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  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The House of Representatives-Committee on Agriculture is planning to visit Negros Occidental to check the situation of the sugar farmers and to discuss several issues hounding the industry. Negros Occidental 6th district Congresswoman Mercedes Alvarez said they still do not have an exact date, but she affirmed that the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 60-day preventive suspension was issued against former Negros Occidental’s Isabela municipal treasurer Nenette Escarda in connection to the missing P6.4 million funds of the local government unit last month. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson approved the suspension order upon receiving the recommendation of the Provincial Legal Office (PLO), which released …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City was placed under a “state of health emergency” on Wednesday, February 22, after a rising number of amoebiasis cases was recorded in the city. Mayor Renato Gustilo said the number of amoebiasis cases in the city is more than a hundred already, with Barangay …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The four Negrenses wanted in the disappearance of the six missing “sabungeros” have no previous criminal records, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) says. Based on NOCPPO’s latest monitoring, the four wanted persons also have no history of returning home, and police cannot rule out the possibility of their …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local advocacy group Power Watch Negros (PWN) reiterated its call to the National Electrification Administration to conduct a performance and technical audit on Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement within the local power cooperative. In a statement made by PWN secretary-general Wennie Sancho, he …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two village chiefs and a former official in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City were identified by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City as alleged protectors of illegal gambling activities. NBI-Bacolod chief Atty. Renoir Baldovino said they have issued summons to Kabankalan village chiefs Joel Alebajo of Barangay …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is planning to hold a forum in June of this year for all investors who are interested in the bulk water project. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday morning that with the way things are going, everybody is excited as many investors have …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga All local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are encouraged to impose stricter building codes amid renewed calls in response to the major earthquake in Türkiye earlier this month. “It’s a matter of implementation lang. I would really like to encourage our LGUs nga wala dapat shortcuts, because any shortcuts …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson remains hopeful that the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge will finally happen. Lacson said the bridge project will have a very positive impact for the entire Western Visayas region. He added that recent developments such as the preparations, studies and designs make the proposed bridge project …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is currently keeping an eye out for the four of the six suspects involved in the disappearance of six “sabungeros” or cockfight enthusiasts in January last year. NOCPPO spokesperson Captain Judesses Catalogo said yesterday that the four suspects are from Negros Occidental, …