Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will conduct a service improvement activity, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption and turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Relocation of 150 mm Ø Bridge Crossing Steel Pipe and replacement of defective 150 mm Ø gate …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Ceneco brings Sitio Electrification Program to DSB purok
Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) recently brought their Sitio Electrification Program to Purok Peña in Barangay Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto, where 43 households were provided with electricity. District 7 Board of Director Dwight Carbon and Area Manager Hernani Veniegas, Jr. addressed those gathered; with Carbon personally switching on the first light, marking the beginning …
Mayor Joe III can’t interfere in daughter’s happiness
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do” –John Wooden A father can’t interfere in his daughter’s love affair. He can only give advice and suggestions, but a father can’t control or halt a daughter’s heartbeat. He can’t prevent her either from marrying the love of her life–unless it’s a …
Christmas rains expected across Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said they are closely monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), which they believe may bring rains throughout the Visayas beginning on Friday, throughout the weekend, and possibly on Christmas Day. According to PAGASA, there are …
Man shot dead at Goldenfields
By Neska Centina A man was shot to death by an unknown gunman at the Goldenfields Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as 41-year-old Jeffrey Abendan, a resident of Purok Sunflower, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City. Initial investigations revealed Abendan was with an unidentified woman when he was shot twice as …
Benitez to announce kin as his prospective successor during meeting today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez is expected to announce the endorsement of his brother, Jose Francisco, as his preferred successor when the congressman’s term expires in 2019, during a meeting in Talisay City today before 25,000 local politicians. Last month, Benitez deployed his elder brother throughout the district …
Three Negros Occidental utility co-ops expected to cut rates in December
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco), the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco), and the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Noneco) all revealed they will be cutting electricity rates for December 2017. Ceneco revealed rates will be around 66¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh) less than the prior month’s charge, dropping from …
NOPPO Director orders probe into Moises Padilla incident
Board Member believes police may have violated protocol By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., ordered an investigation into the Tuesday night incident involving Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Alan Reloj. He noted, the vice mayor is not …
Moises Padilla Vice Mayor, husband face criminal charges
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband, Felix Mathias Yulo, both face multiple criminal charges following an incident earlier this week in Barangay Crossing Magallon in the said municipality. In an interview yesterday with Moises Padilla municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Alan Reloj, he denied the allegations …
Local DOLE recognizes Bacolod City PESO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Labor and Employment-Region VI (DOLE-6) recognized the Bacolod City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) for its employment programs and work with job placement by awarding the office a plaque of recognition earlier this week during a ceremony at the Grand Tower Suites in Iloilo City. “This award …