By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Fourth District Representative Jeffrey Ferrer announced Friday all options were open for him in the upcoming 2019 elections. Ferrer, who was recently acclaimed president of the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) chaired by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., attended the provincial party’s meeting at the Nature’s Village and Restaurant …
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UST Professor: NIR proposed as a state
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a federalism forum, which took place on Friday at the Bacolod Pavillon, University of Sto. Tomas-Department of Political Science chair, Professor Dennis Coronacion, presented a document confirming the Negros Island Region (NIR) is included as the tenth state in the bill pushing for the transition to a federal form …
Mayor assures Bacolod City is bird flu-free
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to reports claiming poultry sales in Bacolod City have dropped due to the recent avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak in Pampanga, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia assured city residents poultry products in the city are safe. During a recent interview, the mayor said it was “human nature” …
Mayor defends removing vendors from the Bacolod Public Plaza Leonardia: We would like to transform the plaza into something wholesome
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday defended his decision to remove vendors from the Bacolod Public Plaza. “The plaza should be maintained as a plaza,” he stated. “We would really like to transform the plaza into something wholesome.” Leonardia said he would like to see the plaza become “a place …
Hinigaran Police Chief relieved NOPPO Director reiterates: No basis
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a letter from Hinigaran Mayor Jose Nadie Arceo to Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald dela Rosa seeking the immediate removal of Hinigaran Municipal Police chief, Police Senior Inspector Lawrence Bathan, the local law enforcement official was formally removed from his post, yesterday. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office …
Southern Negros rocked by multiple quakes over the weekend
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sipalay City and Hinoba-an, both in Negros Occidental, were rocked by eight earthquakes over the weekend. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the first quake struck Hinoba-an around 8:58 a.m. last Friday, with a magnitude of 3.0. This was followed by two additional small tremors of …
Panay faces egg shortage, requests Negros farmers provide temporary supply
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the Department of Agriculture ban on poultry shipments from Luzon, Panay currently faces the potential of an egg shortage, after their shipment of eggs from Batangas was blocked by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). The ban is the result of an avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak declaration …
Hinigaran Mayor fears for his life, sleeping in municipal hall
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hinigaran Mayor Nadie Arceo yesterday said there have been threats to his life, following his public row with municipal police chief, Senior Police Inspector Lawrence Gerald Bathan; however, the mayor maintains the police chief is not directly involved in the alleged threats. Arceo said, since he has been requesting Bathan …
People Power Commissioner: NIR dissolution is a temporary setback
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In a recent local radio interview, People Power Commissioner Elgin Robert Damasco called the dissolution of the Negros Island Region (NIR) “a temporary setback,” reiterating the case made by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno that the region was “too expensive for the national government.” He said …
Board Member: Marañon wants me to run for vice governor Escalante projects 2018 Negros Occidental budget at P3.3B
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr. yesterday revealed the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is planning to meet next week, August 25, to discuss who should run for governor and vice governor in the 2019 polls, noting he was recently encouraged to run for office. After indicating the party …