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Forced evacuation ordered in 3 brgys. of La Castellana

June 12, 2024

Forced evacuation was again implemented yesterday in three barangays of La Castellana, because of heavy rains and mud flow.

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Cloud seeding operation starts in Negros Occidental

June 12, 2024

In the next two weeks, Negros and Panay islands will have rain showers as part of the 15-day cloudseeding operation that started June 11, said Manuel Lamata, president of the United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED).

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PLO cites discrepancies in Mambukal income, expense

June 12, 2024

Expenses of the Negros Occidental provincial government-managed Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary located in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia was initially discovered to have been bigger compared to its income in 2023, Provincial Legal Officer (PLO) Alberto Nellas Jr. confirmed on Tuesday (June 11).

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60 companies offering hundreds of vacancies at job fair in Bacolod

June 12, 2024

Sixty companies, five of them offering hundreds of job vacancies overseas, are participating in the Kalayaan Job Fair, initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment, that will start at 9 a.m. today, June 12, at the main atrium of SM City Bacolod.

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DUs told not to charge consumers based on WESM preliminary bills

June 12, 2024

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered all distribution utilities (DUs) within the Luzon and Visayas grids, including the electric cooperatives in Negros, not to charge their consumers the generation charge based on the preliminary statement (PS) on power purchased from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).

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Coastal waters of Bacolod, NegOcc free from red tide

June 12, 2024

• CHERYL G. CRUZ
The coastal waters of Bacolod City and neighboring areas in Negros Occidental, like Talisay, Silay, Victorias, E.B. Magalona, and Hinigaran, remain free of the toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said June 11.
The BFAR said shellfishes collected and tested from the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol, Dumanquilas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, and of San Benito in Surigao del Norte are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit.
“All types of shellfish and alamang gathered from these areas are not safe for human consumption,” BFAR officer-in-charge Isidro Velayo Jr. said.
Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs are safe for human consumption, provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly, and the internal organs, such as gills and intestines, are removed before cooking, he added.
The Department of Health said that red tide poisoning is a life-threatening syndrome associated with eating contaminated shellfish, caused by red tide microorganisms in shellfishes.
Onset of symptoms is rapid and can be felt within 12 hours from consumption of contaminated shellfishes, like a sense of numbness around the mouth or the face, dizziness, pricking sensation and/or paralysis of hands and feet, body weakness, rapid pulse beat, difficulty in talking, swallowing, breathing, headache, as well as abdominal pains, vomiting, and diarrhea.
“When there is a red tide warning, do not eat shellfishes, avoid eating alamang and small fishes, remove gills and intestines of fish, squids or crabs, and remove the heads of shrimps,” the DOH advisory said.
Aside from the coastal waters of Bacolod and Negros Occidental, areas free of red tide include the waters off Milagros and Mandaon in Masbate; Sorsogon Bay, and Juag Lagoon, Matnog in Sorsogon; Borongon, San Dionisio in Iloilo; Sapian Bay, Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz; Mambuquiao and Camanci, Batan in Aklan; Altavas, Batan, and New Washington in Batan Bay, Aklan;
Coastal waters of Pontevedra, Panay, Pilar, Roxas City and President Roxas in Capiz; Tambobo, and Siit Bays, Siaton, and Bais Bay, Bais City in Negros Oriental; the mariculture areas in Infanta, coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, Sual, and Wawa, Bani in Pangasinan; mariculture areas in Rosario and Sto. Tomas in La Union; and of Inner Malampaya Sound, Taytay in Palawan, among others. | CGC

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All systems go for Capitol bulk water project bidding

June 12, 2024

Amid clarificatory questions of Silay City government on the proposed P1.2-billion Negros Occidental Bulk Water Supply Project (NBWSP), Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr. said on Tuesday (June 11) that the bidding will push through on June 27.

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Probe into BFAR’s shortcomings to help WPS fishermen pushed

June 12, 2024

House assistant majority leader and Zambales 1st District Rep. Jay Khonghun is calling for a congressional probe into the alleged failure of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to provide adequate boats and other necessary support for fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Super food and finds at SM City Bacolod

June 12, 2024

In celebration of the 126th Philippine Independence Day, SM City Bacolod encourages every Juan to return to their roots and proudly showcase what makes each one of them Pinoy.

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Negros Weekly news magazine was founded on November 11, 2000 by a group of civic leaders and local journalists headed by Journalism Professor Allen V. Del Carmen. The publication offers news, features, and opinion articles for Negros Occidental readers. It also accepts printing jobs, graphic designs, legal notices and ad placements.*

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