By Mae Singuay Approximately a thousand barangay officials expressed their support for the proposed joint venture agreement (JVA) between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Ignite Power. The village officials from Ceneco’s coverage areas — the cities of Bacolod, Silay, Talisay, and Bago; and the municipalities of Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto — gathered yesterday, May 28 …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Over 1,000 families pre-emptively evacuated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 1,015 families in Negros Occidental were pre-emptively evacuated in preparation for the effects of Typhoon “Betty” over the weekend. In Hinoba-an town, authorities evacuated 793 families from the villages of Sangke, Bacuyangan, Bulwangan, Asia, Alim, Pook, Poblacion I, and Talacagay. About 67 families in Sipalay City’s Gil Montilla and Manlucahoc …
303IBde: ‘Resource generation’ reason for NPA’s weakening
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde) is now aggressively targeting the resource generation of the New People’s Army (NPA), the reason for their drastic weakening over the past few months. Brigadier General Orlando Edralin, 303IBde commander, said the Army noticed the firearms that were recently given up by NPA …
ASF-positive pigs in Bacolod bought from Bago
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The pigs which tested positive for African swine fever (ASF) in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing were bought from a commercial swine farm in the neighboring Negros Occidental’s Bago City. This was revealed in an interview on Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod by Bago City Veterinary Officer, Dr. Martin Torres on Saturday, May 27. …
Dumaguete tightens border control as ASF spreads to nearby town
Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo ordered the tightening of border controls in the city as African swine fever (ASF) cases have been reported in another town. Dwight Arnaiz Sr., the officer-in-charge of the city agriculture office, said in an interview that ASF checkpoints have been set up at key entry and exit points in …
Tricycle driver gunned down
A tricycle driver died on the spot after he was gunned down by unknown assailants at Purok Tahong in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2 on Friday, May 26. Christian Escalona, 23 years old, a resident of Purok Mahimulaton, Barangay Banago, was driving his tricycle when the suspect opened fire at him, Police Station 2 Captain Jonito Pastrana said. Escalona …
DOE cites LGUs role against LPG malpractices
Local government units (LGUs) have vital functions in campaigning against malpractices in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry under the Republic Act 11592, also known as the LPG Industry Regulation Act. The Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized this statement during the recent gathering of the Iloilo-Guimaras Information Officers Association. Engineer Jose Rey Maleza, chief of …
Kaya edges Stallion to end PFL season
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo capped their 2022-2023 Philippines Football League (PFL) championship run with a 3-1 victory over Stallion-Laguna Football Club at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Saturday, May 27. Tamon Horikoshi, Ilonggo Jan Jesus Melliza and Jarvey Gayoso scored a goal each as the Iloilo City-based booters ended their season on …
PBA ON TOUR: Brondial shines as Beermen beats NorthPort
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Rodney Brondial took advantage of the absence of star center June Mar Fajardo to steer San Miguel Beermen to an 87-75 victory over NorthPort Batang Pier in the 2023 PBA on Tour at the Caloocan Sports Complex on Saturday night, May 27. Brondial tallied a monster double-double of 18 points and …
NBA: Buzzer-beating Boston forces Miami to Game 7
With a dramatic, buzzer-beater from Derrick White, the Boston Celtics forced their NBA Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat to a winner-take-all Game 7 with a 104-103 win in South Florida yesterday (Philippine time). The Celtics became just the fourth team in NBA history to level a best-of-seven playoff series after trailing 3-0. …