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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With Philippine Airlines set to open a route between Bacolod–Silay Airport and Clark International Airport on Friday, December 15, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said it will bring more convenience for both tourists and travelers. In an interview with Watchmen Daily Journal yesterday morning, he noted Bacolodnons who are residents of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental fourth district Rep. Juliet Ferrer and second district Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva recently echoed the call by third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez, seeking a probe into declining “mill gate” sugar prices. The two filed House Resolution No. 1497, which requests the Special Committee on Visayas to conduct an …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said he will be speaking with festival officials after United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) President Manuel Lamata called for a ban of Coca-Cola products at Bacolaodiat Festival 2018, scheduled to take place from February 15 to 18. The mayor emphasized he is …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Labor and Employment-Region VI (DOLE-6) director, Atty. Johnson Canete, yesterday said he will fight for ‘fair pay’ for local sugarcane workers, which he said would be on par with other workers. Canete, who was in the city for the District Tripartite Council General Assembly and Sugar Amelioration Program …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A group representing Penjan Builders and Supply recently penned a letter in rebuttal to City Legal Officer, Atty. Joselito Bayatan, who earlier accused the group of “distorting” facts, after the former lodged graft allegations against the administration of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia. The group, comprised of journalist Edgar Cadagat …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) increased security at police stations throughout the province after police and army intelligence recently foiled a planned New People’s Army (NPA) attack on a police station in the province. In a report by TV Patrol-Negros yesterday afternoon, NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri recently revealed plans to call for an investigation into declining “mill gate” sugar prices, similar to the request made last week by Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez before the House of Representatives. Zubiri revealed suspicions of the ongoing smuggling of high fructose corn syrup, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 155 volcanic quakes within a 24-hour period between Sunday and yesterday morning. Following the phreatic eruption that occured over the weekend, volcanologists said Mt. Kanlaon is presently undergoing a moderate level of unrest. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a phreatic …

Cornelio: If farmers are forced out, a government bailout will be demanded By Paulo Loreto Lim The Negros Farmworkers and Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Producers Federation (NeFARB) praised Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez after he filed a resolution last week calling for an investigation into the ongoing decline in “mill gate” sugar prices. In …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Barangay 35 Captain Manuel ‘Maui’ Huelar released a second affidavit yesterday, where he insisted former Negros Occidental fourth district Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer is involved in illegal drug activities. The 2016 candidate for Negros Occidental vice governor laughed off the latest allegations, calling them “preposterous” in a phone …