By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental should prepare their evacuation centers for the onset of La Niña in the country, said Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has announced the onset of …
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NegOcc 2021 budget ready for submission next week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The proposed 2021 budget of the provincial government of Negros Occidental is due for submission to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on October 15, provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz said. Diaz said the budget is estimated to be higher than the P4.2 billion budget this year. When Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signs it …
Leonardia mulls resuming sea travel to Iloilo City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia is open to the idea of resuming sea travel between the city and Iloilo City following more than a month of suspension due to the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases. According to Leonardia, he forwarded the issue during his recent meeting with other local chief …
Flooding hits parts of southern NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several areas in the southern part of Negros Occidental experienced flooding on Wednesday following torrential rains brought by a combination of low pressure area and southwest monsoon or “habagat.” In Sipalay City, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) personnel rescued three families living near the Sipalay River in …
4 NPA insurgents arrested in Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested last week in a checkpoint manned by elements of the 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) of the Philippine Army and police at Sitio Proper in Moises Padilla town’s Barangay Montilla. 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) spokesperson, Army Major Cenon Pancito III, …
Bacolod-Iloilo fast craft trips still suspended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Despite the recent downgrade of both Bacolod City and Iloilo City to general community quarantine (GCQ), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental said fast craft trips between the two cities remain suspended. PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin, said they have not received any notice from …
Negros Occidental mourns death of ex-guv Marañon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental is mourning the demise of former Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. In a statement issued by Anna Marie Marañon-McConchie on behalf of the family, she said that her father passed away at 11:38 p.m. on October 1. He would have been 85 on December 21. “Due …
3 Capitol employees sacked for ‘irregularities’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental have been terminated from government service for alleged irregularities on their Daily Time Records. Terminated were lawyers Ernie Magaspag and Roxenne Sumanting and book binder Warlito Butalon, all of whom are from the Provincial Legal Office (PLO). Provincial Legal Officer Alberto …
NegOcc board member falls ill with Covid-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental 3rd district Board Member Andrew Montelibano confirmed over the weekend that he tested positive for Covid-19. According to Montelibano, he had no idea as to where exactly he might have gotten the virus, although he stated he had himself isolated when he was exposed to the bodyguard of …
Hinoba-an town mayor in isolation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hinoba-an town Mayor Ernesto Estrao confirmed that he is under a seven-day isolation in their home. This comes after he had come in contact with Pontevedra Mayor Jose Maria Alonso in a meeting last week at the Negros Residences. Estrao said that he was on the same table with Alonso …