By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) yesterday denied the allegations being thrown to them by Power Watch Negros that the contract extension for the 20 megawatts of power supply from KEPCO SALCON Power Corporation was overpriced. According to Ceneco General Manager, Atty. Dan Pondevilla, the P5.42 per kilowatt hour is …
Monthly Archives: June 2021
2 dead in Himamaylan encounter
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A soldier from the Philippine Army and an insurgent from the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed following a gun battle between the two sides at Barangay Carabalan in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental last Wednesday. Authorities identified the slain soldier as Corporal Rodney Luces, a member of the Philippine Army’s …
4 Boracay-bound Negrenses nabbed for tampered swab results
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four Boracay-bound tourists were arrested last Monday, June 7, at Malay, Aklan after they allegedly presented tampered reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results. Authorities have not identified the four individuals, except that they were reported to be residents of Negros Occidental. According to reports, the four were about to …
SUNTRUST VOTED TOP 100 GRADUATE EMPLOYER
Suntrust Properties, Inc. confirmed its place as one of the Philippines’ leading graduate employers when the Top 100 Graduate Employers were announced this week. The Top 100 Graduate Employer Awards is one of the most sought after employer awards in the Asia Pacific region. GradPhilippines’ methodology has been refined to reflect an employer’s popularity and …
NegOcc to retain MGCQ status –Lacson
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has agreed to retain the province’s modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status following a meeting with officials from the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) in Western Visayas, although stricter restrictions will be imposed. Even though the number of active COVID-19 cases are now on …
SUV hits woman while crossing road
A senior citizen was injured when a sport utility vehicle (SUV) hit her on Tuesday in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo. Police said 61-year-old Albert Abatay, a resident of the town’s Parc Regency Subdivision, sustained body injuries and was brought to the Iloilo St. Paul’s Hospital in Iloilo City. The victim was crossing the road when …
Fish vendor nabbed for drugs in La Carlota
A 37-year-old fish vendor was arrested over charges of violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Jomar Jalandoni alias “Janjan,” a resident of CBC Paet Relocation, Barangay Batuan in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental and tagged as a street level drug target, was caught in a drug buy-bust operation …
Sagay City rape suspect caught
Police arrested a 54-year-old man facing rape charges at Purok Matinahuron, Sitio Tagnipis located in Barangay Taba-ao in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City around 12:40 p.m. yesterday. Ronaldo Bordios alias “Pikit” was caught by officers of the Sagay City Police Station led by Police Lt. Col. Albert H. Sy through the strength of an arrest warrant …
Iloilo City mayor debunks anti-vaxxers
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas appealed to the public to help spread the facts and not fake information about anti-COVID-19 vaccines following the spread of a video all over social media making false information against the vaccines. “I am deeply alarmed by the number of people who believe in this propaganda,” Treñas lamented. He …
Our most sublime moment on earth
If one is a faithful participating or attending the Holy Mass, he has to realize that he is joining Christ in that very act of offering himself to God the Father as payment for our sin. It is also our most excellent way of adoring God, of thanking him and petitioning him for some favour. …