By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental remains free of African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) said. DA-6 Regulatory Chief, Dr. Jonic Natividad said hog blood samples submitted regularly by the local government units (LGUs) in the province have tested negative for ASF. Natividad also praised the San …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Lacson: NegOcc could manage upcoming dry spell
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is confident that the province will be able to manage the upcoming dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon. In a radio interview over Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Lacson said this is not the first time that the province had experienced a dry spell. …
SRA head resigns due to ‘health reasons’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) head David John Thaddeus Alba resigned seven months after his appointment due to health reasons, board member Pablo Azcona said. Based on the explanation provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Alba exhibited high blood pressure problems. The DA was informed that he had submitted …
Local group supports P750 wage hike bill
By Mae Singuay A local workers group in Negros has expressed its support for the proposed P750 wage increase across-the-board. General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said the bill was filed by the Gabriela Women’s Party in the House of Representatives in the midst of rising inflation rates and shrinking incomes. …
Notice of violation served to cockpit owner
By Mae Singuay The Office of the Building Official (OBO) served the first notice of violation to the owner of the cockpit under construction at Purok Paghidaet in Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub on Thursday, March 23. According to OBO head Isidro Sun, the proposed cockpit had no building permit. Sun said the owner …
2 suspects in Ilog raid face raps
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The fiscal found probable cause to charge two of the three suspects in the illegal gambling raid in Negros Occidental’s Ilog town, which ended with one person dead last week. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office spokesperson, Captain Judesses Catalogo said suspects 25-year-old John Mark Redoble and 63-year-old Samson Tagapan, …
Negros stumbles to Imus in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados fizzled out in the overtime period to suffer an 88-83 defeat to Imus SV Squad in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the Baliwag Star Arena in Bulacan on Thursday night, March 23. Imus surged to a 79-75 start in the extended period courtesy of baskets …
NCAA BASKETBALL: LSGH’s runner-up finish fuels Pablo, Gagate’s desire to win crown for UP
After falling to the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the NCAA Season 98 juniors’ basketball finals, La Salle Green Hills’ (LSGH) Luis Pablo and Seven Gagate are hungry for more as they take their talents to University of the Philippines (UP). The twin towers of Mandaluyong will head to Diliman for their …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Ginebra takes down Beermen
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings avoided a fourth quarter meltdown to beat San Miguel Beermen, 121-112, in Game 1 of the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City yesterday. Holding to a 95-80 lead after three quarters, the Gin Kings were stunned by a furious …
‘Return to normal’: Negrense hog raisers elated as Cebu reopens borders for pork products
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hog raisers in Negros Occidental are elated after Cebu province lifted border restrictions on pork shipments. “Our hog raisers are happy despite the banning and restrictions by Cebu,” provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II said yesterday. Diaz is adamant that hog shipments will return to normal. Negros Occidental remains as …