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  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The commander of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde) based in Negros Occidental has reminded all Army personnel in the province to avoid drinking liquor in public places. This comes after an Army scout ranger was shot dead in a bar brawl in a restobar at Bacolod City’s …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The House of Representatives Committee on Energy is set to hear an inquiry regarding the complaints hounding the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) on November 29. In a radio interview, Bacolod City lone district Congressman Greg Gasataya said he was informed of the schedule by Committee on Energy chairperson …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The African swine fever (ASF) Task Force of the Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) will start implementing penalties for those who would smuggle pork and pork products into the province. PVO acting head Dr. Placeda Lemana said under the provincial ordinance, smugglers will be fined not less than …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) President Renelo Lastierre said yesterday that employees of the provincial government are “still privileged” despite having a lesser additional bonus for this year. According to Lastierre, they have other fund sources for the additional bonuses, such as the service recognition incentive …

    BY MAE SINGUAY The Bacolod City Traffic Authority (BTAO) will coordinate with the City Legal Office (CLO) to ease the traffic problem on some major streets in the city. According to BTAO head, Police Major Junji Liba, his office has yet to receive any formal complaint in relation to the traffic problem, but …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A soldier has died while four others were wounded following a shooting incident in a restobar at around 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport. Private First Class (PFC) Edmark Iwayan, 26 years old, of Barangay Balintawak in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City, was dead on-the-spot after sustaining a gunshot …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Negros Occidental provincial government is continuously intensifying its campaign against the entry of African swine fever (ASF) into the province.  Personnel from Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), Bacolod City Police Office and the Philippine National Police-Maritime Group are strictly banning the entry of all pork products brought by passengers …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Alberto Nellas, Jr. confirmed yesterday that the office had ordered an additional 60-day preventive suspension against two personnel of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) for grave misconduct. Nellas said the suspended personnel were Engineer Jimbo Garsula, agricultural engineering head under OPA, and …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is encouraging its 31 local government units (LGUs) to celebrate their respective festivals to attract more tourists. This comes after the Department of Tourism in Western Visayas (DOT-6) reported that in the region, only Boracay Island has attained pre-pandemic levels of tourist arrivals so far. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Boracay MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences/conventions, exhibitions/events) Alliance, in cooperation with the Department of Tourism in Western Visayas (DOT-6) and the Aklan’s Malay government unit, launched the High 5 Boracay Clean-up Drive on Friday, November 11, which aims to keep the island’s beaches clean.  The initiative aims to reinforce the …