Monthly Archives: March 2023

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local sugar group in Negros Occidental was surprised over the sudden resignation of Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) head David John Thaddeus Alba. Manuel Lamata, President of the United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED), said Alba may have been working too hard in the SRA and, as …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A water expert from University of the Philippines-Los Baños is conducting a two-week study of the Negros Occidental watershed area. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said the water expert arrived last week. The studies were conducted in the central part of Negros on a detailed evaluation of the watershed area …

By Mae Singuay The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) opposes the direct importation of sugar by some beverage companies. In a public statement, the group appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to deny the request of beverage companies to directly import sugar for their needs. According to UNIFED President Manual Lamata, he …

By Mae Singuay A lifeless body of a man was found at Barangay Zone 3 in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City on Saturday night, March 25. The victim was identified as Jericho Sevilla, 22 years old, a resident of the said place. Joemarie, the victim’s father, told the police that he recovered his son’s body floating …

  Law enforcers are looking at possible “terrorist-related” activities in Negros Oriental following the confiscation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and components during a series of raids at a sugar mill in Sta. Catalina town over the weekend. Colonel Thomas Valmonte, legal counsel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), told reporters in a …