By Paulo Loreto Lim Given the impending increase in power rates, as recently suggested by Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, which he attributed to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi recommended adopting an “energy-efficient lifestyle.” “I’d like to emphasize the …
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COA ordered Iloilo City officials to refund P46M
The Commission on Audit (COA) ordered Iloilo Lone District Rep. Jerry Treñas and dismissed Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog to refund P46.4 million after their productivity enhancement incentive (PEI) for 2009, when they served as mayor and vice mayor, respectively, was disallowed. Of the P46.4 million, almost P31.4 million was taken for the city’s …
Fire razes nine homes in Singcang-Airport
By Neska Centina A fire destroyed nine homes at Purok 3, Lampirong, and Magsungay in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City on Saturday night. According to Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod City (BFP-Bacolod) chief, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, the fire started with an unattended candle in the living room of a house owned by Gilbert Layan. The fire quickly …
Kabankalan City man nabbed for illegal gambling
By Neska Centina A 49-year-old man was arrested for illegal gambling at Sitio Pangyasan in Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. The suspect, identified as Treno Gallego, a resident of Purok Eucalyptus in the said barangay, was nabbed during Kabankalan City police raid while holding a fighting cock with a steel gaff, or the …
Cop shot dead by guard at Hinigaran resort
By Neska Centina A police officer was shot and killed by the security guard of a beach resort in Barangay Miranda, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Saturday. The fatality was identified as Police Officer 2 (PO2) Britches Talapiero, who was assigned to Police Station 5 in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City. Based on initial investigations by the Hinigaran …
2018 Ati-Atihan Festival
Flags displayed paying tribute to Mindanao By Paulo Loreto Lim The upcoming Ati-Atihan Festival, scheduled to open next week, January 15, in Kalibo, Aklan, and run until January 21, is displaying flags as a tribute to Mindanao. “I have been receiving comments from those who saw the flags that they felt they were in Mindanao,” said Kalibo …
DOST discourages ‘Filipino Time’
By Paulo Loreto Lim As part of their “Juan Time” campaign, launched back in 2014, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reiterated its call for Filipinos to adhere to Philippine Standard Time (PhST), as part of National Time Consciousness Week, which is observed in the first week of every year. The push is based …
Grab files petition seeking fare hikes
Uber not making similar request By Paulo Loreto Lim After the Federation of Bacolod City Drivers Association (Febacda) filed a petition demanding fare hikes with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) last week, ridesharing firm Grab has since filed a similar request, in light of the implementation of an excise tax on oil …
Mother of notorious robbery group leader nabbed for drugs in Brgy. 2
By Neska Centina The mother of notorious robbery group leader Arnold ‘Aki’ Cuadra was arrested in a buy-bust operation at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City yesterday. The suspect was identified as 47-year-old Belinda Cuadra, who is on the Police Station 2 (PS2) drug watchlist. Police seized three elongated sachets of suspected shabu, P400 cash …
Leonardia considers himself ‘worthy’ of local PDP-Laban leadership appointment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to his recent appointment as leader for the PDP-Laban in Bacolod City, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he considers himself “worthy” of the position, noting federalism campaigns conducted across the city last year. The mayor went on to say he welcomed the development with “open arms,” thanking …