The Visayas Command (Viscom) awarded medals to 50 soldiers in recognition of their peace initiatives and combat accomplishments in Negros Island, a military official said on Thursday, November 16. Viscom commander Lt. General Benedict Arevalo personally pinned the civil-military operations (CMO) awards, citing the soldiers’ peacebuilding initiatives in the two provinces in Negros, according to …
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Sagarbarria asks to establish regional offices in NegOr
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Oriental Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria has requested the Commission on Elections and the Department of Budget and Management to establish regional offices in the province once the Negros Island Region (NIR) is revived. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said, under the initial plan, the government officials intended …
VP brings message of ‘education, peace’ to Negros sacadas
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte met with the sacadas or migrant sugar laborers from Antique working in the sugarcane fields of Negros Occidental during her visit to the province yesterday. Duterte joined Governor Rhodora Cadiao during the “Bisita Sacada,” an annual activity of the Antique provincial government in Negros Occidental, hosted this …
3 Negros LGUs get vehicle disinfection facilities from DA
Three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are recipients of vehicle disinfection facilities worth P2 million each from the Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas (DA-6) as part of the agency’s program to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF). These LGUs are the cities of San Carlos, Escalante and Kabankalan, which are among …
Negros Organic Farmers Fest emphasizes importance of food security
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The 16th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival emphasizes the importance of food security, Victorias City Mayor and Association of Chief Executives in Negros Occidental president Javier Miguel Benitez said during the event’s opening ceremony at the Provincial Capitol Grounds yesterday. Benitez said that the economic, health and environmental potential of organic agriculture is tremendous …
Negros to enhance market potential of organic products
The Negros Occidental provincial government is aiming to enhance the market potential of Negrense-made organic products as the 16th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival kicked off in Bacolod City yesterday. “We need to empower and enable our farmers, making it our primary goal to enhance the market potential of our organic products,” Governor Eugenio …
NOCPPO ready to work with BCPO in murder probe
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said yesterday morning that they are prepared to assist the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to conduct an investigation into the recent killings in the city. The statement came after Police Major Elmer Bonilla, BCPO Station 1 commander, said they will ask for ballistic cross-matching …
PCG appoints new WV district commander
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has appointed a new commander for the Coast Guard District in Western Visayas (CGDWV) on Monday, November 13. CGDWV commander, Captain Weniel Azcuna, replaced Commodore Arnaldo Lim as he formally stepped down from his post. Azcuna previously served as the commander of the Coast …
NegOcc eyes establishing water analysis lab
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial government is now considering establishing its own water analysis laboratory for a faster and cheaper way of detecting water-borne diseases across the province. Dr. Girlie Pinongan, Provincial Health Office (PHO) head, said the plan was considered after representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the …
NegOcc offers cash to LGUs with zero open defecation status
The Negros Occidental provincial government is providing incentives to local government units (LGUs) which have achieved zero open defecation (ZOD) status. A ZOD status is achieved when all households in a particular barangay have access to sanitary toilet facilities and stop the practice of open defecation, which results in zero human feces exposure to …