The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement-Negros (PRRM-Negros) office recently turned over a marine patrol boat and disaster risk reduction emergency kits to fisherfolk and farmers in Barangay Chambery, Manapla. The items, including six radio handsets, were turned over to the leaders of the Chambery Multisectoral People’s Alliance (ChaMPA). PRRM-Negros area manager Edwin Balajadia said the turnover …
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Iloilo City Government to host Halloween celebration today
The Iloilo City government will be hosting a Halloween celebration today, October 27, at the City Hall, starting with an 8:00 a.m. mass for departed loved ones on the third floor. From 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon, costume and fancy booth contests will commence, with the costume contest open to children, grandchildren, and relatives of City Hall employees between …
NOHSAAI bowling festival begins this weekend
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) Duckpin Bowling Festival for Unity, hosted by the Class of 1993, begins tomorrow at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. “We are helping [NOHSAAI] to unite its members through this sport,” said NOHS Class of 1993 chairperson Citoy Taño. …
24 ‘Study Now, Pay Later’ recipients complete Japanese language and culture training
A total 24 “Study Now, Pay Later” recipients recently completed a three-month Japanese language and culture training with the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual, and Cultural Advancement (OISCA) Bago Training Center in Bago City yesterday. The training, under instructors Yoshiako Kato and Osamu Aisaka, is aimed at producing Negrenses qualified to work in Japan. The program …
Bacolod City seniors receive 2Q social pensions
A total of 744 low-income senior citizens from Bacolod City each received their second quarter social pensions during a ceremony at the BAYS Center yesterday. A total of P1.116M was distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), with each recipient receiving P1,500. The distribution was facilitated by the Department of Social Services …
Mayor says security was the ‘most challenging’ during this year’s MassKara Festival
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia credited Task Group MassKara Festival 2017, the law enforcement group in charge of security for this year’s MassKara Festival, for handling what he considered the “most challenging” security situation. “It was the most challenging MassKara insofar as security is concerned,” said the mayor during an event at the Annex Building …
Iloilo City up for DILG EXCELL Awards in December
Iloilo City underwent an evaluation yesterday for the 2017 Excellence in Local Governance (Excell) Awards, a recognition designated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government Region VI (DILG-6), scheduled to be given out in December. The city previously picked up the Best Performing award at the 2016 ceremony. “We are doing our job …
Tony Award-winning Ilonggo turns over awards to Iloilo City Gallery
Jhett Tolentino, originally from Barangay Calumpang in the Molo district of Iloilo City, who won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013 and Best Musical in 2014, turned over two trophies to the Iloilo City Gallery yesterday. He hopes his trophies, one for being named among the Top 10 Outstanding Young Men of the …
WIT students create an Iloilo City boarding house app
Information technology students of the Western Institute of Technology (WIT) recently unveiled a mobile application where individuals can find accredited boarding houses within Iloilo City. Introduced at the Kahublagan sa Barangay para sa Lapnagon nga Kahandaan sa Kalamidad (Kabalaka) tech meeting at Iloilo City Hall last Month, they said the app offers a list of …
DOH introduces expanded newborn screenings
The Department of Health (DOH) recently introduced expanded newborn screenings (NBS), which increases the number of disorder screenings from six to 28. According to DOH-Region VI (DOH-6) Family Health and Nutrition cluster head, Dr. Renilyn Reyes, many babies with inborn diseases “look normal,” and newborn screenings help “prevent, delay, or reduce serious diseases.” An NBS …