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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael Alunan III yesterday called for an explanation on the government’s plans to deregulate sugar importation. “The government has to explain,” he stated during a press conference. “It’s so unfair.” Alunan said there needs to be an evaluation of demand …

A resolution was proposed before the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod seeking an explanation over the proposed 25-year joint venture proposed by the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa). The policy, penned by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., calls on Baciwa chairman, Atty. Lorendo Dilag, to explain the proposed joint venture with the PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation. …

Alunan: Hold parents accountable for the actions of their children          By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   In response to the recently-approved congressional bill seeking to lower the age of criminal liability to nine years old, former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael Alunan III yesterday declared, “There are no delinquent children, …

Signal jamming begins on Saturday   Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Martin Defensor, confirmed mobile signals and internet access in Iloilo City will be jammed beginning on Saturday, January 26, for the Kasadyahan contest that day and the Ati-Ati tribes competition the following day. The ICPO chief said the National Telecommunication …

New collection strategy was unveiled less than a week ago By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Less than a week after the Bacolod City government unveiled their new strategy for garbage collection at markets, acting Bacolod City Mayor El Cid Familiaran claimed there are no more complaints regarding garbage collection at the city’s markets. The new …

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) revealed rates for January 2019 increased by around 17¢, from P11.1810 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) last month to P11.3527/kWh. Power rate fees, which include generation, transmission, and system loss costs, still contributed the most to rates at 71.6 percent of charges at P8.1326/kWh. Another 10.45 percent, at 1.1866/kWh, went …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the temporary restraining order filed before the Bacolod City Regional Trial Court pertaining to the P1.7 billion loan the city government plans to borrow from the Development Bank of the Philippines, Grupo Progreso (GP), Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s political coalition, called it “politicking” and a scheme …

Tero: Criminal minors are mostly victims of abuse By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of Bacolod City’s Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) said she opposes the bill recently approved by a House of Representatives committee seeking to lower the age of criminal liability to nine years old. In a recent radio interview, …