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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he was not happy with the performance of the province in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet held in Aklan province. “If you ask me if I am happy, I’m not. We got beaten,” Lacson said. Negros Occidental was first …

By Mae Singuay The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City assured voters there are no files that have been damaged as their office was affected by flashfloods brought by thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon, April 30. Comelec-Bacolod elections officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said the floodwaters entered their office which caused some voters’ files to get wet. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local labor group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) is hoping that newly-designated acting chief, Pablo Luis Azcona of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will stop the proposed direct sugar importation by several food and beverage manufacturers. GAWA secretary-general Wennie Sancho said such a deal is a death blow …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) was asked for detailed plans on how their proposed P15 million fund would be used to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the province. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said they have not yet approved the requested …

By Mae Singuay The labor groups in Negros Occidental will conduct a series of activities today, Labor Day, as they unite for a wage increase. The United Labor Alliance-Negros (ULAN) will demonstrate a strong and broad unity to call for the P750 across-the-board national minimum wage, the lowering of prices of goods, and other economic …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said the current increase in the number of COVID-19 cases is not alarming but he advised Negrenses to still be cautious. Diaz said residents should not be alarmed as Negros Occidental has been placed under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 since June of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several labor groups in Negros Occidental will spearhead a Labor Day Solidarity Forum at the Negros Press Club building in Bacolod City on Monday, May 1. Wennie Sancho, secretary-general of the General Alliance of Workers Association, said among the groups that will be joining them will include the National Congress …

Two public high schools in Bacolod City have shortened class hours to combat the effects of hot weather conditions during face-to-face classes. At the Negros Occidental High School (NOHS), Grade 11 learners will have classes from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, compared to the previous schedule until 2:40 p.m., while Grade 12 students will attend …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) confirmed that several equipment was also missing inside the Rice Processing Center warehouse in Bago City. OPA head, Dr. Edmundo Causing said the warehouse failed to receive three grass cutters worth P20,000 each, aside from the nearly 800 sacks of fertilizer …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division in Negros Occidental does not see any problems if schools return to blended learning amid the hot weather conditions. DepEd-NegOcc spokesperson, Ian Arnold Arnaiz said all schools in the province have already gained experience of the blended learning system adopted during the COVID-19 …