By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 130 families from six local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have been evacuated due to non-stop rains caused by a low pressure area (LPA) and a shear line, data from the provincial government revealed yesterday. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said the 130 families, composed of 1,028 …
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Sea trips between NegOcc, Cebu resume
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The ferry trips between Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City and Cebu’s Toledo City resumed yesterday morning. Commander Jansen Benjamin, operations chief of Coast Guard District Western Visayas, said the trips resumed at around 10:00 a.m., based on the explanations provided to them by the captains of M/V FastCat M10 …
Lacson hopes for NegOr guv’s ‘change of heart’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is hopeful that his counterpart, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, will have a change of heart on the issue of reestablishing the Negros Island Region (NIR). According to Lacson, they are hoping that at the end of the day, Degamo would support the …
Bad weather strands Cebu-bound passengers in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than a dozen passengers, along with some rolling cargoes were stranded at the port in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City yesterday morning after several Cebu-bound ferries suspended their trips due to the bad weather caused by a low pressure area (LPA) and a shear line. Commander Jansen Benjamin, …
House panel OKs NIR bill; TWG to formulate roadmap for institutional arrangements
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The substitute bill seeking the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) was approved by the House Committee on Local Government on Tuesday, January 10. Under the proposed bill, the NIR will include the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor Island. Aside from the House of Representatives, …
Heavy rainfall forces 24 NegOcc LGUs to suspend classes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 24 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes at all levels due to continuous downpours yesterday morning. The LGUs which declared suspension of classes were the cities of Bacolod, Silay, La Carlota, Cadiz, Sagay, San Carlos, Victorias, Himamaylan, Talisay, Bago, and Escalante; and the towns of …
AS ASF CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN PANAY, GUIMARAS: Pork ban remains in place
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) continues to monitor the province’s ports against African swine fever (ASF). PVO head, Dr. Placida Lemana said the current ban on pork and poultry products from ASF-affected areas remains in place. The current monitoring against ASF has also been stepped up further …
Diaz ready to assist Benitez if needed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday morning he is just “at the beck and call” and is ready to assist Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez again if necessary. Diaz made the declaration after his consultancy term for the city government expired last December 31, 2022. According …
‘Voter registrants in NegOcc picking up’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the low turnout during the holiday season, the number of voter registrants has started to pick up, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental said. Based on data released, the fourth week of registration in the province recorded 6,023 voter applicants, a sharp increase compared to the …
PhilSys ID applicants in NegOcc now at 2.3-M
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of residents in Negros Occidental that are registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys ID) is now at 2,364,549 in 2022. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Luis Gonzales, the head of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Bacolod City, said the numbers indicate that around 75 …