Juliet Marie Ferrer

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. led local and hospital officials in the inauguration and blessing of the renovated Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital (DSBMDH) in this city Friday, February 15, 2013.

DSBMDH Chief of Hospital Dr. Jose Mari Salvador disclosed that the total cost of upgrading and renovation was pegged at Php 39.5 million. Gov. Marañon in his message reiterated that 40 percent of the provincial budget and expenses goes to health care programs. "We believe that healthy people are happy, and so we are trying to bring health care services closer to the people at an affordable or no cost at all," the governor added.

The provincial chief executive also noted the efforts of Sen. Francis Pangilinan, Fourth District Representative Jeffrey Ferrer and the Negros Occidental Rainbow Foundation who donated additional rooms for the expansion of the hospital.

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. (2nd from right) and La Carlota City Mayor Juliet Marie Ferrer (2nd from left) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the inauguration of the renovated Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital. With them are (l-r) San Enrique Mayor Mario Magno, SPM Melvin Ibañez, 4th District Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer and SPM Jose Benito Alonso.* (CAPITOLPhoto)

In accordance with the priority agenda of Mayor Juliet Marie D. Ferrer - all-out campaign against illegal and prohibited drugs in this city, 18 PNP officials of La Carlota City Police Station had been awarded the certificate of commendation. This is in connection with their successful conduct of search and seizure operation last December 13, 2012, 4:00 P.M. and in arresting Richard Meles Y Agreda, 37, married, of Purok 3, Barangay Nagasi by virtue of Search Warrant No. 41 issued by Judge Edgar R. Tupas of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) and having done so recovered eleven sticks of suspected knot-tied marijuana cigarettes on act in violation of The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The Search and Seizure was witnessed by Barangay Captain Joel Senares and Barangay Kagawad Estanislao Tuma-ob. The subject Richard Meles Y. Agreda was brought to the La Carlota City Police Station for booking and disposition. A case for violation of Section 11, Republic Act 9165 was filed by the station at the Prosecutor’s Office.

In line with Mayor Juliet Marie D. Ferrer’s First Priority Agenda, the City of La Carlota held a Seminar Workshop on Standards in Processing Business Permits and Licenses to all local and national agencies including department heads at the 3rd Floor, Social Hall , Main Building of La Carlota City yesterday. The project also is in line with the joint DILG-DTI Department Administrative Order No.10-07 Series of 2010. Guidelines in implementing the nationwide upscaling of reform in Processing Business Permits and Licenses in all cities and municipalities in the Philippines and pursuant to Republic Act No. 9485 otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA). All government instrumentalities are mandated to provide efficient delivery of services to all public offices by reducing bureaucratic red tape and preventing graft and corruption and providing penalties thereof.

La Carlota City Mayor Juliet Marie D. Ferrer delivers her State of the City Address at the Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Members at the La Carlota City Social Hall yesterday. The occasion was attended by all Barangay Officials, Kagawads, Department Heads and employees, PNPs, BFP, BJMP, National and Local Government Agencies, including NGO’s and PO’s.

Mayor Juliet Marie D. Ferrer of La Carlota City delivers her State of the City Address at the La Carlota City Social Hall yesterday.*(Jun de los Reyes/NDB photo)