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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa is scheduled to arrive in Negros Occidental today for a two-day visit, where he is expected to visit Bacolod City and Bago City. Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said Dela Rosa will arrive this afternoon …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Regional Governor Frank Carbon said the group supports holding a sugar summit in order to address the pressing issues impacting the industry. Among the issues outlined by Carbon was the price of sugar, indicating his doubt prices would ever return to P1,800 per …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Provincial Health Office (PHO), the number of dengue deaths this year has more than doubled from the same period last year. Based on a recent report, there have been 11 dengue-related deaths between January and June of this year, up from five recorded in the same period …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The third inmate who previously escaped from the Metro Bacolod District Jail (MBDJ) fell to police at Purok Sunrise, Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental, late Tuesday evening. The inmate, identified as 38-year-old Marlon Molina, escaped on June 4, along with Noli Dega and Ebson Jaen, who have both since been …

According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), there is a current uptrend in regards to obesity among Filipinos. Nutritionist Salvador Serrano reported around a 50 percent jump in the obesity rate among adults between 1993 and 2013, rising from 16 percent to 31 percent. Among pre-schoolers, there …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the Ombudsman, in a joint resolution, ordered the filing of graft charges against former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella after finding probable cause in relation to the P50.5 million Bacolod Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (BASOC) fund used in hosting the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently passed a resolution requesting the National Food Authority (NFA) to strengthen its monitoring of rice, in response to reports of “fake rice” entering the market. According to City Councilor Claudio Jesus ‘Kalaw’ Puentevella, the author of the resolution, social media post claiming “fake …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for ICT (BNEFIT) executive director, Atty. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, recently expressed her belief that Bacolod City should follow in the footsteps of Cebu City and focus on “knowledge process outsourcing,” which refers to “higher value outsourcing services.” She said Bacolod City is capable of “handling high-value outsourced services …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The most recent Global Innovation Index (GII), which looks at innovation performance for 127 countries, saw the Philippines improve its standing by one rank, coming in at number 73. During a press briefing at Malacañan Palace, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella welcomed the results, saying the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Commissioner Prospero de Vera III recently announced the P8.3 billion allocated to provide free tuition at public colleges and universities is currently being implemented. He noted, rules and regulations for the said financial assistance was signed on April 20 and will impact students at 113 state …