BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Three other cell site constructions in Bacolod City were halted by the Office of the Building Official for lack of construction permits, OBO head Nestor Velez said yesterday. Velez said these are the cell sites
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bad news for power consumers in Negros Occidental. The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Northern Negros Electric Cooperative, and the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative announced yesterday power rate increases, ranging from 58 centavos to P1 per
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The operations of fastcraft and roll-on, roll off vessels resumed yesterday in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, and Cebu after Tropical Storm Auring weakened into a tropical depression. The tropical clone and wind signal (TWCS) was also
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza suggested to the provincial government of Negros Occidental yesterday to formulate a roadmap on renewable energy as Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson agreed to the creation of an Energy Council. The roadmap
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that he will sit down with Mayor Ernesto Estrao on his proposal to open the Hinobaan town border in Negros Occidental with its neighbor Basay in Negros Oriental. “Just like
The San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. temporarily stopped operations due to environmental violations* San Carlos PIO photo
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Most of the 39 closed circuit television cameras in strategic locations in Bacolod are still functional, city executive assistant Joemarie Vargas said yesterday. Vargas, who is the cluster head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bureau of Fire Protection will activate a Special Rescue Unit (SRU) in Bacolod City after the training fire personnel in March or April, Chief Insp. Rodel Legaspi, Bacolod fire marshal, said during the blessing and
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 said it has neutralized the Epogon robbery-hold-up group, after the death of its alleged leader on Feb. 20 in Sitio Manluy-a, Brgy. San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Eddie Epogon, alias
Silay City, my birthplace and place of residence, has recently instituted a no-parking/tow-away rule on most of its roads which means all types of vehicles can no longer park on most public roads. The newly implemented rule is apparently in
Coast Guard personnel rescuing six fishermen from a capsized boat off the coastline of Silay City in Negros Occidental.* PCG photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, with joint venture partner Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), presented their water management initiatives to address the increasing challenges in water supply in Bacolod City, during a recent hearing of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The partnership
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration has recently announced that the worst of the El Niño heat may be over, but with the caveat that Filipinos should now brace themselves for an expected La Niña, which could make
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
A team from the DOST- Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), led by Fenina Osorio, paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Marvin Malacon on Monday, in the middle of their data collection for the National Nutrition Survey in Barangay Manta-angan,
