By Neska Centina A man was shot to death by an unknown gunman at the Goldenfields Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as 41-year-old Jeffrey Abendan, a resident of Purok Sunflower, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City. Initial investigations revealed Abendan was with an unidentified woman when he was shot twice as …
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Benitez to announce kin as his prospective successor during meeting today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez is expected to announce the endorsement of his brother, Jose Francisco, as his preferred successor when the congressman’s term expires in 2019, during a meeting in Talisay City today before 25,000 local politicians. Last month, Benitez deployed his elder brother throughout the district …
Three Negros Occidental utility co-ops expected to cut rates in December
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco), the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco), and the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Noneco) all revealed they will be cutting electricity rates for December 2017. Ceneco revealed rates will be around 66¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh) less than the prior month’s charge, dropping from …
NOPPO Director orders probe into Moises Padilla incident
Board Member believes police may have violated protocol By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., ordered an investigation into the Tuesday night incident involving Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Alan Reloj. He noted, the vice mayor is not …
Moises Padilla Vice Mayor, husband face criminal charges
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband, Felix Mathias Yulo, both face multiple criminal charges following an incident earlier this week in Barangay Crossing Magallon in the said municipality. In an interview yesterday with Moises Padilla municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Alan Reloj, he denied the allegations …
Tropical Storm Urduja: PDRRMO: Damages total P3.64M in Aklan
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported yesterday, Tropical Storm Urduja left Aklan with P3.64 million in damages to the agriculture and fishery industries. Their data reports P2.3 million of the reported damages were from infrastructure. PDRRMO also reported flooding in nearly every barangay in Malay, where resort …
Iloilo Congressman denies pressuring former DOH Secretary to purchase more Dengvaxia
Iloilo first district Rep. Oscar Garin, Jr., husband of former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin, recently denied allegations he tried to pressure former DOH Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial to allocate more funding for the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine, which supposedly resulted in her rejection by the House of Representatives Commission on Appointments. “For the …
DPWH completing feasibility studies for Bacolod City, Negros Occidental projects
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar yesterday confirmed his agency is currently completing feasibility studies for infrastructure in Bacolod City and throughout Negros Occidental. Villar, who was in the city for the inauguration of the Magsaysay-Araneta flyover, said two additional flyovers are among the projects being …
Phivolcs records massive drop in quakes at Mt. Kanlaon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) yesterday recorded a substantial drop in the number of volcanic quakes at Mt. Kanlaon, reporting three occurrences between Monday morning and Tuesday morning. Observatories positioned near the volcano also reported seeing a moderate emission of white steam-laden plumes from the crater, rising to a …
Magsaysay-Araneta flyover open
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Magsaysay-Araneta flyover, which spans an area the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) called “one of the busiest streets in Bacolod City,” opened yesterday, following eight months of construction. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar called the inauguration of the structure a “Christmas gift” for Bacolodnons. He also thanked the …