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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Ahead of next year’s midterm elections, Vice President Leni Robredo, who was in Bacolod City yesterday, called on voters to support “deserving” candidates. Referencing the currently low popularity ratings for opposition candidates, the vice president said, “We want to present an alternative who may not be popular.” “If [voters] see …

The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently passed an ordinance requesting the Local Price Coordinating Council to provide the legislative body with their data on the monitoring of prices on basic and prime goods gathered between January and September. The resolution, authored by City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., calls to attention recent news regarding rising …

After a 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded just west of Bugasong, Antique last Monday, seismic activity measuring 2.2 in magnitude was recorded yesterday afternoon in Anini-y, located just over 100 kilometers south of the initial epicenter. According to a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin, no damage was recorded as a result of the incident …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is currently making their determination as to which city is the “2018 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit,” with both Bacolod City and Iloilo City in the running for the City Level 1 category. The two Western Visayas cities are competing against Quezon …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial Human Resource Management head, Atty. Annabelle Palic, recently confirmed all 692 Bacolod City-based provincial government employees have completed drug testing. She noted, drug testing is still pending for those based outside the city, particularly those working at district hospitals. The provincial official noted, drug testing still needs to be …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   National Police Commission-Region VI (Napolcom-6) director, Atty. Joseph Celis, in a letter to Task Force Kasanag (TFK) national commander John Chiong, revealed seven members of the Bacolod City Police Office-Special Weapons and Tactics (BCPO-SWAT) team were placed under restriction amid an investigation into last August’s shootout in the city’s Barangay …

Vice President Leni Robredo will be in Bacolod City today as keynote speaker for the Negros Occidental Small Fishers Alliance (NOSFA) Provincial Congress at the Business Inn. The organization seeks to strengthen and advance advocacies for small fisherfolk and fishery workers in Negros Occidental. Acting NOSFA Chair Antonio Castillo called this year’s congress a “milestone,” …

Second Sipalay City tremor recorded A minor 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded just west of Bugasong, Antique yesterday morning. A Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin reported no damage recorded as a result of the incident, along with no anticipated aftershocks. Earthquakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 in magnitude are often classified as a …

Vice President Leni Robredo will be in Bacolod City today as keynote speaker for the Negros Occidental Small Fishers Alliance (NOSFA) Provincial Congress at the Business Inn. The organization seeks to strengthen and advance advocacies for small fisherfolk and fishery workers in Negros Occidental. Acting NOSFA Chair Antonio Castillo called this year’s congress a “milestone,” …

Chiong: TFK will not cower in the face of ‘intimidation’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 12 Moises Padilla residents filed falsification charges against Task Force Kasanag (TFK) head John Chiong. Jocelyn Tablanza and Herna Vinson filed separate criminal charges against Chiong, along with additional charges against three others before the Negros Occidental Provincial …