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By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental provincial government is one step closer to providing water security in the province as it gears up for the bidding for the bulk water supply project today. Provincial Legal Office head and Acting Provincial Administrator Alberto Nellas, Jr. said all systems go for the bidding process this afternoon. Ten private bidders are set to …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed mixed sentiments on the conduct of cloud seeding operations in the province. While acknowledging that there is no need to conduct cloud seeding, Lacson said it is still an option. “If you ask me now, I would say na, maybe there’s no need na,” Lacson said, …

  By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson suggests that it would be crucial to wait for a recommendation from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) before allowing residents affected by the phreatic eruption of Kanlaon Volcano to return to their homes. “We will continue to observe because if the volcano has …

By JEN BAYLON Expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. was released from house arrest in Timor-Leste, his legal counsel Ferdinand Topacio said over the weekend. In a statement on Saturday, June 22, Topacio confirmed reports circulating in Timor-Leste media about Teves’ release by the tribunal conducting extradition proceedings. Teves was freed but under …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental provincial government’s P1.2 billion bulk water project is legally viable even though the Silay City government has yet to issue a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) for the project, Atty. Jessa Genteroles, provincial public-private partnership focal person, said yesterday. However, Genteroles said they are eager to obtain the RONO to ensure a …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has set aside the proposed renaming of the Negros Island Region (NIR) to Negros Island-Siquijor Administrative Region (NISAR), citing more pressing priorities. “I don’t think that’s the priority now,” Lacson said yesterday. Lacson said the proposal to change the name of the newly-established region could be considered …

  By JEN BAYLON A municipal mayor in Siquijor has proposed renaming the newly-created Negros Island Region (NIR) as Negros Island-Siquijor Administrative Region (NISAR). According to Siquijor’s San Juan Mayor Wilfredo Capundag Jr., the change of name to NISAR is a fitting recognition of Siquijor’s integration into NIR, created through Republic Act (RA) 12000, signed by …

  By JEN BAYLON The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) clarified that there is no presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the city, dispelling rumors and concerns from residents and local business owners. BCPO administrative officer Colonel Ronnie Brillo said they received a directive from the Philippine National Police headquarters regarding POGO operations, but …

Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez expects much lower power rates for Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) in the following months. This comes after Ceneco announced a drop in its residential power rates by P2.40 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in June. “The power rate reduction is crucial as we move forward to provide relief, especially to …

  Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) has recently inaugurated its temporary office in Bacolod City, indicating its readiness to start operations as the new power distribution utility in Central Negros. Negros Power’s temporary office, located on the 2nd floor of Robinsons East Mall on Burgos Avenue in Barangay Villamonte, will house its corporate, business operations, …