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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A human rights group in Negros has accused a jail warden of “abuse” after a local lawyer was refused entry to the jail in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City to meet with several clients detained inside the facility. Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN) said Atty. Rey Gorgonio was reported to have …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez said he respects Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo’s comment that he opposed the revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR) due to “cultural reasons.” Benitez said if Degamo is completely against re-establishing the NIR, then another option is to make a sub-region of Western Visayas …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The biosecurity protocols against bird flu are already in place in Negros Occidental’s major ports, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said. “Diri sa Negros Occidental, waay man kita problema, [kay] naga-exist na nga daan ang aton mga quarantine inspectors sa mga ports,” PVO head, Dr. Placeda Lemana said. Lemana said …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 536,829 households in Western Visayas (WV) are categorized as poor, based on data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 6 (DSWD-6). Arwin Razo, DSWD-6 Assistant Regional Director, said that a total of 1,394,251 households in the region were assessed through house-to-house interviews …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) suspects “politics” may be behind Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo’s disapproval of the revival of Negros Island Region (NIR). In a radio interview, MBCCI chief executive officer Frank Carbon said Degamo’s opinion on Negros Oriental preferring to stay …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station in Northern Negros Occidental has been placed on heightened alert status ahead of the holiday season. Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG Station chief, said they will strictly carry out inspections of all types of vessels, especially passenger ships. Mercurio said they are also monitoring …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following months of positive development, the moves to revive Negros Island Region (NIR) may have hit a major obstacle after Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo voiced his disapproval during the 4th Regional Development Council in Central Visayas full council meeting in Cebu City on Tuesday, December 6. During the …

DAVAO CITY – Ministers of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), local educational institutions, and educators were all present at the first ever BARMM Education Summit, which was recently held at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang. This gathering of key stakeholders was organized to discuss ways to use education as a …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government bagged the championship in excellence in environmental governance category during the 2022 Excellence in Local Governance Awards on Monday, December 5, in Iloilo City. The province also placed first runner-up in local legislation, economic governance, administrative governance, and social governance categories, and placed second …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Western Visayas (PhilHealth-6) announced yesterday that they will be hiking the premium contribution by 4.5 percent next year. Janimhe Jalbuna, PhilHealth-6 Public Affairs Unit head, said the hike is based under Republic Act 11223, or the Universal Health Care Act, in which contributions are set to …