By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The La Castellana Sangguniang Bayan (SB) has unanimously voted to suspend Councilor Donato Dumaguit over his failure to attend the town council’s regular and special sessions. Councilor Leonardo Bacquian said they held a special session on Monday, November 20, and approved Dumaguit’s 15-day suspension without renumeration. Dumaguit has been absent …
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Anti-drug ops in NegOcc yield P726-K ‘shabu’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) revealed yesterday that it had seized an estimated P726,000 worth of suspected shabu in various anti-drug operations in the province from November 12 to 20. In a weekly media briefing, NOCPPO spokesperson, Major Rhojn Darell Nigos, said they have confiscated a total of 106.8 grams …
PVO: High pork prices due to competition from neighboring areas
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said the increase in pork prices in the province was due to competition from neighboring provinces, and not from a supply shortage. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Ryan Janoya said local consumers are concerned over the recent hike in pork prices. Janoya said buyers …
Bacolod to conduct test run for 5 more modern PUJ routes
The Bacolod City government will conduct a test run for five more modern public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes passing through the commercial establishments near the provincial capitol this December. The Bacolod Traffic Authority Council (BTAC), presided by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, approved during their meeting yesterday the additional routes recommended by Bacolod Traffic Authority …
Bacolod hits 94% local revenue collection as of October
The Bacolod City government has collected 94 percent of the year’s local revenue target collection as of October, data from the City Treasurer’s Office on Monday, November 20, showed. Actual collection reached over P1.376 billion out of the estimated P1.465 billion for 2023. Local revenue sources include real property tax, with P350.169 million collection; business …
172 passengers rescued after fast craft breaks down at sea
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 172 passengers onboard an Iloilo City-bound fast craft were rescued after the vessel’s engines broke down in the Guimaras Strait yesterday afternoon. Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Negros Occidental station chief, said no passengers of M/V Weesam Express 6 were hurt in the incident. Some of …
Bacolod gears up for sister city ties with Australia’s Darwin City
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Monday, November 20, said the city government is mapping out a sister city agreement with Darwin City in Australia’s Northern Territory. “We’re in the process of our sister city agreement with Darwin. It is now with the city council for their approval,” he said in a press …
OPAV calls for collaboration to fight illegal drug trade
Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Terence Calatrava cited yesterday the importance of collaborative efforts among government and private stakeholders in the fight against illegal drugs as espoused by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. “What we now recognize as equally crucial in our nation’s fight against illegal drugs are collaborative partnerships between key government agencies and active …
Negros ICC clinches 5th consecutive MPVA win
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros ICC Blue Hawks clinched their fifth consecutive win in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) league with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-21 sweep of the Marikina Lady Shoemasters at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Setter Charlotte Tutanes stepped up anew with her impressive ball distribution with 21 excellent …
NLEX’s Alas sidelined with ACL injury
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Veteran guard Kevin Alas is set to be sidelined anew for the NLEX Road Warriors after sustaining his third anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear injury in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. In a statement on Monday night, November 20, the Road Warriors confirmed that the former Colegio de San Juan …