By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno recently claimed the establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) was unconstitutional, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ismael Sueno said, while he supports the existence of the NIR, he has tasked Undersecretary Austere Panadero to research …
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Motion filed requesting Court of Appeals inhibit itself from Leonardia case Cadagat: ‘Aguinaldo Doctrine’ will be used as an excuse in all cases
By Paulo Loreto Lim Echoing the arguments brought forward in a letter penned by former Provincial Board Member Victor Puey to the Court of Appeals-Cebu Station, earlier this month, journalist and chair of the Negros chapter of Mothers and Relatives against Tyranny and Repression (MARTYR) Edgar Cadagat recently filed an urgent motion to inhibit to …
5,000 demonstrate against Coca-Cola, call for boycott Governor a no-show
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A reported 5,000 showed up to a rally outside the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Barangay Mansilingan, demonstrating against the importation of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and condemning the proposal by Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to suspend Sugar Order No. 3, enacted by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), …
Governor, Vice Governor to join protest against Piñol, high fructose corn syrup Demonstration to close by burning an effigy of the Agriculture Secretary
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., and Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson announced they will be joining the protest condemning the proposal by Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to suspend Sugar Order No. 3, enacted by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), which regulated the importation of high fructose corn …
Federalism will pass before the end of Duterte term –Mercado Negros Occidental representatives advocate for NIR federal state
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In a press conference following yesterday’s public consultation on constitutional reform at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), Southern Leyte Lone District Rep. Roger Mercado, who chairs the committee on constitutional amendments, affirmed his confidence federalism will pass before the end of the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “We can …
Former Board Member claims Leonardia case is ‘prejudged’ Puey cites newspaper headline predicting a favorable result
By Paulo Loreto Lim Former Provincial Board Member Victor Puey recently penned a letter to the Court of Appeals-Cebu Station, requesting the division inhibit itself and conduct a re-raffle, claiming the dismissal case surrounding Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has already been prejudged in the mayor’s favor. According to the letter, Puey claims the Condonation …
Diocese tells Senate to ‘follow their conscience’ and junk death penalty bill Adsum: The Philippines is a ‘nation of murderers’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Diocese of Bacolod appealed to the Philippine Senate, telling them to follow their conscience and junk the death penalty bill, which was approved by the House of Representatives last week. “What is important is we remain faithful to our conscience,” said San Sebastian Cathedral rector and social communications head, …
Baciwa General Manager arrested for slander
By Dominique Gabriel G. Banaga The general manager of the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) was arrested by police, yesterday afternoon. Engineer Mario Macatangay was presented with an arrest warrant in his office for the crime of grave oral defamation, or slander, issued by Judge Abraham Bayona of the Bacolod City Municipal Trial Courts in …
Air force fighter planes to conduct overflights in parts of Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced, last Wednesday, they would be conducting overflights of their brand new fighter aircraft in parts of Visayas, including Negros Occidental. According to PAF spokesperson, Colonel Antonio Francisco, the overflight of the South Korean built FA-50PH “Fighting Eagle” aircraft will be conducted in the areas …
Diocese lauds Rep. Ferrer for opposing death penalty Pasquin: Proponents were ‘swayed by politics’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Diocese of Bacolod, yesterday, lauded Negros Occidental Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer for voting against the reinstatement of the death penalty. Diocese social communications head, Rev. Fr. Felix Pasquin, credited Ferrer’s “good conscience” and said she is “following God’s rule.” Ferrer was the only Negros Occidental representative to vote against …