A release by the legal counsel for the management of Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, claimed there are “malevolent forces” seeking to break up the company. According to Atty. Sigfrid Fortun, legal counsel for the Yanson siblings, who control the Board of Directors, former president Leo Rey Yanson sought …
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Local officials laud Pacquiao win
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental officials expressed their pride after Senator Manny Pacquaio defeated American boxer Keith Thurman yesterday morning (PHT). Both Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer extended their congratulations to the senator on behalf of Negros Occidental with the former, via text message, noting, “Our 40-year-old …
Video depicting ‘fake strike’ presented in Yanson restraining order hearing
With the management of Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, seeking a temporary restraining order against former company chief Leo Rey Yanson, a video depicting an attempt at a “fake strike” was presented before Judge Eduardo Sayson of the Bacolod Regional Trial Court-Branch 53. The VTI Board of Directors earlier …
BCPO director to personnel: No drinking while on duty
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In light of the news regarding two Pototan Municipal Police Station officers who were caught drinking on duty and threatening to kill their commanding officer, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director, Police Colonel Henry Biñas, reminded the city’s police personnel that drinking while on duty is prohibited. In a radio …
Progressive groups hit Duterte ahead of State of the Nation Address
Bayan-Negros refers to the president’s foreign policy as ‘traitorous’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Various progressive groups, led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros (Bayan-Negros), recently criticized President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of his 2019 State of the Nation Address, which is scheduled for Monday. Bayan-Negros Secretary-General Michael dela Concepcion said, while Duterte will present his accomplishments, he …
Lacson to address National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week event
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is expected to speak at a National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week event on Tuesday, July 23, at the Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City. According to Provincial Social Welfare Officer Elena Serenias, around 300 members of the local disabled community will be in attendance, alongside Vice Governor Jeffrey …
Ceneco warns of more potential weather-related power interruptions
With power outages plaguing Bacolod City earlier this week, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) offered a warning to consumers that, amid the ongoing rainy season, more weather-related outages may occur. They explained fluctuating temperatures may impact connections, along with pointing to climate change as a cause. “The expansion/contraction of wires due to hot …
Restraining order filed against ousted Vallacar president
Former president claims successor is ‘playing the victim’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Board of Directors of Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, recently filed a temporary restraining order against Leo Rey Yanson, who was earlier ousted as company president and was replaced by his older brother, Roy Yanson. …
NOPPO condemns murder of four Negros Oriental police officers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) yesterday condemned the killing of four police officers in a brutal attack perpetrated by New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents last Thursday in Ayungon, Negros Oriental. NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, called the actions “barbaric and inhumane.” The four slain cops, identified as …
Tropical Storm Falcon
Municipal Disaster Office: Valladolid is nearly 90% flooded By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Falcon left around 87.5 percent of Valladolid flooded. In a radio interview with Valladolid Municipal Disaster Office head John Dexter Celis, he said 14 of the town’s 16 barangays were affected over the course of …