The reduction in the price of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country, has brought down the average residential power rates of all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental in August. These include the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) and the Negros …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Man hunted for ‘sexual assault’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office Station 5 is currently hunting for a 24-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in the city’s Barangay Granada. Station commander, Police Major Joery Puerto, had requested not to identify the victim, who was already five months pregnant. According to Puerto, the victim and …
Bacolodnon found dead
A man, who allegedly had not eaten for several days and had been drinking alcohol, was found dead inside a nipa hut at Barangay Sta. Cruz in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Tuesday morning, August 22. Police identified the fatality as 47-year-old Reynaldo Hilado, a resident of Bacolod City. He was rushed to the local …
Negrense woman, 103, dies night before receiving birth certificate
A 103-year-old woman from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental died the night before she was supposed to receive her birth certificate in official security paper (SECPA) from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) earlier this month. Eufronia Pitong Fernandez, who was born on August 5, 1920, was set to become the province’s oldest beneficiary of the Philippine …
W. Visayas cops told to take immediate action vs. e-sabong
The Police Regional Office-Western Visayas (PRO-6) has ordered its unit commanders to aggressively enforce the law against e-sabong (online cockfighting), based on the instructions of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The directive was issued by Brigadier General Sidney Villaflor, police regional director, as monitoring continued on the possible e-sabong operation in …
Slump continues for United Royals in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo United Royals have yet to address their losing skid in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as they suffered a 75-63 loss to Pasig City MCW Sports at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Tuesday, August 22. It was the third consecutive defeat for the Iloilo …
Ilonggo Kiefer Ravena selected for Gilas’ 12-man roster
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo Kiefer Ravena is set for another FIBA Basketball World Cup stint after being chosen as one of the Gilas Pilipinas players for the 2023 edition of the tournament beginning this Friday, August 25. The Shiga Lakes’ Asian Quota Player is one of the 12 players named by head coach Vincent …
Reinvigorated Scottie Thompson ready to play for Gilas
After battling injury these past few weeks, Gilas Pilipinas guard Scottie Thompson affirmed he is ready to give his all for the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. The 30-year-old star says he is grateful given how fast his healing process for his metacarpal fracture went. “First of all, nagpapasalamat ako kay Lord na binigyan Niya ako …
DBP backs innovative farming solution in Albay
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted a P500-million funding support to various farmer cooperatives in Albay as part of efforts to advance sustainable and efficient farming practices in the province, a top official said. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Michael O. de Jesus said the amount will finance the “Digital Rice …
‘Positive development’; PVO: No new hog deaths logged in 11 consecutive days
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said yesterday morning they have not recorded new hog deaths in 11 consecutive days. Latest PVO data showed the province logged no swine deaths from August 11 to 21. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Placeda Lemana said the accumulated hog mortalities remained at 17,801, or 9.83 …