San Carlos City Bags Platinum in Environmental Practices

After its fourth year into the search for the Seal of Good Environmental Governance, San Carlos City was finally conferred by the province the Platinum Seal for its good environmental practices last June 23, 2017.

Pagbatangan Elementary Sch. in Brgy. Bagonbon share the same honor as it also won the Platinum.

Other winners in various categories include Iliranan ES and San Carlos Solar Energy, Inc, for the Gold Seal while Tal-ot ES bagged the 3rd place. San Carlos Organized Rescuers for Community Assistance, Inc. won the Silver Seal while Balabag ES retained the Bronze Seal. The Florentina Ledesma ES, Holy Child Parish and Colegio de Sta. Rita, Inc. (Tertiary) clinched the Bronze Seal being first-timers into the competition.

7th Localized Environment Week opens

The City Environmental Management Office of San Carlos City celebrates the 7th Localized Environment Week with the opening of its exhibit with mulching area beside the city hall, yesterday.

City Mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr and Vice-Mayor Renato Y. Gustilo led the ribbon-cutting ceremony at City Hall.

This year's celebration carries the theme "7 Years of Connecting People to Nature".

Opening of City's Trade Fair

The San Carlos City Trade Fair activity center at the center mall has already opened last June 16, 2017 as part of the month-long celebration of the city's 57th Charter Anniversary on July 1.

Vice Mayor Renato Gustilo (center) and Helen Aledro, businesswoman led the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Trade Fair Grounds. SP Jonie Uy (behind, left) and LIGA Pres. PB Carlito Lastimoso also witnessed the event.

More of this event can be seen over Channel 2, at Dateline: City Hall on June 24, 2017 at 7:00PM, Saturday.

San Carlos City Launches 4th Wellness Program for Drug Personalities

The city government of San Carlos, Negros Occidental replicated its community-based wellness program called Kinabuhi Angay Ampingan Bag-ohon Alang sa Ginoo (KAABAG) for the city’s 4th batch of drug personalities or surrenderers in Brgy. 5 last June 14, 2017.

City Mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr talks during the event at Brgy. 5

At least 21 out of the 33 personalities profiled and identified as illegal drug users of said barangay signed the KAABAG covenant for a 90-day over all physical and spiritual rehabilitation program provided by the city government thru the San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council in partnership with the Diocese of San Carlos. 

San Carlos City Opens 2017 Charter Day celebration

The city government of San Carlos, Neg. Occ. opened the 2017 celebration of its 57th Charter Day Anniversary on July 1 with the invitational chess tournament for masters last June 3-4.

SP Member Criston Carmona lead the ceremonial move during the event.

Engr. Loreto Sanchez and Mr. Henry Silva witnessing the event (L-R back)

Said two-day event was attended by 78 chess players including international and national masters from as far as Manila, Cebu and other neighboring places in the Visayas and NIR region.

San Carlos City Holds First Internationally-Sponsored Symposium & Workshop

The local government of San Carlos City, Neg. Occ. thru its City Environment Management Office (CEMO) is presently conducting the very first three-day Internationally-sponsored Symposium and Workshop on Environmental Initiatives for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools from June 1 to 3, 2017.

DepEd teachers listening during the environment symposium

Said very first internationally-sponsored symposium and workshop tackles international laws on solid waste management including water reserve and forestry laws, climate change, basic biodiversity, marine ecology, fishery and managed access, fish forever campaign and Tañon Strait protected seascape among others which carries the theme ‘From highlands to oceans” or “From Reefs to ridges”.

San Carlos City Installs 4th Feedbox

In its initiative to reach out to the local community it serves, the city government of San Carlos thru the Integrity for Jobs (I4J) organization launched the 4th feedbox at the city transport terminal and farmers’ market last May 30, 2017.

City Mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr during the "Chika2 sa Mayor" at Public Terminal

The Chika2x Sa Mayor among the vendors and motorcab drivers’ association at the public transport terminal was also initiated by the I4J group along said feedbox installation. This paved the way for local constituents and various civil society organizations to get the chance to talk with the city mayor on issues affecting them.