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(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - Some 47,287 residents of Negros Occidental, including this capital city, have been registered as new voters, according to data of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Monday. The continuing registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) this coming Oct. 30 is set to end on Tuesday. Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said Monday the number of applicants decreased this week probably because almost all who are interested have already been listed. "But we're still preparing for the last day scenario on Jan. 31," he told reporters. In Negros Occidental, Ananoria said they expect to register up to 50,000 new voters, which would be "good enough." Of the total accepted applicants since Dec. 12, a total of 11,640 are 15 to 17-year-olds, who will vote for the new set of SK officials. "We have been conducting satellite registration in schools. We encourage the youth to register,&quo ....
POLYMER PESO BILL. Acting bank officer V Gregorio Baccay III of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas discusses the security features of the polymer PHP1,000 bill during the Regional Roadshow on Philippine Currencies and Other BSP-Related Advocacies at the BSP Bacolod City office on Thursday (June 23, 2022). Some 2,000 pieces of the new banknote have been released in Negros Occidental this week as part of the test circulation.(PNA photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver) BACOLOD CITY - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has released 2,000 pieces of polymer PHP1,000 banknotes in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, this week as part of the test circulation of the new peso bill. Jocelyn Ladero, deputy director of the BSP Bacolod Branch, said on Thursday they released the bills to various banks for use in technical briefings among bank personnel. "We have just released two bundles to banks starting yesterday. It's still very limited. It's for training purposes," Ladero said ....
MONITORING. The Bacolod City Command Center at the old city hall monitors the status of Tropical Depression Agaton as well as areas affected by heavy rainfall on Monday (April 11, 2022). In Bacolod, face-to-face classes in seven public elementary and high schools have been suspended due to inclement weather. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City DRRMO) BACOLOD CITY - Some local government units in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, declared suspension of work and classes on Monday due to Tropical Depression Agaton. In coordination with the city government, the Department of Education Schools Division Office of Bacolod City suspended face-to-face classes in seven schools amid moderate to heavy rains. Based on the list provided by Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Reynaldo Gico, classes have been suspended at Alangilan National High School, Alangilan Farm School, Rafael Alunan Elementary School, Alberto Arceo Sr. Elementary School, Apolinario Mabini Elementary School, Andr ....
Department of Health - Central Visayas chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche. (File photo) CEBU CITY - Almost a year since the inoculation rollout against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) started here, Cebu province, including this capital city, has administered some 5.6 million vaccine doses, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Thursday said. DOH-7 data showed that a total of 2.8 million were administered as first dose, 2.6 million for second dose, and 232,358 doses for booster shots. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH-7 chief pathologist, said the number of doses administered in Metro Cebu areas accounts for 3.9 million doses or 70 percent of the over-all accomplishment in the island of Cebu. Metro Cebu is composed of the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Naga, and the towns of Liloan, Consolacion, and Cordova in the north, and Minglanilla in the south. Loreche said the province's northern and southern localities reported 938,663 and 742,127 total doses ad ....
POWER SOURCE. With no power supply after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, localities in southern Negros Occidental resorted to generator sets (gensets) as source of electricity. The Department of Trade and Industry is closely monitoring prices of necessities and prime commodities, including gensets, to ensure the price freeze is enforced.(Photo courtesy of Sipalay City LGU) BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned business establishments in Negros Occidental against violating the price freeze as they could be held liable for taking advantage of consumers in the wake of Typhoon Odette. Engiemar Tupas, senior trade and industry development specialist of DTI-Negros Occidental, said on Wednesday all stores in the province should observe a price freeze since a state of calamity has already been declared in Negros Occidental. "We are conducting a monitoring of prices of basic necessities and prime commodities, including generator sets (gensets)," he adde ....