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  The best products and destinations in three Visayas regions featuring over 50 micro, small and medium enterprise exhibitors will take centerstage in the weeklong pilot episode of the One Visayas Creative Expo 2024 in Iloilo City from January 22 to 28. “We would like to strengthen the collaboration of all the three regions of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz confirmed yesterday that they have not renewed the contracts of 212 job order (JO) and contract of service (CoS) employees this year. Based on records from the provincial government, 97 JOs, 92 CoS and 23 casual employees’ contracts were not renewed. Failing recent mandatory drug …

  Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has expressed support for the balanced implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) amid the extension of authority to operate granted to unconsolidated operators until January 31. Benitez issued the statement yesterday after a series of meetings with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) …

  The deworming campaign of Bacolod City targets some 43,741 children aged one to four, aimed at eliminating intestinal parasitism in children by administering anti-helminthic drugs as part of the National Deworming Month this January. The target number of children for said age group, based on the 2023 data, will be the initial recipients here …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Almana Property and Development Corporation (APDC) has contested the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation’s (Bredco) application to expand the development of its ports by reclaiming an additional 25 hectares in the Reclamation Area. APDC president Ritchie Neil Corpus conveyed his opposition in a letter dated January 9, against the extension of foreshore …

  The Negros Occidental provincial government has allotted P2 million for its partnership with the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in Bacolod City to initiate various events for the institutionalization of an energy development roadmap. The six-month project, which started with the signing of a memorandum of agreement earlier this week, includes the conduct …

  Victorias City in Negros Occidental will craft a food and security master plan this year, based on the results of an impact assessment of its existing agricultural programs in partnership with a private agri-business organization. On Tuesday, January 9, AGREA Agricultural Systems International Inc. facilitated data gathering and engagement for beneficiaries, including local farmers …

  Thirty-five local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are recipients of the 2023 Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund totaling P76.3 million during the ceremonial rollout turnover led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, January 9. The recipients included the provinces of Aklan, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) station commander is now deepening the investigation into the source of the illegal drugs claimed by one of the arrested drug suspects in a buy-bust operation over the weekend. Police Station 5 commander, Major Joery Puerto, said Zaldy “Kid” Tarug claimed that his …

  By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government will prohibit vendors from selling at the city public plaza, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said. Benitez, in a press briefing on Monday, January 8, said this was part of their discussions about the implementation of ordinances and resolutions during the executive-legislative agenda meeting in Baguio City last week. …