Treñas: It is fair to give their family the chance to serve the people Following the recent death of Iloilo City Councilor Armand Parcon, Iloilo City Mayor-elect Jerry Treñas said he may recommend the late city official’s daughter to fill the vacancy on the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP). The mayor-elect believes an appropriate replacement should be …
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the Bacolod City SP takes oath By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Re-elected Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. took his oath of office as the twelfth member of the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) last Friday at the Acacia Hotel. As a member of the Asenso for Better Bacolod-Magbinuligay Kita para sa Kauswagan political …
No African swine fever threat in Negros Occidental –Provincial Veterinary Office
Public discouraged from purchasing pork products from China, HK, Vietnam By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office head, Dr. Renante Decena, there is currently no African swine fever threat in the province. The disease is currently ravaging hog farms in China and nearby Southeast Asian countries. Based on studies conducted …
Parts of Bacolod City inundated by heavy rains
Flooding reported along Lacson Street, others roads By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several areas of Bacolod City were inundated last Thursday following heavy rains from a localized thunderstorm. Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) officer-in-charge Dondon Parandas said Barangays 12 and 8 were affected by flooding, which took at least an hour before …
Local organization optimistic about federalism following midterms
The Visayas chapter of Kilusang Pagbabago, an organization in support of the President Rodrigo Duterte administration, expressed optimism over federalism following the results of the recent midterm elections. “The proclamation of [a] majority of pro-administration senators in the ‘Magic 12’ makes federalism achievable before 2022,” the organization said in a statement. According to lead convenor …
Cadiz City government employee arrested following buy-bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Cadiz City government employee was arrested last Thursday by local police following a buy-bust operation in the city’s Barangay Zone-6. Police identified the arrested suspect as 48-year-old Ernesto ‘Langlang’ Esclares, a resident of the said area. Cadiz City police chief, Police Major Robert Mansueto, said they arrested Esclares after …
Hinoba-an mayor wants ship recycling facility jump-started
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Negros Occidental Governor-elect Eugenio Jose Lacson earlier revealed, due to pending resolutions surrounding legal issues, the $300 million ship recycling project in Hinoba-an’s Barangay Bacuyangan is suspended, Hinoba-an Mayor Ernesto Estrao expressed his desire to have the project jump-started and called for the legal matters to be addressed. Lacson …
Iloilo City refuses to declare the CPP-NPA ‘persona non grata’
After Iloilo City Police Office director, Police Colonel Martin E. Defensor, Jr., submitted a letter to the Iloilo City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) seeking a ‘persona non grata’ declaration against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA); however, the local legislative body rejected the move. “Congress could not even declare them as terrorists, why …
Two killed after truck plunges into Kabankalan City creek
Driver admits to being drunk and falling asleep at the wheel By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least two people were killed, while seven others were seriously injured, after a delivery truck plunged into a creek along Sitio Plasanon yesterday morning in Barangay Salong, Kabankalan City. Police identified the fatalities as Jenalie Alfonso, the reported …
Quake strikes Tayasan
A 2.0-magnitude earthquake was detected north of Tayasan yesterday morning, just before 8:25 a.m. A subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin reported no damages nor were there aftershocks expected for the Negros Occidental town. Quakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 in magnitude are often classified as a Level 1 on the Mercalli Intensity …