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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The damage to crops caused by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental has now climbed to P14.4 million, based on the latest data provided by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday. Lacson said a total of 369.11 hectares of rice fields and 383 farmers in 43 villages …

  By Mae Singuay The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill (HB) 9310, which seeks to grant a congressional franchise to Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) during the 19th Congress regular session yesterday. During the debate in the plenary, committee on legislative franchises chair, Parañaque City Representative Gus Tambunting emphasized that the Central Negros …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that the rift between the Moises Padilla Sangguniang Bayan (SB) and Vice Mayor Ian Villaflor will not affect the municipal government’s operations and the delivery of basic services. Lacson made the statement after Villaflor announced that he would file a complaint in …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ian Villaflor has lodged a complaint in court after the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) refused to approve his P2.1 million budget for 2024. Villaflor was seeking the approval of the budget that was supposed to be used for purchasing fuel and salary of the municipal government’s job order and casual …

At least 35 passengers were injured after a bus fell on its side at Barangay Salong in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City yesterday morning. Kabankalan police chief, Lt. Colonel Roberto Indiape, Jr. said the bus was bound for the city’s Barangay Bantayan from Bacolod City when the accident happened around 9:30 a.m. Indiape said the bus stopped on …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The ongoing debate surrounding the sugar industry took a sharp turn as the Sugar Council challenged the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) over the whereabouts of the pledged P5 billion and the proposed sugar importation. In the latest statement by the Confederation of Sugar Producers Association, Inc. (Confed), they asserted that the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) has lashed out at the Sugar Council, as they claimed that there was no proposal to import additional sugar to address low millgate prices. Unifed president Manuel Lamata responded to the Sugar Council’s recent statement in their opposition to another government intervention program where traders …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) reported that the damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon in the province has now reached P12.8 million. Four local government units (LGUs) have been affected by El Niño, according to OPA data as of yesterday, which brings the total number …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Council expressed their concern over the proposal of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) which allows traders to import more sugar to address low millgate prices. In its letter forwarded to SRA head Pablo Luis Azcona, the Sugar Council said that even though they all agree on the need for timely …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is not in favor of abolishing the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). This comes after United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan proposed abolishing the task force, calling it “outdated and does not take into account the ongoing prospects for …