By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Vice Governor and United Negros Alliance (UNegA) president Jeffrey Ferrer has no comment on the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino’s (PDP) plan to endorse former Victorias City Mayor Wantan Palanca as their candidate for governor in the 2025 midterm elections. Ferrer said he will not comment on the matter because he …
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City gov’t employee could face raps for ‘falsifying’ receipt
A government employee assigned to the Bacolod City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) could face administrative charges for allegedly falsifying an official receipt. City Legal Office (CLO) head Romeo Carlos Ting, Jr. said a show-cause order will be issued against the employee, who was already removed from the CTO, pending an investigation into the incident. Jose Antonio Robello, …
2 NPA remnants arrested, firearms seized in northern Negros
A joint military and police team arrested two suspected remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NFF) of the New People’s Army (NPA) in a remote area of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental yesterday morning. They were found illegally possessing several firearms, according to a report of the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB), …
PNP-6 nets 1.5-K wanted persons in Q1
The intensified efforts of various police units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) have resulted in the apprehension of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of this year. The figure, however, was a bit lower compared to the same period last year at 1,857, said PRO-6 spokesperson Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis. “The …
RDRRMC-6 issues blue alert due to El Niño
By JEN BAYLON The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Western Visayas (RDRRMC-6) has issued a blue alert status due to the impact of the El Niño phenomenon in the region. Raul Fernandez, RDRRMC-6 chairperson and Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) director, said under blue alert, they are aiming to facilitate monitoring and …
Bacolod City undergoes risk assessment for updating of geohazard map
A team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Western Visayas (DENR-MGB Region 6) is conducting a vulnerability and risk assessment (VRA) in Bacolod City as part of the process to update the city’s geohazard map. Ram Vera, chief of City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Research and Planning …
NegOcc awards P1-M incentives to sanitary program achievers
The Negros Occidental provincial government has distributed a total of P1 million in cash incentives to local government units (LGUs) and barangays that have achieved zero open defecation (ZOD) status. Data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed yesterday the province has two ZOD-declared LGUs, including La Carlota City and Municipality of San Enrique, …
NegOcc PHO logs 28 probable pertussis cases
By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) has reported an increase in the number of probable pertussis cases in the province with 28, from 18 cases logged last week. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan, in an interview, said the specimens from suspected cases were sent for confirmatory tests at the Research Institute for …
NEA removes Negros coop execs involved in P87-M improper spending
In a statement issued during a press conference yesterday, led by Administrator Antonio Almeda, the NEA said its decision dated April 18 is based on the report and recommendation of the Administrative Committee and following a comprehensive audit covering the operations of Noceco based in Kabankalan City from August 1, 2019 to April 30, 2023. …
Negros Occidental residents to pay higher power fees
Average residential power rates of the three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental increased this month due to higher price in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country. The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) reported an upward adjustment of P2.5709 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from P11.9965 in March to …