Wellness Program for Progress 2014 serves Victoriahanons

   The City of Victorias, in celebration of Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca’s birthday, catered to the needs of its constituents, safeguarding health and wellness through its various activities under the Wellness Program for Progress (WPP) this February for the 9^th consecutive year.

             Last Feb. 14, about 111 volunteers donated blood during the bloodletting activity at the Victorias City National High School. It was followed by a feeding program in the afternoon at the Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts & Cultural Center which catered to 1,052 pre-school children.

               In time for Mayor Palanca’s birthday last Feb. 15, the annual WPP Medical and Dental Mission at Victorias Arts and Cultural Center granted free services to the poor Victoriahanons; such as, dental/tooth extraction (462 beneficiaries), primary eye care (217 beneficiaries), circumcision (146 beneficiaries), general medical consultation (786 beneficiaries) , therapeutic massage (158 beneficiaries), fasting blood sugar monitoring (53 beneficiaries), ear piercing (200 beneficiaries), giving of free reading glasses with eye check-up (800 beneficiaries), and slippers (260 beneficiaries). All beneficiaries of the consultation and dental services received free medicines.

   Last Feb. 16, the continuing medical mission which benefited 34 patients for the minor surgeries, and 100 beneficiaries of free circumcision, was sponsored by the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Hospital, Dr. Pablo O. Torre Foundation and LTC Nelson L. Gerona Crusade, Inc. at the Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts & Cultural Center.

   In the afternoon of the same day, the 2^nd Mayor Wantan P. Palanca Dog Show, an All Breed Fun Match and Pitbull Show Competition, took place at the Victorias City Coliseum.

           The Kadalag-an Queen 2014 candidates supported the noble cause with their attendance to the series of activities, carrying this year’s theme, “Beauty Towards Health and Wellness”.

               WPP 2014 has been a success because of the partnership and cooperation of the following:

Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Foundation

Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital

LTC Nelson L. Gerona Crusade, Inc.

Hon. Alfredo Abelardo B. Benitez

Hon. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr.

Hon. Eugenio Jose V. Lacson

Hon. Patrick Lacson

Hon. Johnna D. Ko

Hon. Manuel Frederick Ko

Victorias City Sangguniang Panlungsod Members

Victorias City Association Of Barangay Captains

Victorias City Employees

BBB Foundation

Doña Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital

Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital

One for All, All for One Movement

Nelson Gerona Foundation

Victorias City Health Office

Victorias City Nutrition Council

Provincial Health Office

Kaayong Lawas Foundation, Inc.

Negros Occidental Provincial Police Health Service Office

Regional Public Safety Batallion 6

303^rd Brigade Philippine Army

Victorias City PNP

Philippine Dental Association-Negros Occidental Chapter

Private Doctors and Dentists

Venus Lions Club Victorias City Chapter

Victorias Rotary Club

Philippine Guardians Brotherhood, Inc.(PGBI)-Victorias Chapter

Federation of Victorias Associations of Tricycle Drivers and Operators (FEVATDO)

TESDA Therapeutic Massage Treatment/Susan Gomez

Muslim Entrepreneurs Group of Victorias City

Past Pupils of St. Mary Mazzarello School

Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca Celebrates 54th Birthday

Mayor Francis Frederick “Wantan” Palanca celebrated his 54^th birthday with the city and barangay officials, department and school heads, city employees, special guests, family and friends at the Victorias City Sports and Amusement Center last Feb. 15

The mayor was more than happy to spend his birthday with the people who are dear to him.

A thanksgiving mass was done before the meaningful celebration and was followed by a short dinner tribute and program in honor of the Mayor.

As he made his birthday wish while blowing the candle from his cake, the guests sang their birthday song and extended well-wishing for him.

Special performances were rendered for Mayor Wantan by the VNHS and VES students and pupils, Disaster Risk Reduction Team, city employees and celebrity guest Daryl Shy, finalist of the Voice of the Philippines.

On behalf of Cong. Albee Benitez, Hon. Sulpicio Montinola extended his birthday greetings for the Mayor.

Results of the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Meet at San Jose Antique last February 9 – 15, 2014

Elementary Athletics Girls

Claire Abellano                                                                    4 x 400 m relay                                
gold medalist

Vicmico Elementary School                                                  4 x 100 m relay                                          silver medalist

Vicmico Elementary School                                                  100 m                                                     bronze medalist

Vicmico Elementary School                                                  400 m                                                     bronze medalist

Elementary Athletics Boys

John Timoteo Asparen                                                        4 x 100 m relay                                             gold medalist

Vicmico Elementary School

Secondary Basketball Girls

Jan Marini Zabala

Brgy. Estado National High School                                                                                                             silver medalist

Secondary Athletics Girls

Kim Cyra Pedriña                                                             100 m hurdles                                             bronze medalist

Victorias National High School                                          400 m hurdles                                            bronze medalist

Victorias Passes Organic Agriculture Ordinance

                          By Samson Garzon, Victorias City Agriculturist

              The Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Victorias, on its Feb. 5, 2014 Regular Session, has passed its rookie ordinance known as the “Victorias City Organic Agriculture Ordinance of 2014”.

Ordinance No. 01-2014 is “AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING, PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE CITY, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND MAKING VICTORIAS CITY AN ORGANIC CITY OF NORTHERN NEGROS”. 

                        The wisdom behind its passage is explicitly stated in Chapter 1, Section 2 of said Ordinance which says: “It is the duty of the Local Government to protect life and advance the rights of all citizens to food sufficiency, sovereignty and safety, sustainable livelihood and social equity in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. 

Towards this end, the local government of Victorias City shall mainstream organic agriculture as the main agricultural practice in the area, in line with the Provincial Government’s “Organik na Negros” program, that will cumulatively condition and enrich the fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity, reduce pollution and destruction of the environment, prevent the depletion of the natural resources, further protect the health of farmers and consumers, and have program for the promotion of community-based organic agriculture systems which include, among others, farmer-produced organic fertilizers, pesticides and other farm inputs, organic feeds for poultry, livestock, and fish, together with a Citywide educational and promotional campaign for their use and processing, as well as the adoption of organic agriculture system as a viable alternative, shall be undertaken.

          The promotion and implementation of Organic Agriculture in the City will be in support to the present administration’s priority development agenda, particularly on Agri-Eco and Sports Tourism. 

The Ordinance further supports the development of organic farms, organic markets and restaurants, as future destination of foreign and domestic tourists, as well as for the benefit of the health - conscious Victoriahanons and Negrosanons. 

          This First Ordinance passed by the City Council on Feb. 5, 2014 was sponsored by Councilor Abelardo Bantug III (SPM, Committee Chairman on Agriculture) and was unanimously approved by all members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.  

 

It was finally signed into a local law last February 2014 by Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca to help usher Victoriahanons “sa matuod-tuod nga pag ASENSO!”