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 …
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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 …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
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, …
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 …