By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) has a new head. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has appointed Project Development Officer Mariefe Macaya as the new PDMPD officer-in-charge, replacing Dr. Zeaphard Caelian. Macaya was previously assigned to the Provincial Administrator’s Office. Her appointment as PDMPD head took effect last …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Bacolod needs 53 more modern jeep units for 5 reopened routes
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Western Visayas (LTFRB-6) has reopened five routes that will add 53 more units of modernized jeepneys in Bacolod City. As of yesterday, the LTFRB-6 has given transport operators until Monday, February 20 to submit a letter of intent and qualification documents, which will be opened on …
Kagawad shot dead
A barangay kagawad of Negros Occidental’s Victorias City was shot dead at Barangay San Jose in the province’s E.B. Magalona town on Wednesday night, February 15. Ian Negrido, 41 years old, was riding on his motorcycle along the national highway when he was shot by still unidentified individuals, police said. The victim was brought to …
P104-M structures to address flooding in San Carlos, Sipalay
Two flood control structures totaling P104.75 million have been completed to address flooding in Negros Occidental’s cities of San Carlos and Sipalay. In a report yesterday, the Department of Public Works and Highways in Western Visayas (DPWH-6) said in San Carlos City, a P50 million project has been constructed on both sides of the …
P9-M jewelries stolen in Silay mall heist
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P9 million worth of jewelry was stolen in a heist at a shopping mall in Negros Occidental’s Silay City early Thursday morning, February 16. City police chief, Lt. Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca said, based on closed-circuit television footage, three unidentified suspects broke inside the Gaisano Mall Silay …
Over 200 market vendors could face eviction
By Mae Singuay More than 200 vendors in two major public markets in Bacolod City could face eviction. The wet sections of Libertad South and Central markets could not accommodate 300 and 200 vendors, respectively, who applied for space despite renovations. Councilor Celia Flor, city council’s Committee on Markets chairperson, said vendors would have …
Soldiers foil NPA extort try in Capiz with villagers’ help
The timely information provided by concerned citizens in Capiz province’s Dumalag town prevented the alleged extortion activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in the mountainous Barangay Duran yesterday. Lt. General Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Philippine Army’s Visayas Command, said the vigilance exercised by residents in providing information was very …
No advice yet on HFMD outbreak
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga There is no recommendation yet for an outbreak to be declared in Negros Occidental after the Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded a 6,300 percent increase in the cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he received a message from PHO that the …
Bacolod blaze hits 31 homes, leaves P155-K damage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 21 houses were destroyed while 10 were damaged in a fire at Purok Magti-ayon in Bacolod City’s Barangay 10 yesterday. Fire Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod said the damage due to the fire was pegged at P155,000. Legaspi said they …
SRA will look into sugar planters’ welfare —Lacson
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson believes the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will look into the welfare of the small sugar planters after the Sugar Order (SO) No. 6, which allows the importation of 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, was released. Previously, the SRA proposed the importation of 450,000 …