Negros Occidental third district Rep. Francisco Benitez and Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday opened the Provincial Water Summit at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City. The congressman said the event, which gathered representatives from water districts across the province, hopes to come up with a roadmap and plans to address water problems. “Before …
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Provincial Water Summit underway in Bacolod City
Negros Occidental third district Rep. Francisco Benitez and Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday opened the Provincial Water Summit at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City. The congressman said the event, which gathered representatives from water districts across the province, hopes to come up with a roadmap and plans to address water problems. “Before …
Foreign vessels quarantined off Bacolod City coast
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental yesterday confirmed, amid the ongoing threat from the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, two foreign vessels were placed on quarantine off the coast of Bacolod City. PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin, said the first vessel, the M/V Unicorn Bravo, a 3,300 …
Paraw Regatta Festival to take place in April
After the Paraw Regatta Festival, which was originally scheduled from February 23 to March 1, was postponed, with Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas projecting, “We could probably have it in March,” the annual event will now be held in April. Following a meeting between the mayor and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI), the …
Consumer group questions P30K bonuses for Ceneco workers
The Utilities Consumers Alliance of Negros (UCAN) is requesting the Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) address the reported P30,000 bonuses awarded to their employees during this year’s Annual General Membership Assembly in April. UCAN legal counsel Vicente Petierre said, while they are not opposed to awarding bonuses, they would like an explanation for the …
Man stabs student in Sum-ag
Teen dies while being treated A man believed to be under the influence of illegal drugs allegedly stabbed a Grade 10 student yesterday morning outside a maritime school located at Purok San Sebastian in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag. Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Ray Jan Carmelotes, a resident of Purok AC Yulo in the …
EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
Bayan-Negros calls for Duterte ouster By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary, which is observed today, the Negros chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-Negros), is calling for the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte. Bayan-Negros spokesperson Ereneo Longinos said, under the Duterte administration, the country is “in the clutches …
Pavia pair nabbed for drugs
Two individuals were arrested for drugs over the weekend in Pavia’s Barangay Aganan. Authorities identified the suspects as 35-year-old Jerson Agustin of the said neighborhood and 23-year-old Erwin Lucero of the town’s Barangay Ungka I. Police made the arrest after they were sold shabu for P1,500. Following a subsequent search, law enforcement personnel recovered another …
NPA calls Negros Occidental anti-insurgency fund ‘a waste’
The New People’s Army (NPA) Apolinario Gatmaitan Command in Negros called the P87 million being proposed by the Negros Occidental provincial government for an “anti-insurgency fund” would be “a waste of time and money.” NPA-Negros spokesperson Ka Juanito Magbanua said the funding, which is subject to approval by the Provincial Peace and Order Council, will …
150 Bacolod City ‘homelot’ recipients face cancellation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod Housing Authority (BHA) will serve cancellations to 150 “homelot” recipients after they were found in violation of City Ordinance No. 269, or the Bacolod City Housing Ordinance. According to BHA head Ma. Victoria Parrenas, the beneficiaries in question sold, leased, or transferred the lot to settle illegally. “We …