Nearly 250 quakes recorded in 24 hours By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the status of Mt. Kanlaon to ‘Alert Level 2’ following a spike in the number of earthquakes recorded at the volcano. Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) head Zeaphard Caelian said Phivolcs …
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City Legal Officer on graft accusations by Penjan Builders: They’re distorting facts
They were victimized by the Puentevella administration –Bayatan By Paulo Loreto Lim In response to an open letter penned by a group representing Penjan Builders and Supply to President Rodrigo Duterte and the PDP-Laban, accusing the administration of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia of “graft and corruption to its highest order,” City Legal Officer, Atty. …
Bacolod City dengue cases dropped by 17 percent this year –CHO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of dengue cases in Bacolod City dropped by 17 percent compared to last year, based on the latest data released by the City Health Office (CHO) yesterday morning. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said from January until November 4 of this year, they recorded …
Robbers hit San Carlos City motorcycle shop
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle shop was struck by unidentified robbers in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, yesterday morning. Police identified the establishment as Rusco Motors Incorporated. San Carlos City police chief, Police Superintendent D’Artagnan Katalbas, Jr., said the discovery was made by branch manager Marc Trifuno Gonzalez after he walked into the …
City Councilor claims a ‘sacred duty’ to call for public hearings
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. In response to the rejection of his request for more public hearings on the recent endorsement by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of a bill, earlier submitted by Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya before the House of Representatives, requesting Bacolod City’s Charter Day be changed from October …
CHO still awaiting confirmatory test results regarding suspected bacterial disease
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga City Health Office (CHO) Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said they are still awaiting the confirmatory test results from the five-year-old who recently passed away from a suspected case of meningococcemia, a bacterial disease. In a press conference yesterday, Tan said they are expecting confirmatory tests to …
Militant groups stage anti-Trump protest in Bacolod City
Bayan-Negros: America is the most powerful terrorist state By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of various militant groups in Negros Occidental staged a protest yesterday afternoon against US President Donald Trump, who was recently in the country attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Metro Manila. Michael Dela Concepcion of the Negros …
Murcia resident gunned down by riding-in-tandem
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 52-year-old Murcia resident was killed after being repeatedly shot by riding-in-tandem suspects yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as Efraem Talaban, a resident of Barangay Damsite. Based on a statement given by Talaban’s wife, the victim was sitting outside their sari-sari store when two unidentified individuals arrived on …
Kin of worker killed in collapse criticizes handling of the situation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mother-in-law of one of the construction workers killed in the recent collapse of a portion of the under construction Capitol Central Mall criticized the way authorities handled the situation. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Thelma Mahinay said, following the collapse, when she and her family visited, authorities …
Contractor wants stoppage order lifted despite ongoing investigation following collapse
By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Negros Occidental Field Office chief Mary Agnes N. Capigon yesterday noted the Makati Development Corporation, contractor for the under construction Capitol Central Mall, which saw a portion of the structure collapse over the weekend, is requesting the DOLE-implemented work stoppage order be lifted. “There …