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  By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed the need for more investments in renewable energy (RE) projects in the province after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued yellow and red alerts on possible rotating brownouts and load dropping last week. “This is also a warning that we cannot depend …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said there is no need to declare a state of calamity in the province due to agricultural damage brought by the El Niño phenomenon. “We still don’t have to declare a state of calamity because there are still funds we can use,” Lacson said. Lacson explained that when …

By JEN BAYLON The agricultural damage due to the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental has now reached P184.7 million, data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed. As of Tuesday, April 16, the damage to crops in the province climbed to P184,764,120.11 from P173.576 million reported last April 11, …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) said another infant died due to suspected pertussis or whooping cough, as they waited for the patient’s confirmatory test results. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said yesterday a two-month-old girl died at a district hospital on Tuesday, April 16. Pinongan said the specimens were sent …

Local group Power Watch Negros (PWN) is requesting Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) acting general manager Atty. Arnel Lapore to conduct a comprehensive investigation into recent power interruptions in Bacolod City. PWN secretary-general Wennie Sancho, in a statement yesterday, said they raised suspicions about “possible internal forces” attempting to sabotage Ceneco’s operation. Sancho said they are asking Lapore …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental has recorded its first pertussis fatality, involving a one-month-old patient who was hospitalized last week. Provincial Health Office (PHO) head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the child passed away at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital. Pinongan said the infant died before confirmatory results came out. The PHO has so far recorded …

By JEN BAYLON Several transport groups in Bacolod City will participate in the nationwide transport strike today to protest against the government’s Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program. Rudy Catedral, Bacolod Alliance of Commuters, Operators and Drivers Inc. (BACOD) president, said the group will join the strike, in response to the calls from national transport groups Pagkakaisa ng mga …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured that Negros Oriental will not be put at a disadvantage if the Negros Island Region (NIR) is established. This, after the Diocese of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental requested President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to veto Senate Bill 2507, establishing the NIR, for “lack of fair, just and truthful consultation.” …

By JEN BAYLON The El Niño phenomenon has caused severe damage to agriculture in Negros Occidental, with losses reaching P115.2 million. The latest report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist released on Wednesday, April 10, showed that 22 local government units in the province have been affected by the dry spell. The severe weather conditions …

By JEN BAYLON Five confirmed cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been reported in Negros Occidental, including capital Bacolod City, local health officials said on Tuesday, April 9. Provincial Health Office (PHO) head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said two children aged two months old in Negros Occidental have tested positive for pertussis. Pinongan said 23 other …