Bacolod City and eight local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental canceled classes at all levels yesterday after the state weather bureau issued a heavy rainfall advisory. Classes were canceled in the cities of Bacolod, Himamaylan, Kabankalan, San Carlos, Silay, Talisay, and Victorias; and in the towns of E.B. Magalona and Pulupandan. An orange …
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NPA killed, civilian hurt in southern NegOcc clash
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed while a civilian was injured in a gun battle on the boundary of Negros Occidental’s cities of Himamaylan and Kabankalan on Wednesday afternoon, May 3. The Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion have yet to identify the slain NPA member, the latest casualty …
Task force mulled; BCPO eyes probe group for dumped remains, severed parts
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is seriously mulling a special task force after several dumped remains and severed human parts were recovered in the city for the past months. Police Major Nestor Bacuyag, BCPO assistant public information officer, said they will submit a formal request to Police Regional …
Bacolod, DPWH to conduct probe into city flooding
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government and the City Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct a joint investigation as three major areas in the city were affected by flooding on Sunday afternoon, April 30. Major city roads — particularly near a shopping mall in the Reclamation Area, …
JVA gets backing; Local groups support proposed Ceneco-MORE joint venture
The proposed joint-venture agreement (JVA) of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) got the support of 20 labor groups in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City. Workers’ group leaders signed a resolution showing support for the JVA at the Negros Press Club in Bacolod on Monday, May 1. Wennie …
Lacson ‘not happy’ with NegOcc performance in WVRAA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he was not happy with the performance of the province in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet held in Aklan province. “If you ask me if I am happy, I’m not. We got beaten,” Lacson said. Negros Occidental was first …
‘No damaged files’; Comelec-Bacolod assured voters’ files are safe
By Mae Singuay The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City assured voters there are no files that have been damaged as their office was affected by flashfloods brought by thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon, April 30. Comelec-Bacolod elections officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said the floodwaters entered their office which caused some voters’ files to get wet. …
Labor sector hopes new SRA chief will stop direct sugar importation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local labor group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) is hoping that newly-designated acting chief, Pablo Luis Azcona of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will stop the proposed direct sugar importation by several food and beverage manufacturers. GAWA secretary-general Wennie Sancho said such a deal is a death blow …
‘Detailed plans’; Capitol asks OPA’s programs for P15-M ‘El Niño’ budget
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) was asked for detailed plans on how their proposed P15 million fund would be used to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the province. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said they have not yet approved the requested …
Local groups unite for wage hike, held activities on Labor Day
By Mae Singuay The labor groups in Negros Occidental will conduct a series of activities today, Labor Day, as they unite for a wage increase. The United Labor Alliance-Negros (ULAN) will demonstrate a strong and broad unity to call for the P750 across-the-board national minimum wage, the lowering of prices of goods, and other economic …