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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia urged the city government to act on completing cell number two of the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa, in order to pass requirements set forth by RA 9003, or the Solid Waste Management Act. He noted, it would take time if the city were …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Acting Secretary Catalino Cuy yesterday assured provincial employees and law enforcement assigned to the Negros Island Region (NIR) will not be displaced, following the recent executive order dissolving the region. He explained, employees would only be returned to their respective offices, either …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following complaints from Hinigaran Mayor Jose Nadie Arceo, claiming municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Lawrence Bathan, is “uncooperative” in the fight against illegal drugs, Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, yesterday responded saying there is no reason to replace the town’s top cop. During a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) yesterday assured local residents avian influenza, or bird flu, cannot be transmitted to humans by eating chicken or other poultry products. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, explained the virus has two classes, highly pathogenic and mild pathogenic; and humans are vulnerable if exposed to the …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A market laborer was killed after being shot by riding-in-tandem suspects in Dumaguete City, Monday evening. Police identified the fatality as 47-year-old Noel Bangcal Henson, a resident of Colon Street in the said city. Reports released by police said Henson suffered four gunshot wounds across his body after …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man walking along Purok Boulevard in Barangay 14, Bacolod City was shot by a tricycle driver, Friday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Rodolfo Masilyunes and the suspect as Norman Dumip-ig, both residents of the said barangay. Police Station 1 (PS1) said, while Masilyunes was walking, Dumip-ig …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Eight suspects allegedly involved with illegal drug activity were caught in a buy-bust operation at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, late Friday evening. Police identified the suspects as Wilfredo Languido, 21; Hermino Reyes, 44; Lorens Agriam, 18; Eric Marquez, 24; Sonny Paberan, 46; Aaron Sauce, 32; Genevieve …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Two suspected carnappers were killed in a shootout with police along Virgo Street, Sharina Heights, Bacolod City, Monday evening. Police identified the first fatality as 29-year-old Mark John Fabila, a resident of Purok Everlasting, Barangay 29 in the said city; while the second remains unidentified. Police Station 6 …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) head and technical working group member, Dr. Ma. Lina Sanogal, confirmed economic managers are the ones responsible for the dissolution of the Negros Island Region (NIR) and not President Rodrigo Duterte. Among the economic managers who pushed for dissolution, she explained in …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr., residential rates for August 2017 are expected to dip by 33 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh), to P8.71 kWh. He also noted, system loss also decreased, from 11.52 to 11.43 percent; along with the transmission charge. “Ceneco earns …