By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD) of the Negros Occidental provincial government achieved a remarkable 24 percent increase in revenue last year. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said the EEDD collected a total of P234,739,358.38 in revenue, outperforming the P189,357,519.06 collection recorded from January 1 to November 30, 2022. Notably, the …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
NegOcc ‘Liga ng mga Barangay’ elects new prexy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Liga ng mga Barangay in Negros Occidental elected its new president at a hotel in Bacolod City yesterday morning. Richard Sablan of Victorias City’s Barangay 2 was elected as the new Liga president. Sablan will become an ex-officio member of the Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan. He will be replacing …
Baciwa, PrimeWater urged to explain water supply shortage
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has demanded an explanation from the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) and PrimeWater Infrastructure Inc. in relation to water supply shortage experienced by some consumers. Councilor Israel Salanga, in a resolution, requested the firms to include in their letter their actions to address the shortage, including turbid water …
Close to P20-M ‘shabu’ seized in W. Visayas since start of 2024
Anti-drug operations by various police units in Western Visayas resulted in the arrest of 91 suspects and confiscation of 2,883.24 grams of suspected shabu valued at over P19.6 million since the start of the year until 9:00 a.m. yesterday. Data from the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) showed the bulk of the confiscation came …
Creative Expo highlights best products, destinations in Visayas
The best products and destinations in three Visayas regions featuring over 50 micro, small and medium enterprise exhibitors will take centerstage in the weeklong pilot episode of the One Visayas Creative Expo 2024 in Iloilo City from January 22 to 28. “We would like to strengthen the collaboration of all the three regions of …
Man ‘discharges’ shotgun, 3 hurt
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three individuals were wounded after a man, believed to be drunk, allegedly discharged an improvised shotgun at Barangay Enclaro in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Thursday morning, January 11. Police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Rolin Estrella, while the wounded were 51-year-old Analyn Tambongan, 47-year-old Arlene Guarin and 53-year-old Cyrus Tambungan, all residents …
Tay Tung advances to Rebisco volley league semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts secured a seat in the semifinals of the 2024 Rebisco Volleyball League National Finals after sweeping their four group stage matches. The Roberto “Biboy” Calamba-mentored Thunderbolts capped off their group stage games with a 25-23, 25-14 win over Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (General …
House panel starts probe into power outages in W. Visayas
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy held its second hearing on the power outage that struck Western Visayas first on April 27, 28 and 29 last year, and again on January 2, 3 and 4, barely a day after the New Year celebrations. Committee chairperson Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Jay Velasco said the …
Converge urged to consider Howard’s wish to play in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Converge FiberXers are being convinced to find ways to let Strong Group-Philippines center Dwight Howard play in the PBA after he expressed a desire to suit up as an import in the league. According to Pampanga Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda, he has assigned FiberXers team manager Jacob Lao to …
Mitchell takes over in fourth, Cavs beat Nets in Paris
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his season-high 45 points in the fourth quarter to go along with 12 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their surge with a wire-to-wire 111-102 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets in the NBA’s Global Games in Paris yesterday (Philippine time). Mitchell took over the game in the fourth …