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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The issues surrounding the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project should be resolved immediately to avoid delays, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday morning. According to Lacson, there were several issues with the project, such as the bidding for the detailed engineering design (DED) in which a contractor claimed that …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has pointed out the importance of safety and security to improve tourism and the economy in the province. Lacson made the statement after attending the three-day Integrated Safety and Security Para sa Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection on May 12, wherein 40 …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Power distribution and supply services are seen to improve in the proposed joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Ignite Power. “This partnership is the best option,” said Roel Castro, president and chief executive officer of MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Police Station 8 considers the case of a Canadian national who murdered his Filipina wife before taking his own life inside their house as closed. Police Captain Glen Montaño, Police Station 8 commander, said they are already trying to get in touch with the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was stabbed to death by her Canadian husband and later killed himself inside their home at Villa Mikaela Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport yesterday morning. Police identified the wife as 47-year-old Liezel Demerin-St. Jean, a call center agent and a native of Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City; while …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has vowed improved services and power reliability for consumers if the proposed joint venture agreement (JVA) with the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) takes place. MORE Power President and chief executive officer Roel Castro questioned as to why there is negativity about privatization …

Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., one of the alleged masterminds in the Pamplona massacre, would not be considered a fugitive, his legal counsel, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio said yesterday. “He cannot be considered a fugitive from justice. We have been participating in all the legal processes that we have been allowed to participate in,” Topacio …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local labor leader in Negros Occidental accused the New People’s Army (NPA) of harassment. Allan Gozon, chairman of the Democratic Alliance of Labor Sector (DALO), revealed yesterday morning to local media, that he received information that the NPA’s Special Partisan Unit had deployed a team in Bacolod City’s …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has officially dismissed former Isabela town treasurer Nenette Escarda from service for grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and malversation of public funds. Based on the decision signed on Monday, May 8, Escarda was perpetually disqualified from holding public office, barred from taking civil service examinations, …

By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will try their best to solve cases of “dumping dead bodies” in the city after Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez did not give them a timeline. BCPO acting director, Colonel Noel Aliño said yesterday they will do their best so that these incidents will no longer happen. …