By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Station 5 (PS5) officers recently impounded several motorcycles and tricycles, following a random checkpoint in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, late Tuesday evening. According to reports from PS5, they managed to impound a total of five motorcycles after their owners failed to produce pertinent documents for their vehicles. Police …
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‘Long process’ ahead of proposed Hinoba-an industrial zone –Lacson
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said the Hinoba-an Industrial Estate still faces a “long process,” following a public hearing by the Negros Occidental Provincial Board committee on laws, which discussed the application of clearances on earth-balling mangroves and upland trees located in the town’s Barangay Bacuyangan, …
Moises Padilla Mayor: I would have pushed the governor to sit on the floor
Amid reports claiming Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. called for Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña to “sit down” during the recent Philippine Sugarcane Industry Mechanization Expo at the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) compound in Bacolod City, the mayor said he did not hear the governor’s request. “I did not hear the governor telling me …
CHED lists Negros Occidental schools eligible to provide free tuition
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recently released a list of Negros Occidental state colleges where students can attend tuition-free. Starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, students are no longer required to pay tuition at Carlos C. Hilado Memorial State College, the Northern Negros State College of Science and …
No measles cases in Bacolod City –CHO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) Environmental Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, recently affirmed there are currently no cases of measles in the city, which has not recorded a single case over the past three years. Last week, the Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Oriental declared a measles …
NOPPO prepared for upcoming NPA founding anniversary
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) said they are prepared for any incident as the New People’s Army (NPA) is scheduled to celebrate its founding anniversary on March 29. NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., said police in the province remain on “full alert status” and …
Talisay City Government pushes for ‘amusement tax’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares III yesterday revealed the city government is pushing for the collection of an amusement tax on two major tourist destinations in the city. “That is why the local amusement ordinance is under review by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Talisay City,” Lizares said. This was …
Sereno visits UNO-R, touts importance of the judiciary
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Embattled Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno visited the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) yesterday morning and cited the importance of the judiciary to university students and faculty members. In her speech, Sereno said the judiciary in the Philippines is always being accused of being slow to react …
Familiaran looks to uncooperative barangay officials on ‘drug-affected’ status
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent declaration by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI Director Wardley Getalla designating all Negros Occidental barangays as “drug-affected,” Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran believes uncooperative barangay officials have contributed to the situation. The vice mayor said he wants all Barangay Anti-drug Abuse Council (BADAC) in …
Senator backs funding for sugar industry mechanization
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara yesterday endorsed the request by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to provide more funding for the mechanization of the sugar industry. Angara, who served as keynote speaker for the Philippine Sugarcane Farming Mechanization Expo, which took place at the Sugar Regulatory Administration …