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According to Negros Occidental provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, the Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) has not yet submitted their report on the status of the province’s major infrastructure projects. “We will deal with it as soon as the PEO submits their report,” he said. Among the major projects include the Negros First Food Terminal and …

  The three suspects involved in last month’s deadly Java Pension House fire have been formally charged. Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod (BFP-Bacolod) fire marshal, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, said they filed criminal charges of arson against Rodolfo Inson, Jr. and Venancio Valeriano. A third suspect has also been charged but authorities have refused to …

Several members of Bacolod City’s Muslim community expressed outraged over the recent abduction and murder of Ontao Sacar. In an interview with RMN DYHB-Bacolod, a man who requested anonymity and had prepared Sacar’s remains for burial claimed Sacar may have been tortured prior to being killed. He said the victim’s left eye was gouged out …

The Western Visayas was struck by two minor earthquakes earlier this week with a 2.2-magnitude tremor detected just south of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras around 3:18 a.m. on Monday morning; followed by a 2.5-magnitude quake later that morning in San Miguel, Iloilo, striking at exactly 6:55 a.m. According to subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology …

DepEd earlier backed moves to eliminate homework According to the recently-released results of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment, a study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that evaluates education systems, out of 79 countries, the Philippines finished last place in reading comprehension. The Philippines finished second-to-last place in both mathematics …

Negros Occidental provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, yesterday assured provincial government employees would receive extra bonuses and said officials are currently “collating all awards that won this year both at the regional and national level.” “These will be our basis on how much we can give to our employees,” he explained. Earlier, the Progressive Alliance …

In response to reports claiming the Bacolod City government wished to “harmonize efforts” in the fight against African swine fever, Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday called on city officials to support the provincial government’s ordinance banning the entry of pork and pork products. In a press conference earlier this week, city officials said …