School Year (SY) 2024-2025. Ian Arnold Arnaiz, DepEd-NegOcc spokesperson, said there was a 50 percent decline in the number of enrollees this year, compared to 325,000 students for SY 2023-2024. Initial data …
DRRM responders unite for disaster-resilient Negros Island Region
Disaster response officers, together with local chief executives, are collaborating to achieve a disaster-resilient Negros Island Region (NIR) comprised of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor. The commitment was made during the first Negros and Siquijor Island Region Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Summit themed “One Disaster Resilient Region” held in Victorias City in …
17 retailers accredited as ‘Walang Gutom’ food suppliers in NegOcc
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Western Visayas (Region 6) has tapped 17 retailers to supply food products to beneficiary households of the Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program in two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental. As of yesterday, there are seven accredited retailers in E.B. Magalona town and 11 others in …
MSMEs food expo generates over P633-K in NegOr
The Negros Oriental Food Producers Association Inc. (NOFPAI) has generated over P633,000 in less than a week in food sales during the Negros Oriental Food Exhibition (NOFEX) 2024. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with NOFPAI, has organized the food fair to create more avenues or platforms for Micro, Small and …
PTFoMS: 2 of 3 media killings in Negros Oriental resolved
Two of three murder cases involving radio commentators in Negros Oriental have been resolved or considered closed, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMs) said yesterday. At the 2024 Visayas Media Summit, PTFoMS executive director Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez said the shooting of local broadcasters Edmund Sestoso and Cornelio Pepino has been resolved already. …
DepEd: 140-K positions to be available via teachers’ career progression
Around 140,000 positions are expected to be available for public school teachers across the country next year through the career progression program, the Department of Education (DepEd) said yesterday. This came following the ceremonial signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Executive Order (EO) No. 174 series of 2022, or Establishing the Expanded …
Medina, Galanza clinch lawn tennis gold in PRISAA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Mika Ella Medina and Krystel Monique Galanza of University of St. La Salle (USLS) Bacolod clinched a gold medal in the tertiary women’s doubles lawn tennis event of the 2024 PRISAA National Games at the Camp Ola Tennis Court in Legaspi City, Albay. Medina and Galanza, representing the Negros Island …
Negrense Palaro medalists receive cash incentives
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental-based student-athletes who took home medals during the just-concluded 2024 Palarong Pambansa in Cebu City received their cash incentives on Thursday, July 25. According to a media release, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of cash incentives worth P901,000 in a ceremony held at the Negros Residences in …