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By JEN BAYLON Some areas in Western Visayas will still continue to experience high heat indices despite the onset of the rainy season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. “Ekspektar naton gihapon, from time to time, bisan rainy season, may ara possibility sang mainit kag mapaang nga panahon,” Pagasa weather specialist Ferdinand Rubin …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) said there is no cause for alarm amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) FLiRT variant reported in other countries. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the symptoms of the FLiRT variant are the same as past variants of COVID-19. Pinongan said …

The Silay Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) said they were not satisfied with the explanations about the proposed bulk water supply project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, that would convince them to issue a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) to proceed with the project. Silay City Vice Mayor Thomas Maynard Ledesma, during the SP’s regular session …

By JEN BAYLON The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) has requested the abolition of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), over its failure to allow cloud seeding operations at the height of the drought to save sugarcane plantations in Negros Occidental. “The sugar industry is suffering from a big loss …

BY JEN BAYLON Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said yesterday that 60 members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) in Negros Occidental resigned from the political party. Benitez said the PDP members held a meeting on Saturday, May 25, and signed an irrevocable resignation from the group. “We will just resign as a group, and we will …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed readiness to address the concerns raised by the Silay City government regarding the provincial government’s bulk water supply project. “We’re ready to answer those questions. That’s the status as of now, because they have not categorically said that ‘we will disapprove the request,’” Lacson said in …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has welcomed the approval from the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) to conduct cloud seeding operations in the province. Lacson, in an interview yesterday, said the DA-6’s change of heart to conduct cloud seeding to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on agriculture …

  By JEN BAYLON Power Watch Negros (PWN) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho expressed his disgust over high power generation charges being shouldered by consumers due to price increases in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) following the series of red and yellow alerts on the power grids. “Why penalize consumers by making them pay for the …

By JEN BAYLON The Silay Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is seeking clarification into the implications of the proposed Negros Occidental provincial government’s bulk water supply project from its proponents. Silay Vice Mayor Thomas Ledesma said the city council is not opposing the project, but rather needs clarification on the project’s certain aspects. “We’re not against this. We …

By JEN BAYLON The newly-installed chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City vowed to focus on addressing the backlog of cases, including the discovery of body parts in front of the agency’s district office earlier this year. NBI-Bacolod chief Manuel Fayre, Jr. said yesterday he is committed to tackling the backlog …