BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental have expressed their dismay and disappointment over
SHELTER PROJECT. A Kapatiran member-family receives a shelter unit inside the Peace and Development Community in Barangay Locotan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on June 23, 2022. The turn-over activity was led by co-chairs Veronica Tabara of Kapatiran and Defense Undersecretary Cesar Yano of the Joint Enforcement and Monitoring Committee, together with Mayor Pedro Zayco and 6th District Board Member Jeffrey Tubola.(Photo courtesy of 15th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - At least 20 housing units have been turned over by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) to members of the Peace and Development Community (PDC) of the Kapatiran para sa Progresong Panlipunan (Kapatiran) in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental earlier this week. Situated in Sitio Mambinay, Barangay Locotan, the site is occupied by former rebels under the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Bongcayao Brigad
BACOLOD CITY - A multi-million animal hospital will soon rise in the southern city of Kabankalan to strengthen the delivery of veterinary health care and services in Negros Occidental, which is one of the country's top poultry and swine producers. The operation of Kabankalan City Animal Hospital will be implemented through a partnership between the provincial government and the local government unit (LGU). Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday the province commits to fulfill its obligation and role provided in the memorandum of agreement (MOA), which he signed on Tuesday afternoon with outgoing Mayor Pedro Zayco in rites held at the Provincial Capitol here. "The lifespan of this MOA is 25 years. There's a lot of work to be done and many years of cooperation. The present administration will see to it that this project will take flight," he added. Zayco said the city government has allocated some PHP3.5 million for the construction of the building. "This w
More than 7,200 families in Kabankalan City got P5,000 each, distributed by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Mayor Pedro Zayco and Board Member Jeffrey Tubola on May 30. Capitol PIO photo