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Major flood control projects are underway in the 3rd district of Negros Occidental where various localities experienced massive floods that displaced thousands in the early days of January this year. Representative Jose Francisco Benitez said they requested for a funding of about P6.6 billion mainly from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for […]
As support to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with Bago City, Negros Occidental vaccinated 146 inmates and one personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the city with Sinovac vaccine doses recently. Bago City is grateful to the humanitarian organization and for its initiative […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government broke ground for the construction of the P100-million Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEMREID) in Silay City. The facility that will rise adjacent to the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital is jointly funded by the province and the Department of Health (DOH) Health Facilities Enhancement Program through the […]
A total of 1,279 permanent housing units were given away to qualified beneficiaries in Escalante City last August 27, 2021 by Task Force Yolanda which is led by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in coordination with the National Housing Authority and local government officials. “We aim to improve the lives of our beneficiaries by transferring them […]
A Negrense lawmaker has sought to expedite the approval of the bill seeking to create a National Academy of Sports (NAS) campus in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental to provide specialized training for young athletes in the province. “I hope the House will soon approve this bill so we can start training young Negrense athletes with […]
An award-winning cacao farmer from Bago City, Negros Occidental has high hopes of introducing the Negrense brand of cacao and chocolates to the global market. Christopher Fadriga is one of the only three Filipinos who made it to the roster of the best cocoa producers in the world of the Paris-based International Cocoa Awards (ICA) […]
The tourism industry in the southern part of Negros Island is seen to thrive after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently constructed a bridge that now facilitates a more convenient access to the pristine beaches of Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Secretary Mark Villar said that the construction of the 75-lineal meter bridge […]
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the establishment of a district office (DO) of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. House Bill 8034, authored by Third District Representative Jose Francisco Benitez, aims to fast-track the applications for driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations in the area. “This […]
Going to scenic Binadlan Falls in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental is now easier and safer with the completion by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of a 2.5-kilometer access road leading to the area. Secretary Mark Villar said that the P63.53-million road improvement project completed in February 2021 was implemented by the DPWH Negros […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government has allocated a total of P1.797 million worth of quick turn-around or early planting incentives to rice farmers in three southern towns. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over P296,720 worth of checks to 177 beneficiaries of Hinigaran town, covering 148.36 hectares of rice farms. Each rice farmer received cash assistance […]