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By Paulo Loreto Lim The Malay municipal government, through its Waste Water Council, has begun excavations throughout resort destination Boracay as part of its probe into the ongoing pollution situation, a response to President Rodrigo Duterte earlier referring to the locale as a “cesspool” and ordering the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region VI (LTFRB-6) recently recommended public utility jeepneys (PUJs) fares be increased to P9. Currently, regular fares in the Western Visayas run between P6.50 to P7. In a radio interview yesterday morning, LTFRB-6 Director Richard Osmeña said local transport groups are demanding P10 …

By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Oversight Committee on Drug Clearing Program recently revealed they currently have applications from 133 barangays in towns across Iloilo, along with one from Antique, requesting evaluations to be considered for ‘drug-cleared’ status. According to PDEA-Region VI Director Wardley Getalla, police are currently validating …

By Paulo Loreto Lim   Former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela recently revealed his coalition, comprised of various groups from across Negros Occidental, is opposed to the constituent assembly approach in the proposed transition to a federal form of government. “We didn’t think that [approach] would allow for a proper consultative process,” he explained. “It’s …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   The Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303 IB) yesterday confirmed the attack on a farm tractor in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, last Monday, was perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA). 303IB Civil Military Officer, Captain Ruel Llanes, said the four gunmen are members of the NPA Central Negros …

Increase attributed to TRAIN Law By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) revealed residential rates for February 2017 will increase by 41¢ per kilowatt hour (kWh). The February 2017 residential rate is quoted at 11.2868/kWh, up from P10.8746/kWh in January. Ceneco Corporate Planning Department head, Engr. Leomel Tambanillo, attributed the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, yesterday, revealed the details of his meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte, who made a surprise visit last week in the province. According to Lacson, no local politics were discussed during the dinner meeting, which was hosted by the Yanson family, owners of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The cousin of a Negrense overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who is currently in Kuwait, was interviewed yesterday morning, where they claimed their family member working abroad is being held against their will. According to Lilibeth Hizon, a resident of Barangay Cabug in Bacolod City, she told Bombo Radyo-Bacolod her cousin, …

By Paulo Loreto Lim According to the final report compiled by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist on the effects of Tropical Storm Basyang, which struck Negros earlier this month, Bago City suffered over P4.2 million in rice crop losses. The storm impacted 19 of the city’s 24 barangays, across an area in excess of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) burned down a tractor at Hacienda Taborda in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Monday afternoon. Based on a statement provided to police by the tractor operator, identified as 60-year-old Manuel Jamandre, he was operating in the said area when four men armed with …