By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday issued public warnings regarding Tropical Storm Vinta as it is poised to strike the eastern portion of Mindanao today, along with declaring a Storm Signal #1 over the southern part of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental. The storm is …
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PRO-6 maintains readiness despite NPA truce
Gorero: NPA will honor the ceasefire By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) yesterday said they would maintain alert readiness despite President Rodrigo Duterte announcing a holiday ceasefire between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA). According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, the ceasefire is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, December 23, …
Carles man remains missing after boat capsized earlier this week
By Paulo Loreto Lim Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continue to search for 33-year-old Johncel Condello, a resident of Gigantes Sur, located within the municipal limits of Carles, Iloilo, who has been missing since a boat he was aboard capsized last Tuesday, December 19. According to a report from the PCG, 18-year-old …
Supreme Court en banc dismisses Puentevella poll protest appeal
Bayatan: It’s impossible to get a reversal By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Supreme Court en banc recently dismissed the appeal filed by former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella challenging the earlier dismissal of his poll protest following the 2016 Bacolod City mayoral election that saw Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia earn 120,231 votes …
Holiday travelers flocking to local sea terminals
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With holiday travelers currently flocking to sea terminals throughout Negros Occidental ahead of the Christmas holiday, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Bacolod station commander, Lieutenant Senior Grade Jimmy Oliver Vingno, reported the number of passengers and vehicles at the Bredco port has doubled as of yesterday afternoon, with more expected …
Moises Padilla Vice Mayor, husband are not on the provincial drug watchlist –NOPPO
Reloj: The two are under surveillance by municipal police By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to Moises Padilla municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Alan Reloj, recently claiming the town’s Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband Felix Mathias Yulo are on their municipal drug watchlist and currently under surveillance by their station, …
Christmas rains expected across Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said they are closely monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), which they believe may bring rains throughout the Visayas beginning on Friday, throughout the weekend, and possibly on Christmas Day. According to PAGASA, there are …
Man shot dead at Goldenfields
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 …
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 …