By JEN BAYLON The bidding for the Negros Occidental Bulk Water Supply Project, initially set last Thursday, June 27, has been rescheduled for October 28, Provincial Legal Office head and Acting Provincial Administrator Alberto Nellas, Jr. said. Nellas said the bidders requested an extension to prepare better proposals for the project. Four bidders submitted …
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Bacolod City’s MassKara dancers go to Europe
A group of MassKara Festival dancers from Bacolod City flew to Milan, Italy yesterday to perform in the Sandiwa Fiesta Europa’s 126th Philippine Independence Day event over the weekend. This is the first time that MassKara, one of the most colorful festivals in the Philippines, will be showcased in Europe to promote the top …
Dev’t funds pushed for 43 insurgency-cleared villages in Negros
The Negros Occidental Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) is pushing for development funds for additional insurgency-cleared villages in 18 local government units (LGUs) in the province next year. As of yesterday, 43 more barangays are considered free from the influence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army …
P44-M allotted for rehab of Bacolod-Silay Airport bldg
By JEN BAYLON The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has allocated a budget of P44 million for the rehabilitation of the passenger terminal building of the Bacolod-Silay Airport. CAAP said the budget has been approved for the rehabilitation project, which is expected to be completed within 360 calendar days. A pre-bidding conference for the project …
Negrenses grateful for over P600-M aid from PBBM
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led the distribution of about P608 million in financial support, agricultural projects, and other assistance from the national government during his visit to Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. “Narito po kami ngayon sa Bacolod upang ipadama ang aming pagmamahal at suporta para sa tunay na bayani ng ating panahon — …
El Niño causes P2.9-B damage to crops in Western Visayas
The damage to crops due to the long dry spell brought about by El Niño in Western Visayas has reached almost P2.912 billion, based on the report of the Department of Agriculture 6 (DA-6) during the 2nd Quarter Full Council Meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 6 last June 20. …
Bacolod fire razes 29 homes, 34 families displaced
By JEN BAYLON Twenty-nine houses were razed by a fire at Purok Magti-ayon in Bacolod City’s Barangay 10 early morning yesterday. City fire marshal, Fire Superintendent Jenny Mae Masip, said 16 houses were destroyed while 13 were damaged in a fire. More than 100 residents or 34 families were affected by the blaze as it quickly spread …
TLJPH head named DOH undersecretary
The head of Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Negros Occidental’s Silay City has been appointed as undersecretary of the Department of Health (DOH). Dr. Mary Ann Maestral was among the 65 newly-appointed officials in several government agencies under President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s administration. Maestral said her new post will not leave a …
10-K households in Bacolod City to get improved water supply
Some 10,000 households in Bacolod City will avail of improved water supply within the year through the bulk water supply agreement between PrimeWater Bacolod, the joint venture partner of Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa), and the Bacolod Bulk Water Inc. (BBWI) signed on Tuesday afternoon, June 25. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, who witnessed the …
25% of W. Visayas police to serve in new Negros region
A quarter of the total strength of the Police Regional Office Western Visayas (PRO-6) will now serve under the newly-created Negros Island Region (NIR). PRO-6 Regional Director Brigadier General Jack Wanky said yesterday, these PRO-6 personnel include those currently serving at the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office and the Bacolod City Police Office. “Probably its …