By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is hopeful that his counterpart, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, will have a change of heart on the issue of reestablishing the Negros Island Region (NIR). According to Lacson, they are hoping that at the end of the day, Degamo would support the …
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Bad weather strands Cebu-bound passengers in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than a dozen passengers, along with some rolling cargoes were stranded at the port in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City yesterday morning after several Cebu-bound ferries suspended their trips due to the bad weather caused by a low pressure area (LPA) and a shear line. Commander Jansen Benjamin, …
House panel OKs NIR bill; TWG to formulate roadmap for institutional arrangements
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The substitute bill seeking the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) was approved by the House Committee on Local Government on Tuesday, January 10. Under the proposed bill, the NIR will include the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor Island. Aside from the House of Representatives, …
Heavy rainfall forces 24 NegOcc LGUs to suspend classes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 24 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes at all levels due to continuous downpours yesterday morning. The LGUs which declared suspension of classes were the cities of Bacolod, Silay, La Carlota, Cadiz, Sagay, San Carlos, Victorias, Himamaylan, Talisay, Bago, and Escalante; and the towns of …
AS ASF CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN PANAY, GUIMARAS: Pork ban remains in place
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) continues to monitor the province’s ports against African swine fever (ASF). PVO head, Dr. Placida Lemana said the current ban on pork and poultry products from ASF-affected areas remains in place. The current monitoring against ASF has also been stepped up further …
Diaz ready to assist Benitez if needed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday morning he is just “at the beck and call” and is ready to assist Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez again if necessary. Diaz made the declaration after his consultancy term for the city government expired last December 31, 2022. According …
‘Voter registrants in NegOcc picking up’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the low turnout during the holiday season, the number of voter registrants has started to pick up, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental said. Based on data released, the fourth week of registration in the province recorded 6,023 voter applicants, a sharp increase compared to the …
PhilSys ID applicants in NegOcc now at 2.3-M
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of residents in Negros Occidental that are registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys ID) is now at 2,364,549 in 2022. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Luis Gonzales, the head of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Bacolod City, said the numbers indicate that around 75 …
Group wants reinstatement for cleared ex-SRA officials
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of a labor group in Negros Occidental said that the former officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) should be reinstated to their posts after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. cleared them of any wrongdoings with regards to the issuance of Sugar Order No. 4 (SO4). Wennie …
3 NPA leaders in Negros nabbed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three alleged New People’s Army (NPA) leaders in northern Negros were arrested following a joint operation at Barangay Cambayobo in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town on Friday, January 6. Authorities identified the arrested as Felix “Rigor/Budok” Susas, Jr., secretary of the now-defunct Northern Negros Front (NNF); Cherryl “Celo” Catalogo, NNF …