Mayor: Bacolod City is fully prepared By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday declared the city is “fully prepared” for the arrival of Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong.” The mayor said he met with City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office officials on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the storm, …
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Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
Provincial government: Aside from being prepared, pray During a meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council at the Capitol Social Hall yesterday, in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong,” Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) head, Dr. Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian, said he echoes the call by …
Governor: Filipinos are the most gifted of all races
During a memorandum of agreement signing yesterday, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. called Filipinos the “most gifted of all races.” He emphasized the first gift being “the gift of faith,” which were followed by arts and music, and tongue, referring to language. The governor and Genki Negros Inc. President John Paul Silva yesterday …
Lacson-Ferrer tandem confirmed for 2019
Benitez drops all midterm plans By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr., who serves as secretary-general for the United Negros Alliance (UNegA), confirmed an agreement has been reached for a unity ticket in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. He said incumbent Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose …
Fight erupts between Bacolod City councilors
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fight erupted between two Bacolod City councilors during yesterday’s Sangguniang Panlungsod session, forcing Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran to temporarily suspend the session. A video posted minutes after the incident showed City Councilor Claudio Jesus ‘Kalaw’ Puentevella stand up from his desk, then proceed to approach …
Paduano drops bid for Bacolod City mayor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano yesterday confirmed he would not run for Bacolod City mayor in the upcoming 2019 elections. “As far as running for mayor in the city of Bacolod is concerned, I will no longer pursue it,” he stated. “The only option left for me now …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
BCPO prepares for possible search and rescue operations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday began preparations for possible search and rescue operations ahead of the anticipated southwest monsoon, brought about by Typhoon “Mangkhut,” which was classified as a super typhoon by the US Navy Joint Typhoon Warning …
Bacolod City dengue cases down 41%
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to recent data released by the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) yesterday morning, dengue cases in the city are down by 41 percent. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, explained during a press conference, as of September 8, there are total of 747 suspected cases …
Moises Padilla vice mayor, husband surrender in Bacolod City
Couple expressed concern for their safety with NOPPO By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three weeks after the La Carlota City Regional Trial Court issued an arrest warrant against Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband, Felix Mathias Segundo Yulo III, the couple surrendered yesterday morning to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, …
Five earthquakes recorded across southern Negros yesterday
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded five earthquakes across southern Negros yesterday, with all but one striking Negros Oriental. All of yesterday’s tremors struck in the morning, with the first recorded west of Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental around 2:37 a.m. The 2.4-magnitude quake is the third to hit the area in recent weeks. …