By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) said Victorias City government’s request to temporarily dispose of its residual waste at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa is allowed “under the law” as the initiative has been approved by the Bacolod Solid Waste Management Board. “It’s okay. The city can enter into …
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Bacolod not another dump site: group
By CESAR JOLITO III The Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment (NICE) has urged the Bacolod City government to prioritize resolving its own waste management concerns before allowing other local government units to dispose of their residual waste at the city’s sanitary landfill. In a statement, NICE expressed concern over the Bacolod City Solid …
Arrest warrants issued vs. Yanson 4 over qualified theft
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA New arrest warrants have been issued against the four Yanson siblings in Bacolod City for alleged qualified theft involving at least P803.47 million in corporate funds. Norman Golez, legal counsel for Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc. (MSBTI), said arrest warrants were served against the Yanson siblings — Emily, Ma. Lourdes Celina, …
Body found wrapped in plastic identified
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities have identified the decomposing body of a 26-year-old man discovered wrapped in plastic and secured with tape in a sugarcane plantation at Barangay Pacol in Negros Occidental’s Bago City. The body was discovered at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, in Purok Langka after sugarcane workers traced a foul odor …
Probe shooting incident near BCGC, police urged
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has been urged to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting incident in front of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) last June 27. Councilor Em Ang, in a resolution, said the shooting incident “occurred in front of the BCGC, a place of public trust …
ASF kills over 2,000 hogs in 13 NegOcc LGUs
By CESAR JOLITO III African swine fever (ASF) has affected 13 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, resulting in the deaths of 2,130 hogs as of Tuesday, June 30, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said. ASF has affected a total of 55,961 hogs in 13 LGUs, equivalent to 3.81 percent of the province’s total …
Market vendors told to occupy annex bldg
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City Administrator Mark Steven Mayo urged around 90 roadside vendors to now occupy their stalls and display their products inside the Libertad Public Market Annex Building. Mayo said the city government has already turned over the stalls on the annex building’s ground floor to at least 90 vendors. At least …
La Carlota doubles down defenses vs. sugarcane pests, ASF threats
By CESAR JOLITO III The Sangguniang Panlungsod of La Carlota has moved to strengthen the city’s agricultural protection measures by advancing funding for pest control programs and tighter biosecurity protocols to safeguard both the sugarcane and hog industries. During its regular session, the city council tackled urgent interventions following the reported outbreak of the red-striped …
‘Students can’t be barred from graduation rites’
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA House Deputy Speaker and Bacolod City Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said no student shall ever be denied a chance to graduate despite the learner’s inability to pay school fees. This comes after at least 98 senior high school students at a computer college in Bacolod were allegedly barred from …
Bacolod confirms 4 positive ASF cases
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City logged four positive cases of African swine fever (ASF), City Veterinary Office (CVO) head Dr. Maria Agueda dela Torre confirmed yesterday. The hog samples were collected on Monday, June 29, from backyard hog raisers in Barangays Alijis and Taculing. Dela Torre said the samples, taken from live pigs, were …