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  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An Ilonggo seafarer is among the 17 Filipinos who were held captive after a cargo vessel was hijacked by Yemen-based Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on November 19. In an interview with Radyo Bandera Sweet FM-Bacolod, the seafarer was identified as 41-year-old Leonardo Flores, a native of Iloilo province’s Pavia …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is also scrutinizing the issue of alleged unpaid support staff hired for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City. Atty. Dennis Ausan, Comelec in Western Visayas director, confirmed the report, but he did not disclose the number of support staff …

  An increase in the price of the Wholesale Electric Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country, drove residential power rates up in all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental for November. Power consumers in the province are served by the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco), the Central Negros Electric Cooperative …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed that the Negros Island Region (NIR) might not be pursued under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. due to the delay in advancing the bill in the Senate. Lacson said the funding for NIR has always been the primary issue in the advancement of Senate Bill …

  The Negros Occidental provincial government has released P1 million in educational assistance to 200 next-of-kin of former Revolutionary Proletarian Army – Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) rebels during a ceremonial turnover held at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City on Tuesday afternoon, November 21. In a statement yesterday, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured the continued …

  Bacolod City will highlight the best of its local cuisine during the launch of The Philippine Experience: Culture, Heritage and Arts Program (PEP) of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in the city with Secretary Christina Frasco on November 29. Councilor Jason Villarosa, chairman of the committee on tourism at the city council, said in …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) revealed yesterday that it had seized an estimated P726,000 worth of suspected shabu in various anti-drug operations in the province from November 12 to 20. In a weekly media briefing, NOCPPO spokesperson, Major Rhojn Darell Nigos, said they have confiscated a total of 106.8 grams …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said the increase in pork prices in the province was due to competition from neighboring provinces, and not from a supply shortage. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Ryan Janoya said local consumers are concerned over the recent hike in pork prices. Janoya said buyers …

  The Bacolod City government will conduct a test run for five more modern public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes passing through the commercial establishments near the provincial capitol this December. The Bacolod Traffic Authority Council (BTAC), presided by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, approved during their meeting yesterday the additional routes recommended by Bacolod Traffic Authority …

The Bacolod City government has collected 94 percent of the year’s local revenue target collection as of October, data from the City Treasurer’s Office on Monday, November 20, showed. Actual collection reached over P1.376 billion out of the estimated P1.465 billion for 2023. Local revenue sources include real property tax, with P350.169 million collection; business …