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By Paulo Loreto Lim Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) President Arnel Lapore said they are mulling the idea of a power rate rollback of P0.75 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). It was recently reported the co-op will be increasing power rates for March 2017 by over P1.50, from P9.5038/kWh in the previous month to P11.1669/kWh, a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two suspected drug pushers were arrested by police, Wednesday evening, following a buy-bust operation in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City. Police identified the suspects as 45-year-old Jame Aller, Jr., a resident of the said city; and Renato Lima, 23, a resident of Barangay Dancalan, Ilog. Kabankalan City police chief, Police Superintendent …

By Paulo Loreto Lim After reports earlier this month exposed a conflict between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) board and management on the scheduling of a referendum, Ceneco President Arnel Lapore revealed yesterday it has been postponed. “We will move the referendum to future dates, either September or November,” he said. The Ceneco …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force nabbed 15 fishermen yesterday for fishing without a permit in the towns of Concepcion and Carles. Lovelyn Sy, Jose Villamor, Merlyn Guiñez, and Noli Guiñez were fined while operating with round haul/seine fishnets; Romy Pateño, Ariel de la Cruz, Jose Gomez, Benito Binoman, Ricardo …

By Tara Yap Iloilo City Police Office chief, Senior Superintendent Remus Zacarias Canieso, will remain at his post, despite a transfer assignment to Aklan, after Iloilo City Councilor Joshua Alim sponsored a resolution requesting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald dela Rosa, to retain the police chief. “Director Canieso has performed his job …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A barker was killed after he was ran over by a speeding jeepney along Gatuslao Street, part of Barangay 21, Bacolod City, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 62-year-old Alex Bacalso, a resident of Purok Boulevard, Barangay 13 of the said city. Traffic investigators from the Bacolod City …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed and his passenger was slightly injured after they accidentally bumped into a bus at R. Lacson-Gustilo Streets, Barangay II-A, Manapla, Tuesday. Police identified the fatality as John Michael Conol, while the injured was identified as Randy Bonda, both residents of Barangay Punta Mesa in the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol responding to the recent demonstration before the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Barangay Mansilingan, Sugar Alliance of the Philippines spokesperson, Atty. Emilio Yulo, told him to stop playing the “blame game.” “He should be man enough to own up to whatever problems …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) is projecting an over P1.50 hike in power rates for the month of March 2017. Rates are expected to increase from P9.5038 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to P11.1669/kWh, a jump of P1.6631/kWh. Ceneco blamed it on a P1.2595 rise in the generation charge and a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Chief Inspector Edison Garcia, dismissed claims made by former Berya drug group member Ricky Serenio linking him to the Berya drug group. According to the recently released supplemental affidavit, Serenio met with Garcia after he replaced Police Senior Inspector Lanel Lanado, who was …