By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez said, with both chambers of Congress currently handling several pending bills, along with impeachment proceedings for Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the time frame to discuss the transition to federalism continues to dwindle. Speaking to members of the media at …
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The Philippines is the fifth-largest organic producer globally –Agriculture Department
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romolu-Puyat, who represented Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol during yesterday’s opening of the 12th Negros Island Organic Farmers’ Festival at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol grounds, revealed the Philippines is the world’s fifth-largest producer of organic goods. “It’s still growing,” she noted. “Negros Occidental Governor …
ICPO reports suggest city crime rate is on a continuous decline
By Paulo Loreto Lim After earlier reporting a 55 percent drop in crime from November 3 to 9, compared to the same time frame last year, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) recorded 39 criminal incidents between November 10 and 16, a drop from 98 incidents recorded between November 11 and 17 in the …
Ceneco open to hearings surrounding P232M passed on to member-consumers
Release: Recent power interruptions due to repairs, upgrades By Paulo Loreto Lim With both advocacy groups and the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) calling for hearings into the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) allowing the Korean Electric Power Corporation-Salcon Power Corporation (Kepco-SPC) and the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) to collect P232 million from …
Three police officers wounded following NPA attack in Antique
Three police officers were wounded following an attack conducted by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Antique, yesterday. The injured officers were identified as Police Officers 3 (PO3) Gabby Orantes, Michael Alejo, and Salvador Cordero. According to Philippine Army 301st Infantry Brigade (301 IB) commander, Colonel Pio Diñoso, a detachment of the Citizens Armed Forces …
Hundreds demonstrate at Iloilo City Hall against local energy company
Hundreds gathered at Iloilo City Hall yesterday to protest the Panay Electric Company, Inc. (PECO), whom the Iloilo City Council recently voted against their request for a franchise renewal. According to Iloilo City Councilor Joshua Alim, a petition of over 26,000 PECO consumers will be presented during today’s application hearing before the House of Representatives. …
Iloilo City Mayor open to proposals from utility investors
By Paulo Loreto Lim In light of the ongoing hostilities being lobbed at Panay Electric Company, Inc. (PECO), Iloilo City’s electricity provider, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III, who earlier acknowledged an array of consequences if a national government takeover of the local power distributor were to occur, said he is open to proposals from …
SP to prioritize health services, traffic management in 2018 city budget
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Committee on Appropriations and Finance recently conducted the first of three hearings regarding the proposed P2.25 billion 2018 city budget. City Councilor Caesar Distrito, who chairs the committee, noted their priority items include health services, traffic management, funding Bacolod City College (BCC), among other items. …
Phivolcs: Volcanic quakes continue to drop at Mt. Kanlaon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the most recent data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the number of volcanic quakes at Mt. Kanalon continues to decline. After previously reporting 34 volcanic quakes between last Friday morning and Sunday morning, nine were recorded between Monday morning and yesterday morning. In addition, no “degassing activity” had …
DepEd denies declaring no classes from Thursday to Saturday
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Education (DepEd) yesterday denied posting an advisory on social media announcing there would be no classes starting tomorrow, November 23, until November 25. They called it “fake news” and urged the public to be more vigilant when reading such reports. The said post has since been deleted, however, it had …