By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is eyeing to visit his counterpart, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, to discuss the issues surrounding the re-establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR). According to Lacson, he is planning to reach out to Degamo sometime beyond the holidays. Last week, Degamo voiced a …
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Comelec-Bacolod eyes over 10-K new voters
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City is expecting more than 10,000 new voters to be registered, as the registration resumed yesterday. Elections officer Atty. Kathrina Caña, in a radio interview, said this is part of preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next year. Comelec-Bacolod will also …
Capitol JO, COS employees to get gratuity pay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 1,740 job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government will each receive P5,000 in gratuity pay today. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday that the pay is now being processed. Diaz also said, aside from the gratuity pay, …
Teen killed, allegedly raped in Cadiz
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A senior high school student’s remains were found floating in a river at Barangay Cabahug in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City over the weekend. The body of April Bacato, 16 years old, a resident of Purok Sisoy also in the said village, was discovered floating on the Panikion River in the …
UP moves closer to UAAP title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons inched closer to defending its crown after a 72-66 win over Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in Game 1 of UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, December 11. Zavier Lucero …
CSB takes Game 2, forces do-or-die in NCAA finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO College of St. Benilde (CSB) Blazers kept its NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball title hopes alive with a 76-71 Game 2 win over Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, December 11. From a 71-all deadlock following a layup by Knights’ King …
Overloaded bus? That’s not ours —VTI
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A bus company based in Bacolod City clarified over the weekend about a viral photo circulating on social media which shows an overloaded bus in the city’s Libertad Public Market. Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI), the parent company of the Ceres bus liners, said the overloaded bus, with several passengers seated …
Rights group in Negros accuses jail warden of ‘abuse’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A human rights group in Negros has accused a jail warden of “abuse” after a local lawyer was refused entry to the jail in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City to meet with several clients detained inside the facility. Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN) said Atty. Rey Gorgonio was reported to have …
Lechon prices increase as holidays near
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the holidays nearing, the price of lechon or roasted pork in Bacolod City has increased. Loreto Toledo, a proprietor of one of the many lechon shops in the city’s Purok Lechonan in Barangay 36, said in a radio interview that the price of lechon has increased by P700 per …
Motorcycle driver hurt in collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A driver was injured after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Doña Juliana Subdivision in Bacolod City on Saturday night, December 10. Jason Valdez, 27 years old, a resident of the city’s Barangay Granada, was injured after his motorcycle collided into a sedan-type car driven by Nathaniel Tesipao, 23 …