Monthly Archives: July 2017

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President Frank Carbon, who also serves as operator of inter-island ferry company Weesam Express, recently voiced his opposition to the Negros-Guimaras-Panay bridge, scheduled to be constructed next year, calling it a “burden [to] the next generation.” He doubts the project would provide …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The barangay captain of Bacong in Bago City was shot over the weekend after several gunmen raided his chicken farm. Police identified the victim as Barangay Captain Biboy Gayagas. Bago City police chief, Police Chief Inspector Joefer Cabural, said armed men entered the farm around 8:00 a.m. and shot Gayagas …

The commander of the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), Major General Jon Aying, recently appealed to residents of Panay and Negros islands to not sympathize with the New People’s Army (NPA). Following the June 18 raid on the Maasin Municipal Police Station, with local police claiming nobody reported a truck in town clearly carrying …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) is scheduled to open bidding for their 50 megawatt (MW) baseload power sales contract in December. Ceneco General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde said their current contract with Korean Electric Power Corporation-Salcon Power Corporation (Kepco-SPC) is set to expire. He noted, by December, Ceneco would …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A blaze hit the home owned by the parents of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, along Rosario Street, Barangay 39, Saturday afternoon. No one was injured in the incident but the ancestral house was damaged. Based on statements from Leonardia, he was about to leave the house when the fire …

According to Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region VI (DSWD-6) Director Rebecca Geamala, there are currently no additional funds being released for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Iloilo City, which struck the Philippines in 2013. Her comments were in response to protesters claiming the regional department is holding the release of additional assistance. Geamala …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A majority of Bacolod City officers from the anti-corruption group Task Force Crusaders (TFC) were recently dissolved from the organization over allegations of corruption and links to illegal drugs. According to TFC deputy for operations Manny Villaera, some members have been acting on personal interest rather than helping authorities. He …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a missing 60-year-old woman were recovered by fishermen off the coast of Escalante City, Saturday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as Laurita Cabag, a resident of Barangay Cambayobo, Calatrava. Escalante City police chief, Police Chief Inspector Rolly Pondevilla, said the victim was reportedly swept away a few …