Residents of Barangays Zone 10 and Zone 16 of Talisay City were recently named beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment-Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged workers (DOLE-TUPAD) program, which provides temporary employment to disadvantaged and displaced workers. Eighty residents each from Barangay Zone 10 and Barangay Zone 16 were selected as beneficiaries, with …
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Panaad musical tickets available soon
Organizers for the musical “Panaad: The Promise Fulfilled,” part of the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival, recently announced tickets would be available soon. The play is schedule to run on April 18 at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod, with performances at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. According to Provincial Planning and Development …
Sipalay Chess Fest 2018
Registration underway By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Sipalay City gym is set to play host for the Sipalay Chess Fest 2018 next weekend, March 24, which will feature an open tournament and a 15-and-Under rapid chess competition. The winner of the open tournament will win a trophy, medal, and P10,000. Meanwhile, second …
Third District officials held strategic planning meeting in Tagaytay City
A strategic planning session was held last week in Tagaytay City, where representatives from 21 national government agencies, along with mayors from the Negros Occidental third congressional district, discussed various priority items, including the Infrastructure, Health, Education, Livelihood, and Policy (iHELP) program by Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez. This was the second such …
Daycare Workers Day held at the NOMPAC
The Negros Occidental Provincial Social Welfare Development Office held their first Daycare Workers Day last week at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC). A total 1,716 participated in the event, which included a ceremonial memorandum of agreement signing between the Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. and the Zonta Club of Bacolod in support of the …
Task force holds planning workshop for peace and security activities
Task Force Buglas, which ensures coordinated quick response to disasters and terror threats, recently held a planning workshop for the group’s upcoming projects, programs, and activities this year. Task Force Buglas executive director Dr. Ma. Lina Sanogal, who also serves as provincial planning and development coordinator, said the group seeks to conduct programs that protect …
Negros Occidental, La Castellana featured in German tourism exchange
Negros Occidental and the municipality of La Castellana took part in the Internationale Tourismus Börse (ITB), or International Tourism Exchange, which closed yesterday, March 11, in Berlin, Germany. La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Mangilimutan participated in the event. The Philippine delegation hopes the event will help cross promotion of local tourism destinations, products and services, along …
Antique observes International Women’s Day
Hundreds gathered at the EBJ Freedom Park in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique last Thursday in observance of International Women’s Day. Antique Governor Governor Rhodora Cadiao addressed the event saying the provincial government is committed to sustaining and supporting gender and development programs throughout the province. Gender and development advocate Ramona Pareñas served as keynote …
Governor turns over P6.6M to Negros Occidental barangays
Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. turned over a total P6,652,705 last week to barangays across the province. Barangays from EB Magalona, La Castellana, Bago City, Binalbagan, Moises Padilla, Himamaylan City, Candoni, Hinigaran, and Cauayan each received funding for projects including road re-gravelling projects, water system infrastructure, local entitlement programs, streetlight installation and repair, among …
Free taekwondo clinic every Saturday in Alijis
The Mayor Bing Barangay Taekwondo Clinic is hosting sessions every Saturday in March, which began this past weekend, March 10, at the Barangay Alijis gym from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The trainings are conducted by taekwondo instructor Windell Billones. The clinic, which previously visited Barangays 35, Taculing, and Cabug, is next scheduled to stop …