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By Mae Singuay  Several dismembered body parts were recovered outside the office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City’s Barangay 4 at 5:45 a.m. yesterday. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Colonel Noel Aliño said the mutilated body parts — a left hand, a left leg and two ears — were placed …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The supply of pork in Negros Occidental dropped by 50 percent due to African swine fever (ASF) and hog cholera last year. Ric Lauron, Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) head, said local hog raisers are now struggling to increase the available pork supply to meet consumer …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Negros Occidental provincial government has no plans to declare the province under a “state of calamity,” as crop damage due to the El Niño phenomenon has already reached P55 million. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the declaration should be carefully studied.  Lacson believes that it is still too early to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has already begun its investigation into the recent encounters between government forces and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members in northern Negros. CHR-Negros Occidental head Vincent Parra said the probe that they are conducting is specifically centered on the two fatalities from the encounters — …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government issued a new executive order (EO) which imposes a total ban on hogs and pork byproducts from eight areas, including Bacolod City. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed EO 24-07 yesterday, which establishes guidelines for “the entry of all live pigs, boar semen, pork, products, and …

  Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) is encouraging Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) employees to apply if they wish to continue working in an electric distribution utility. This reminder comes as the Lower House of Congress prepares to send House Bill 9805 to the Senate for adoption, the approved legislation granting Negros Power …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of the suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members killed in a series of encounters were recovered from Barangay Pinapugusan’s Sitio Mansulao in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City over the weekend. The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) identified the fatalities as Emaren Pastidio, Michael Cabahug and Jose Caramihan. Lt. Colonel Arnel Calaogan, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 400 residents in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town and Escalante City were evacuated as the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) performed airstrikes against remnants of the dismantled New People’s Army (NPA) on Thursday night, February 22. Lt. Colonel Jjay Javines, 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson, said they called for the Philippine …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of suspected New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents killed in a series of encounters in northern Negros has climbed to three. Lt. Colonel Arnel Calaogan, the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) commander, said they have yet to identify the three fatalities — two males and a young woman …

By Mae Singuay The House of Representatives approved House Bill (HB) 9805, which grants a franchise to Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC), on the third and final reading yesterday. With 225 votes in favor, nine against and one abstention, the 19th Congress’ approval solidifies NEPC’s authority to operate and improve electricity distribution in Central Negros Electric Cooperative’s (Ceneco) franchise areas. …