PWN urges cooperative to name violators By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr. said they have caught 446 individuals stealing from Ceneco’s power lines this year. Records released by the cooperative state, of the 446 individuals, around 283 have settled by paying for the systems …
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RTNHS student suicide triggered by cyberbullying –Local CHR
Teacher denies shaming allegations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Commission on Human Rights (CHR) determined cyberbullying triggered the recent suicide of Ramon Torres National High School (RTNHS) Grade 8 student Eric Hain Demafeliz. In a radio interview yesterday, CHR-Negros Occidental investigator Vincent Parra said he spoke with the student’s advisor Larina …
San Carlos City biomass plant expected to be operational next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga North Negros BioPower, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Arthur Aguilar said the 20 Megawatt (MW) San Carlos Biomass power plant will be operational by next month. During recent groundbreaking ceremonies for the 25 MW biomass power plant in Manapla, Aguilar said, aside from the San Carlos facility, they are also …
Negros Oriental Board Member dies in Aklan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Oriental Board Member Arturo Umbac reportedly passed away while on an official trip to Aklan on Thursday. Negros Oriental Acting Governor Mark Macias said during a radio interview yesterday, he was on a tour of the Allen Salas Quimpo Bakhawan Ecological Park in Kalibo, alongside the 83-year-old provincial official …
Provincial Board to hold hearings on proposed P3.5B budget
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Negros Occidental Provincial Board will be conducting hearings later this month on the proposed 2018 budget submitted by Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., valued at just over P3.5 billion, a 12.45 percent increase from the prior year. Hearings are scheduled to run from November 20 to 23. The majority of the …
Japanese woman slashed in Dumaguete City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An 18-year-old Japanese woman was rushed to a hospital in Dumaguete City after she was reportedly assaulted by an unidentified suspect in Barangay Calindangan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental earlier this week. Dumaguete City police refused to identify the Japanese national, although they confirmed she was temporarily residing at an …
Vice Governor sees no reason for ‘revolutionary government’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said there is “no reason for President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a revolutionary government,” following recent statements made by the president. In a recent interview, Lacson said the statement could just be a strategy by the president to counter groups who are …
Tropical Depression Salome: Rains expected today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Parts of Negros Occidental may experience rain showers after the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported the low pressure area they have been monitoring west of the Philippines formed into a tropical depression (TD). Based on data released by PAGASA, at 4:00 p.m. yesterday, TD Salome was last spotted …
Eight rescued after boat sinks near Carles, Iloilo
Eight people were recently rescued after their boat sank off the coast of the Bulobadiang Islet, part of Carles, Iloilo. According to Iloilo Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) chief, Lieutenant Commander Ramil Palabrica, their substation in Estancia, Iloilo received a distress call and immediately deployed PCG members to the islet. Upon arrival, the boat was halfway …
Bago City fabrication company robbed by four gunmen
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fabrication company was held-up by four gunmen yesterday morning in Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Rizaldy Dalofin, a company supervisor and resident of Purok Milo, Barangay San Vicente in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. Based on an initial probe by Bago City police, Dalofin …