Amid ongoing El Niño conditions, which AccuWeather describes as a climate pattern that raises sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and results in drought conditions due to reduced rainfall, Leyte second district Rep. Henry Ong is calling for banks to provide debt relief for drought-affected farmers and fisherfolk. “Droughts bring financial hardship to farmers and …
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Panaad sa Negros Festival opens on Monday
The 2019 Panaad sa Negros Festival is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 8, with a Thanksgiving Mass scheduled for 8:00 a.m., followed by the opening of various exhibits along with a lechon parade. The festival is set to run until April 14 with various events scheduled to take place including the GMA Kapuso Fiesta …
Negros Occidental provincial board members to visit coal plants
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Board is scheduled to visit coal-fired power plants in Iloilo or Cebu. Provincial Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko, who chairs the Provincial Board Committee on Energy, said the visit will be conducted after the Panaad sa Negros Festival, which begins on Monday. He noted, the …
UNO-R commencement tomorrow
The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) will be holding commencement exercises tomorrow, April 6, at the University Amphitheater beginning at 4:30 p.m. In addition, a Baccalaureate Mass is scheduled to take place today at the same venue starting at 5:00 p.m. Over a thousand students are set to graduate with Olivia Genobis expected to deliver …
Task group formed to probe murder of Negros Oriental board member
P500K offered for information leading to the suspects By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) has formed a special investigation task group to probe the murder of Negros Oriental Provincial Board Member Miguel Dungog. The task group, led by outgoing NOrPPO director, Police Colonel Raul Tacaca, was convened …
DOST to provide technological assistance to small businesses
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is offering Negros Occidental micro, small, and medium enterprises the opportunity to benefit from technological upgrade assistance through their Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program Innovation Fund (SETUP i-FUND). The program, which has a budget of P17.7 million, will provide small businesses with assistance pertaining to technical consultancy services …
Family driver found dead in downtown Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A family driver was found dead Wednesday night inside a vehicle parked in Bacolod City’s downtown area. Police identified the fatality as 48-year-old Salvador Lopez III, a resident of San Enrique, Negros Occidental. Information provided by Police Station 1 said 44-year-old Dan Quitco, also a resident of San …
Former cop denies gun-for-hire allegations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former police officer was recently arrested after operatives from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) served him an arrest warrant for alleged violation of the Commission on Elections gun ban in 2010. Police identified the arrested suspect as 52-year-old Dante Victor Escorpion, a former police officer …
PDEA, San Carlos City police dismantle drug den
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 6 (PDEA-6) and San Carlos City Police Station recently dismantled a suspected drug dean located at Zone 6, located in San Juan Baybay in the city’s Barangay 6. Anti-drug operatives identified the arrested suspects as Jose Owen Marabe Palabrica, Roberto Sayson Molmorida, …
Cadiz City boxer fights for super flyweight belt tonight
By Adrian Stewart Co Cadiz City native Renz Rosia fights for the Philippine Visayas Professional Boxing Association super flyweight belt tonight against Ponciano Remandiman at Parkmall in Mandaue City, Cebu. The Negrense boxer is hoping to end his three-fight losing streak, which includes a loss to former International Boxing Organization world flyweight champion Moruti …