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Consumer groups are seeking an end to the joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) and PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. as the majority of the consumers in this highly-urbanized city continue to experience poor service and low water quality. In a petition addressed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. yesterday, Water Watch …

Hotels and resorts in the highly urbanized Bacolod City have formed an alliance to help strengthen Bacolod’s position as a premier meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) destination in the country. City chief tourism operations officer Ma. Teresa Manalili said the formation of the Bacolod Hotel Alliance signifies a milestone in the city’s mission to …

The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has condemned the fatal shooting of three family members in Murcia town’s Barangay Buenavista while assuring the public that the incident has no connection to the ongoing election period. “We are condemning this brutal and senseless act. Let me make it clear — this is an isolated case,” NOCPPO chief Colonel Rainerio …

The newly-established Negros Island Region (NIR) has positioned itself as one of the fastest-growing regional economies in 2024 after logging an economic growth of P636.37 billion. This figure, which is 5.9 percent higher than the region’s economic performance in 2023 at P601.02 billion, surpassed the national average of 5.7 percent and even outpaced the growth …

By JEN BAYLON Two passengers of a pickup truck lost their lives following a head-on collision with a truck along Circumferential Road at Barangay Efegenio Lizares in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. The pick-up driver, Nilo Epanto Domingo, succumbed to his injuries early yesterday morning, while the rear passenger, …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured the people of Negros Occidental that the May 12 midterm elections must not be affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. In an ambush interview in La Carlota City on Thursday, May 1, Comelec chairman George Garcia told reporters that every registered voter in the province should be able …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental will be deploying early to remote areas the official ballots to be used in the May 12 elections to ensure no voter is disenfranchised. Lawyer Eddie Aba, Comelec-Negros Oriental election supervisor, said yesterday the official ballots are normally brought to the polling precincts on the day of …

By JEN BAYLON A land dispute is seen as a possible motive behind the brutal killing of three family members at Barangay Buenavista in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Thursday night, May 1. “The family owns property, and we are looking into possible motives for the killings,” Murcia police chief Major Sherwin Fernandez said. The municipal …

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have forged a partnership to ensure the safe conduct of the May 12 national and local elections in local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island. The collaboration was formalized in a memorandum of agreement signed between …

The Negros Occidental provincial government has entered into a P158.28-million power purchase agreement with a renewable energy solutions firm for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in six designated buildings. WeGen Energy Philippines Inc. will install a total capacity of 1,270.5 kilowatt peak (kWp) in these structures, based on the contract to sell signed …