(Image courtesy ofNegros OccidentalProvincial Environment Management Office) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing for the establishment of local conservation areas (LCAs) in various cities and municipalities of the province on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on Wednesday. In a statement, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), headed by lawyer Julie Ann Bedrio, said local environment and natural resources officers need to intensify the campaign for wetlands conservation and protection through the conduct of various activities that will lead to the setting up of LCAs. "(The observance) is a reminder that we also have the network of coastal wetlands LCAs named the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA), covering 10 local government units. Let us continue to value, manage, restore and love our wetlands," the PEMO added. The NOCWCA, located in southern Negros, covers a coastline of 109.52 kilometers, spanning
RECOVERIES AFTER CHALLENGES. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson delivers a message during the turn-over of the PHP90-million financial assistance of the National Housing Authority to the provincial government at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Dec. 29, 2021. The amount will be used to rebuild homes damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The year 2021 is another challenging period for Negros Occidental since it started and ended with natural disasters that left the Negrenses reeling while grappling with the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. But with the tests also came the triumphs backed up by the resilience of both the provincial government and the residents. The "Abanse Negrense", the rallying call of the administration of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, came to the fore as the provincial government heightened its Covid-19 response to rebuild lives and recover fr
WETLANDS DAY. Stakeholders and partners of the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Area Management Alliance hold mangrove planting and bird watching activities in Barangay Tibsoc, San Enrique town on Thursday (October 21, 2021). The activity, organized with the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), marked the fifth year of its declaration as the seventh Ramsar site or wetland of international importance in the Philippines on October 20, 2016.(Photo courtesy of PEMO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA) on Wednesday, the provincial government here received honors for its community-based approach in managing coastal resources across 10 localities in the southern part of the province. The Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Area Management Alliance (NOCWAMA), with its entry titled "Network of Alliances for Coastal Wetlands Conservation", was named one of the Top 10 win