Group seeks to pass tax expenses onto consumers By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) Regulatory Compliance Office officer-in-charge Norman Pollentes, if the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approves a petition by the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (Philreca) allowing for real property taxes (RPT) to be passed onto …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Bugs, rats contribute to over P11M in Negros Occidental crop losses
According to a report by the Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, between November 2018 and last month, rice black bugs, rats, and bacterial leaf blight contributed to P11,544,350.40 in rice crop losses. Rice black bugs, which infested crops in La Castellana last March, kills plants by sucking out sap through the stem and …
Negros Occidental’s request for cloud-seeding under assessment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) will assess the Negros Occidental provincial government’s request for cloud-seeding, which was made in response to ongoing El Niño conditions. According to AccuWeather, El Niño is a climate pattern that raises sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. Such a system can …
Fire guts Bacolod City neighborhood
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 10 houses were destroyed, while two others were damaged, following a fire early yesterday morning in Bacolod City’s Barangay 39. The Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said they received the fire call around 12:05 a.m. reporting the home owned by a certain Rey Delmonte was …
NOPPO reiterates warning to those associated with the drug trade
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent clash between police and suspected members of a drug group in Manapla, which resulted in four fatalities, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, renewed his warning to those associated with the illegal drug trade and called for them to cease their …
Second batch of Negrense students sent to study in Japan
After 10 Negrense students were granted three-year scholarships to study at Japan’s Miyakonojo Higashi High School last December, the second batch of 10 students departed for Japan over the weekend. The students will be taking general health and automotive courses. A fellowship and farewell dinner was recently held at the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual, and …
Water Advisory
Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will be conducting service improvements, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption and/or turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Interconnection of newly-laid 8” Ø uPvc pipe Schedule: Today (March 20), from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. …
LTO-6 denies allegations of ‘irregularities’
The Land Transportation Office-Region VI (LTO-6) recently denied allegations of irregularities connected with ongoing improvement projects. “There is no truth to the allegations,” insisted LTO-6 Director Roland Ramos. In response to claims made by a certain Elizalde Valdez, Jr., the regional LTO official affirmed, “I did not ask the complainant to purchase any materials.” “May …
NBI-6 ordered to explain procedures regarding ambush case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the Ombudsman-Region VI (Ombudsman-6) recently ordered the National Bureau of Investigation-Region VI (NBI-6) to explain their process when investigating the case surrounding the ambush of Atty. Erfe del Castillo, which took place last December. Based on a document obtained by Watchmen Daily Journal, Ombudsman-6 acting Director Pio …
Kalibo-Fuzhou route opens next month
XiamenAir begins service between Fuzhou Changle International Airport, in the Chinese province of Fujian, and Kalibo International Airport in Kalibo, Aklan next month, starting on April 2. Flights are scheduled to run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. According to Department of Tourism (DOT) attaché Rene Reyes, the new route will increase seating capacity from China …