Student-athletes from the host province Negros Occidental who won medals in the just-held Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet 2024 received a total of P1.5 million in cash incentives from the provincial government yesterday. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, who led the distribution rites at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, lauded the …
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BFAR says El Niño impact on aquaculture negligible
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) labeled as “negligible” the impact of the El Niño phenomenon on the fishery sector, particularly on aquaculture. BFAR Western Visayas Regional Director Remia Aparri said 1,591 hectares of the fishpond in fresh and brackish water were damaged, affecting 600 fisherfolk. She added that the cost of damage …
6 fishermen rescued from submerged motor banca
By JEN BAYLON Six fishermen were rescued off the coast of Negros Occidental’s Silay City after strong waves submerged their motor banca early yesterday morning. Coast Guard Station-Northern Negros Occidental (CGSNNOC) Commander Paterno Belarmino, Jr. said the fishermen left Barangay Zone 3’s Catabla Baybay in neighboring Talisay City around 4:00 a.m. yesterday for a fishing …
DA: No underreporting, all El Niño agri damage reports validated
All agricultural damage reports on the ground due to the El Niño phenomenon undergo thorough verification before being released to the public, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said. “Walang underreporting, lahat ng damage na nare-report sa amin, after careful validation, nire-report iyan at nilalabas,” Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in an …
DOH targets 73.6-K women in W. Visayas for cervical cancer screening
The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WVCHD) is intensifying its campaign on cervical cancer elimination targeting 73,628 women 30 to 65 years old for screening in the next eight weeks. Dr. Aimee Marie L. Gayomali, medical officer IV and head of the DOH-WVCHD integrated non-communicable disease prevention and control program, …
El Niño agri damage in NegOcc breaches P302-M
By JEN BAYLON The agricultural damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental has reached a staggering P302,224,913.33, as of May 8, the latest report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed. OPA officer-in-charge Dina Genzola said the drought has affected 8,285 farmers and 5,864 hectares of rice lands in …
Bacolod City sets trial run for ‘green routes’ using e-jeepneys
The Bacolod City government will conduct a trial run for “green routes” using electric or e-jeepneys from May 15 to 19. Data yesterday showed two initial routes will be covered — areas in Barangay Vista Alegre in the eastern part of the city and Barangay Cabug in the south. “The e-jeeps will provide free rides …
Negrense women urged to undergo cervical cancer screening
The Department of Health Western Visayas-Center for Health Development (DOH-WV CHD) urged Negrense women to undergo screening to prevent cervical cancer, the second leading cancer among females in the Philippines. In line with Cervical Cancer Awareness Month this May, some 23,457 women in Negros Occidental and 5,965 in Bacolod City comprise the target population …
April police ops nab 560, seize 409 firearms, explosives in W. Visayas
Various operations launched by different police units under Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) last month collared 560 suspects and seized 363 firearms and 46 explosives in the region. PRO-6 spokesperson Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis said on Thursday, May 9, that 68 firearms and one explosive were found through the “iron hand” approach, …
Dumaguete mayor hopes Marcos Jr. will sign NIR bill
By JEN BAYLON Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo hopes that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill into law. Remollo said he is “90 percent sure” that Marcos will sign the bill, amid the concerns being raised by the Diocese of Dumaguete about the NIR. He said several …