Ten villages in Bacolod City will host rainwater catchment facilities under a project funded by the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) starting in the first quarter of 2025. The recipients are Tangub, Mansilingan, Sum-ag, Banago, Mandalagan, Taculing, Vista Alegre, Handumanan, Singcang-Airport and Felisa. Baciwa general manager Mona Dia Jardin said in an interview yesterday that …
Monthly Archives: November 2024
NegOr remains free from bird flu; sampling efforts intensify
Negros Oriental remains free from avian influenza (AI), with authorities ramping up preventive measures by conducting blood sampling in high-risk areas across the province. A team from the Department of Agriculture regulatory division in Central Visayas began random blood sampling of chickens in Sta. Catalina, an area with a significant poultry population and frequented by …
Negros Oriental deploys biosafety officers to prevent ASF outbreak
Barangay biosafety officers (BBOs) are actively operating in 22 towns and cities across Negros Oriental to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). Jaymar Vilos, spokesperson for the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that each local government unit (LGU) deployed three BBOs to monitor communities and submit monthly reports …
Negros Oriental sees slight rise in voter registration for 2025 polls
The number of registered voters in Negros Oriental for the May 2025 midterm elections increased slightly compared to the 2022 polls, according to data from the Commission on Elections-Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR). Records from Comelec-NIR show that Negros Oriental now has 978,643 registered voters, up by 46,604 from the 932,039 voters recorded in the 2022 …
Negros upsets Quezon to end MPVA campaign
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros ICC Blue Hawks concluded their 2024 MPVA Season with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-12 straight set stunner against the top-seed Quezon Province Tangerines at the Bacoor Strike Gym in Bacoor, Cavite on Monday, November 11. Andrea Caparal finished with a career-high of 17 points, built on 15 attacks and two …
Negrense Belangel, Daegu falter to Ulsan Hyundai in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus suffered a close 67-64 defeat to the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) at the Daegu Gymnasium. The Negrense guard finished with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes of action as the Pegasus …
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 45, lifts Thunder past Clippers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday (Philippine time). Oklahoma City is 3-0 this season on the second night of a back-to-back. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak by the Clippers. The Clippers cut what was a …
Mitchell magic takes Cavs to 12-0 as Bulls beaten
Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points as the unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind once more to preserve their 100 percent start to the season with a 119-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls yesterday (Philippine time). The Cavaliers, who overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Brooklyn on Saturday, November 9, were again forced to dig deep, …
‘No irregularities’; Silay mayor: Project fund ‘discrepancies’ misleading
There were no irregularities in the procurement process of the projects undertaken by the Silay City government amounting to P1.4 billion, Mayor Joedith Gallego said during the congressional inquiry by the House Committee on Public Accounts yesterday. Gallego and several city government officials, as well as several representatives from various sectors, attended the hearing at …
Providing adequate protection against elder fraud and abuse
By Sonny Angara Respect for elders is one of the well-known attributes of Filipino culture and heritage. In fact, our Constitution contains several provisions that deal with the protection of our lolos and lolas. It is the duty of the family and the State to take care of the elderly members of society. However, despite …