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  By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental provincial government has expressed support for the issuance of a provisional authority (PA) for the power supply agreement between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and the Energy Development Corporation (EDC). In his letter to Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta, chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer …

Residents of Bacolod City are encouraged to exercise caution in the wake of the recent increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in some countries after the detection of the new “FLiRT” subvariants. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, with the City Health Office (CHO), advised everyone to wear masks anew once in an enclosed setting, said the …

  Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to act on the joint petition of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Energy Development Corporation (EDC) that could lower the cost of power in the city. “I have heard your concerns about the exorbitant electricity bills this month. That is why …

  By JEN BAYLON The P525 million fund for the renovation of the Burgos Public Market will be allocated for other projects after market vendors voted against the city government’s plan. Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, who recently met with some members of the vendor association, said yesterday that the renovation has been cancelled. “Kun …

  The Bacolod City government, led by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, marked the National Flag Day through simultaneous flag-raising rites in five locations yesterday. Tributes for the Philippine flag were at Rizal Elementary School, the Bacolod City Government Center, Bacolod Public Plaza, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School I, and old Bacolod Airport. Benitez, who led the …

  The anticipated P187.54-billion mega Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridges project is set to transform regional connectivity in Western Visayas, the top official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region said on Monday, May 27. In a public briefing yesterday, DPWH Regional Director Engineer Sanny Boy Oropel said the feasibility study for …

  Electric cooperatives in Western Visayas have attributed the increased electricity rate as reflected in their May 2024 billing to the “significant rise in generation cost at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).” “To meet our energy demands, we rely primarily on our contracted power suppliers. And supplement our remaining power supply by sourcing additional …

  By JEN BAYLON The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 9349 or the Absolute Divorce Act, as lawmakers from Negros Occidental and Bacolod City were divided on the measure. HB 9349, which garnered 131 affirmative votes, 109 negative votes and 20 abstentions last week, gives Filipino spouses a fourth mode of separation …

  The Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said yesterday an additional five million liters per day (MLD) will be injected into the pipelines of Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa)-PrimeWater in the next three days. The added volume, sourced from the Bocal-Bocal spring in Barangay Alangilan, will benefit some 11 areas experiencing water shortage. “PrimeWater informed …

  Two major road projects have been completed to improve access between the Negros provinces through Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental. These include the Kabankalan-Bais Road worth P39.45 million and the Kabankalan-Bayawan Boundary Road with a project cost of P67.55 million, a report of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Western Visayas (Region 6) …