By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Advocacy group Power Watch Negros (PWN) has urged the management of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) to publicize the results of the Senate investigation over power outages that happened last month on neighboring Panay Island, which also affected Negros Island. PWN lead convenor Wennie Sancho said he was informed that …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Murder raps filed vs. Teves Jr.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) formally filed charges against Negros Oriental 3rd Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. for the murder of Governor Roel Degamo and nine others last March of this year. The NBI submitted boxes of evidence to prosecutors to support the charges of murder, multiple frustrated murder, and multiple attempted murder against …
Another ‘cable thief’ nabbed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was arrested after he allegedly stole electrical cable wires along Araneta Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport. Police identified the arrested as 38-year-old Neil Celestre, a resident of Jupiter Street, Hillside Subdivision in the city’s Mansilingan village. Police Station 8 commander, Police Captain Glenn Montaño, said operatives from …
Teener ‘shoots’ bro
By Mae Singuay A teenager allegedly shot his brother following a heated argument. Police said the 15-year-old suspect was a resident of Barangay Rizal in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City. The victim was identified as 43-year old Alvin Sevillano. Police said at around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, the brothers were at their grandmother’s …
NegOcc’s top rice-producing city braces for impacts of El Niño
Bago City, the top rice-producing local government unit in Negros Occidental and Western Visayas, has begun preparations to counter the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon that could cut farm yields. Known as the rice granary of the province for its vast rice plantations, the city just south of Bacolod produces more than 30 …
Pig deaths in NegOr town not ASF-related
The Negros Oriental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) announced yesterday that the dead pigs reported in Dauin town last week have tested negative for African swine fever (ASF). This was shown in laboratory results from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Central Office in Quezon City, said Provincial Veterinarian Belinda Villahermosa during a meeting with hog …
NegOcc earmarks P15.38-M for El Niño
The Negros Occidental provincial government earmarked P15.38-million initial funding for El Niño as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued a warning of an 80 percent probability of the phenomenon by June to August this year. Dr. Edmundo Raul Causing, chief of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said he was elated …
Negrense trackster Bejoy grateful for SEAG stint
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Bernalyn Bejoy was beyond grateful after being given an opportunity to represent Team Philippines in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Bacolod City-native Bejoy had a fruitful campaign in the just-concluded biennial games after taking home a silver medal in one of the two track-and-field …
Boracay-native De Jesus set to play for Gilas Pilipinas women
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipina-American cager Vanessa de Jesus is finally eligible to play for the Gilas Pilipinas national women’s basketball team after obtaining her Philippine passport recently. De Jesus, who has roots from Boracay, will be eligible to play as a local in non-FIBA basketball tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games …
NBA: Butler fuels Heat in Game 1 win over Celtics
Jimmy Butler’s 35 points and a scorching third quarter propelled the eighth-seeded Miami Heat to a 123-116 victory over the Celtics yesterday (Philippine time) in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Boston. The Heat erased a 13-point second-quarter deficit to snatch home court advantage from the Celtics, out-scoring Boston, 46-25, in the …