Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez held a consultation and dialogue in Talisay City last Monday regarding the Malogo River Irrigation Project, a development by the National Irrigation Administration. Speculators say the project will benefit 8,625 hectares of irrigable area in both Silay City and EB Magalona with a diversion dam to be built …
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Tropical Storm Basyang
Pre-school classes suspended today Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia suspended all pre-school classes today, February 14, due to a Storm Signal No. 1 still issued over Negros Occidental. However, elementary and secondary schools will be in session. Classes were suspended across Negros yesterday due to the storm./WDJ
Silay City hosts training for daycare workers
A three-day training for around 50 Silay City daycare workers opened yesterday at the Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City, where they will be provided guidance on providing mental stimulation, conducting wholesome recreation with a balanced program of supervised play, and group activities, all encompassed in the national government’s Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) …
91 expected to tie the knot in Iloilo City mass wedding today
The Iloilo City government, through the City Population Office and City Civil Registry Office, will marry 91 couples today, February 14, in a mass wedding at SM City Iloilo. According to event organizer Chytchymua Rejaba, the event was put together to address the number of illegitimate children in the city, along those whose parents were not …
Iloilo City Lunar New Year festivities underway
The Iloilo City government, in partnership with the Panay chapter of the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. and Iloilo Sun Yat Sen High School, Inc., kicked off their Lunar New Year celebration with a program at the SM City Iloilo activity center yesterday, which festivities scheduled to run until Sunday, February 18. Cultural …
Distribution of social pensions for Iloilo City seniors ongoing
The Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development Office is continuing to issue pensions for low-income senior citizens as part of their third to fourth quarter entitlements from 2017. The next phase of distributions are set to take place for eligible recipients living in the Mandurriao, Lapuz, and La Paz districts. Local recipients from the Mandurriao …
Charter Day celebration underway in Bago City
Bago City opened its weeklong Charter Day celebration yesterday, February 11, with an Alay Lakad event, sponsored by the local Department of Education and Tourism Affairs Office. Events continue today, February 12, with an 8:00 a.m. thanksgiving mass at the St. John the Baptist Church. Also taking place this morning, the Brookside Garden Academy will be holding their …
Women’s leadership forum on federalism, BBL learning session on Saturday
The Bacolod/Negros Occidental chapter of Pilipina (Ang Kilusan ng Kababaihang Pilipino), in coordination with the Provincial Council for Women of Negros Occidental, will hold a women’s leadership forum on federalism, along with a learning session on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) on Saturday, February 17, at Hall 2 in May Fair Plaza, located at 12-Lacson Streets in …
Outstanding Talisaynon Award recipients named
During a ceremony last week at the Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City, the four winners of the 2018 Outstanding Talisaynon Awards in a variety of fields were named. Former Negros Occidental Provincial Governor Rafael Coscolluela was recognized for government service and education reform; Kalipay Negrense Foundation, Inc. founder Anna C. Balcells was recognized for …
Bacolaodiat Festival 2018
Road closures around festival site through next weekend Roads surrounding the site of the upcoming Bacolaodiat Festival, scheduled to run from February 15 to 18, will be closed, with South Capitol Road, between Lacson and Gatuslao Streets, currently closed until Saturday, February 17. Starting today, North Capitol Road, between Lacson and Aguinaldo Streets, will also be …