By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a press conference yesterday, various officials within the sugar industry expressed their opposition to a proposal to begin importing sugar, with Jose Maria Montinola of the Victorias Planters Association saying there is “no need to import sugar.” “The milling season has just started,” he explained. “There will be …
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Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
PDRRMO on alert By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) was placed on alert yesterday as Typhoon “Mangkhut” nears the country. In a weather bulletin issued to PDRRMO by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the typhoon is expected to enter the …
Senate approves bill recognizing June 18 as Bacolod City’s Charter Day
Zubiri: The measure provides the city with three annual observances By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Senate passed HB 7044 yesterday on its third and final reading, which establishes June 18 as Bacolod City’s Charter Day. RA 7724, signed in 1994 by then-President Fidel V. Ramos, initially marked October 19 as the city’s …
DFA: Over 700 undocumented Filipinos repatriated from the UAE
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a statement yesterday reporting 729 undocumented Filipinos have been repatriated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the middle eastern nation’s ongoing amnesty program. The program, which runs until October 31, allows those who entered the country illegally to exit without any fines but will be …
EB Magalona farmer gored by carabao
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A farmer was injured after he was reportedly gored by a carabao last Sunday in EB Magalona, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the farmer as 30-year-old Rene Polapol, a resident of the said town. Based on eyewitness accounts, Polapol was riding the carabao, when they happened to pass a bull. …
MassKara Festival 2018
Go unable to confirm Duterte appearance By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go said he is unable to confirm if President Rodrigo Duterte would attend this year’s MassKara Festival, which opens next month. Go, who was in Bacolod City recently to lead the opening of the …
San Enrique reports more crop losses
After a report released earlier this month by the Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist showed the town of San Enrique recorded around P1.339 million in rice crop losses between September 3 and 5, their latest progress report upped the number to approximately P2.726 million. The recent report mirrored the initial findings, showing the …
Go leads Malasakit Center opening at CLMMRH
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go yesterday led the opening of the new Malasakit Center at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital. In an interview with local media, Go said the facility intends to “deliver the necessary government services to the public.” He explained, the …
Provincial government celebrates Victory Day
The Negros Occidental provincial government yesterday celebrated the 73rd Negros Island Victory Day, which commemorates the day Japanese soldiers surrendered to combined Negrense forces in Murcia on September 9, 1945. The observance was marked with a wreath-laying at the War Veterans Monument, located in Capitol Park; along with a program at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose …
UN to hold ‘high-level meeting’ on TB this month
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly is scheduled to hold their first high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) later this month, September 26, in an effort to eradicate the illness worldwide. Towards the end of last month, the US Embassy in the Philippines and the United States Agency for International Development launched two projects worth over …