As part of their Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Project (CRFP), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over three 90-horsepower McCormick tractors and solar pump irrigation facilities, worth P13,500,000, to three Negros Occidental agrarian reform cooperatives. Representatives of the recipient organizations, the Sta. Rita Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Bago City’s Barangay Dulao, TARA Agrarian Reform …
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Facebook campaign supporting Boracay rehabilitation launched
A campaign in support of Boracay rehabilitation, the reason for the island’s closure, which begins tomorrow, April 26, was recently launched on Facebook. According to the organization, they are calling for the public to show their support for the initiative by wearing their merchandise and posting photo experiences of the island resort with the hashtag …
Bacolod City restaurateur among ‘outstanding agri-preneurs’
Manager of Sir Jess, a restaurant located in the Doña Juliana Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing, Jesselle Hyacinth Suarez-Hablo was recently named among 62 outstanding Negrense agri-preneurs during the Pasidungog sa Panguma kag Pangisda 2018 awarding ceremonies, a part of the Panaad sa Negros Festival. Accompanied by City Department of Agriculture officer-in-charge Romeo Garcia, …
Fujidenzo innovates with HD Premium Inverter Air Conditioners
In time for the summer season, Fujidenzo, the trusted brand for Home and Commercial Appliances, recently held a special event to present its complete line of HD Premium Inverter Air Conditioners. The Heavy Duty or HD Premium Inverter Air Conditioner is built with an energy efficient compressor and gold fin condensers and evaporators that are …
SSS maternity notification now available via Text-SSS
The Social Security System (SSS) has announced that voluntary and self-employed female members can now use the Text-SSS facility in submitting maternity notifications as part of its mandate to continuously provide better service. SSS President and Chief Executive Emmanuel F. Dooc said that with the Text-SSS facility, individually-paying members have another way of notifying SSS about their pregnancy aside …
Visayan teams win Iloilo City boating competition
Teams from across the Visayas, including two from Panay, took home titles from the 3rd Pioneer National Bangkarera, which took place earlier this month along Villa Beach, in the Arevalo district of Iloilo City. Team Cebu Racing won the 16-18 hp category, Team Overtime (G-Brosis) of Estancia won the 7-7.5 hp category, Team Los Niños …
Short films about OFWs screened at the BCGC
The short film “Forced to Let Go,” based on the real story of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Canada, was screened at the MassKara Hall of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) last week. Presented by the Pinoy Dreams Media International (PDMI), the screening was attended by city government personnel. According to the film’s …
BSP officials discuss depiction of fauna on new generation coins
With the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) releasing new generation coins, official from the Bacolod City BSP office explained why flora are being highlighted on the new coinage. “This is in order to align with the theme of our paper bills, which feature Philippine fauna,” explained to BSP-Bacolod Bank Officer II Dori Mae Valezuela. Flowers …
Potable water now reaches Brgy. Sinuagan, Pototan
Seventy-five households in Barangay Sinuagan, Pototan, Iloilo now have access to sufficient and potable water supply through a faucet right inside their houses. The water supply emanates from the newly-inaugurated Sinuagan Water System that was established by Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. to address the problem on water in the area. Defensor graced the water system’s …
3 NegOcc ARB organizations get P7.1-M in farm facilities
Three more agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in southern Negros Occidental have received P7.1 million worth of common service facilities (CSFs) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The turnover rites, held in Barangay Dulao, Bago City on April 20, 2018, was led by Assistant Regional Director for Support Services Antonio del Socorro and Provincial …