By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Board is scheduled to visit coal-fired power plants in Iloilo or Cebu. Provincial Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko, who chairs the Provincial Board Committee on Energy, said the visit will be conducted after the Panaad sa Negros Festival, which begins on Monday. He noted, the …
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Holy Week 2019
Coast Guard to strictly monitor for overloading By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental yesterday said they will be conducting strict monitoring of all vessels in the province during the observance of the Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday, April 14, and ends …
Weekend clean-up in Iloilo City collects 18 tons of trash
The “One Time, Big Time” Coastal Clean-up that took place in Iloilo City’s Molo and Arevalo districts last weekend collected 18 tons of garbage. “The coastal clean-up raised awareness among residents, especially those who are living along the shorelines, on the importance of having a clean sea,” said Iloilo City Environment Management Specialist Renan …
Comelec categorizes Moises Padilla as a ‘red area’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The chief of police for Moises Padilla yesterday confirmed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has categorized the town as a “red area,” which considers the locality an area of grave concern. Moises Padilla police chief, Police Captain Junji Liba, said the Comelec’s decision came after the recent murder of …
Negros Occidental dengue fatalities reach 14
DOH-CHD: The highest in Region VI By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of dengue-related fatalities in Negros Occidental has reached 14, according to the latest monitoring by the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD). Based on the 11th DOH-CHD morbidity week, a weekly report documenting issues related to various disease, the …
Partylist legislator urges ‘State of Emergency’ declaration over El Niño
Salo: Duterte can access $500M World Bank disaster fund By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (Kabayan) partylist Rep. Ron Salo yesterday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a “State of Emergency” amid the ongoing dry spell caused by El Niño, which AccuWeather describes as a climate pattern that raises sea temperatures …
Army, police clash with NPA insurgents in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A clash erupted yesterday morning between elements of the Philippine Army 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) and Kabankalan City police against suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) at the city’s Sitio Amian in Barangay Tampalon. Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, said …
Ombudsman junks SEA Games funding case against Puentevella
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed two criminal cases filed against former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella surrounding the P50.5 million fund for the Bacolod Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (BASOC) in relation to the city’s hosting of the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2005. The …
NPA commander captured in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Elements of the Philippine Army 15th Infantry Battalion, Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6, and Kabankalan City police recently captured a top New People’s Army (NPA) commander in Kabankalan City. Authorities identified the arrested rebel commander as Abraham ‘Tikboy’ Villanueva, front secretary for the NPA South West Front, which operates …
NOrPPO chief, three others relieved from duty over killings
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Oscar Albayalde has relieved the head of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), along with three other police chiefs, in relation to the recent police operations that resulted in the deaths of 14 individuals. NOrPPO director, Police Colonel Raul Tacaca; Canlaon City police …