Bascon: Political unity will end poverty By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Mayors across Negros Occidental recently expressed support for the “unity ticket” formed after local political coalitions, the United Negros Alliance (UNEgA), led by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., and Love Negros, led by Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez, announced …
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SRA assures imported sugar will be ‘limited’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After officials within the sugar industry last week expressed opposition to the proposed importation of sugar, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) board member, Atty. Emilio Yulo, yesterday assured local labor groups in Negros Occidental the entry of imported sugar would be “limited.” In a statement by Yulo, he said they …
Demolition of suspected drug den at Bacolod Vendors Plaza ordered
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Barangay 12 Captain Ely Alcantara recently ordered the demolition of a small hut located within the Bacolod Vendors Plaza, which was reportedly being used as a drug den. In a radio interview yesterday morning, he said they learned about the location after witnessing several unidentified individuals arriving in the …
Guimaras experiences third minor quake since last week
A minor earthquake struck Guimaras over the weekend, making it the third tremor to shake the island since Thursday, when two minor earthquakes, recorded within 25 minutes of each other, were recorded. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the Saturday afternoon quake struck just east of Jordan and measured 2.0 in …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
Flooding reported in southern Negros Occidental By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Flooding was reported in the southern portion of Negros Occidental as a result of the enhanced southwest monsoon caused by Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong.” According to the Sipalay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the Cabadiangan River swelled following …
PCG resumes Western Visayas sea trips
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has allowed for the resumption of sea trips in the Western Visayas after suspending them ahead of Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong.” PCG-Bacolod station commander, Lieutenant Commander Ludovico Lebrilla, said trips between Panay and Cebu were canceled Friday evening after a gale warning was issued over the Visayas, which the …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
Gale warning suspends sea trips By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended several sea trips in the Visayas area after the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a gale warning due to Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong.” PCG-Bacolod Station Commander, Lieutenant Commander Ludovico Librilla, said the …
Tornado ravages Canlaon City school, residential areas
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A school building was destroyed, while several homes were damaged, after a tornado touched down yesterday at Purok Everlasting in Barangay Malaiba, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. Based on a report by the Canlaon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO), they received a call around 9:11 a.m. claiming a …
Bacolod City councilor apologizes for punching incident
Puentevella: I was provoked By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Claudio Jesus ‘Kalaw’ Puentevella yesterday issued a public apology after physically assaulting fellow City Councilor Dindo Ramos during last Wednesday’s regular Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) session. “I know that what happened was inappropriate,” he said during a press conference. “I hope that …
Reported plane crash causes panic in Negros, Cebu
CAAP confirms no crash, all planes accounted for By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following eyewitness accounts from Escalante City, Toboso, Moises Padilla, and La Castellana reporting a low-flying aircraft yesterday, along with supposed sightings from neighboring Cebu, reports surfaced claiming the aircraft in question disappeared in Moises Padilla’s Barangay Quintin Remo, located in …