BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Atty. Emilio Yulo III – a board member of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) – said they are doing their “homework” to get the P2-billion annual fund under the Sugarcane Industry Development Act (SIDA). This year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would only give the SRA …
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DPWH: Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge To be finished under Duterte’s term
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Mark Villar said the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge project will be finished within the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Villar, feasibility studies for the project have already been completed. Feasibility studies for the proposed bridge between Davao and Samal Island …
Ka Frank’s arrest ‘likely to affect polls, rebel activities in Negros’
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA The arrest of National Democratic Front (NDF) spokesman Ka Frank Fernandez will likely affect the May 13, 2019 midterm elections, according to 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo. The intelligence division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is now digging up information – like records …
Stop the killings, Peña urges Ka Frank
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Mayor Magdaleno Peña of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental said he urged National Democratic Front (NDF) spokesman Ka Frank Fernandez to order the New People’s Army (NPA) to stop its killing spree in Negros Island. Peña was able to talk to Fernandez, convincing the latter to tell the NPA to …
SP approves Bredco’s 300- hectare reclamation project
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod City approved the request made by Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (Bredco) president Jon Alonte for a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) over a proposed 300-hectare reclamation project in the city. Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito said the proposed project will reclaim …
Stop the killings, Peña urges Ka Frank
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Mayor Magdaleno Peña of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental said he urged National Democratic Front (NDF) spokesman Ka Frank Fernandez to order the New People’s Army (NPA) to stop its killing spree in Negros Island. Peña was able to talk to Fernandez, convincing the latter to tell the NPA to …
Poll campaign for local bets begins today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The campaign period for local candidates in the May 13, 2019 midterm elections begins today. In line with this, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all candidates to remove all prohibited forms of election propaganda. The Comelec warned that any candidate who fails to abide by the order shall …
Ka Frank ‘treated well in detention’
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Ka Frank Fernandez – the arrested spokesman of the National Democratic Front (NDF) in Negros Island – is not being abused while in detention, according to Mayor Magdaleno Peña of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Peña fielded this statement after the NDF accused government forces of torturing Fernandez. Fernandez …
Motorists tapped to solve NegOr board member’s slay
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NORPPO) called on motorists to help in solving the murder of Provincial Board member Miguel Dungog. Dungog was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding suspects while he was walking down Dumaguete City around 4 p.m. on Monday. In a statement released yesterday, the NORPPO …
SRA exec: Sugar industry ‘very vulnerable’
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA An official from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) once again expressed concern over the proposed liberalization of the sugar import policy in the country. SRA Board member Emilio Yulo III said the local sugar industry is “very vulnerable” at the moment. He added that President Rodrigo Duterte can any …