October 14, 2021

Expect lower electricity rates: CENECO

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Consumer-member-owners of Central Negros Electric Cooperative can expect a reduction in their electric bills within this month after the Energy Regulatory Board (ERC) issued an order to stop the collection of congestion charges, during a coordination

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German envoy sees huge potential for cooperation

The Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines sees a huge potential for cooperation between her country and the City of Bacolod. “I was really impressed to find such a huge potential for cooperation. There is an interest in increasing the

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Lacson proposes P5.7B 2022 NegOcc budget

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday submitted a P5,719,337,346 proposed 2022 budget for the provincial government of Negros Occidental to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review, deliberations and approval. The proposed budget for next year shows an increase

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Ex-guv defends VP Leni

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Negros Occidental Gov. Rafael Coscolluela came to the defense of Vice President Leni Robredo, who is being criticized for being a “socialist” and for her “pro-land distribution” stance. Coscolluela, a convenor of Negros for Leni

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Capitol targets vaccinating 40K Negrenses per week

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the availability of 160,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine recently sent by the national government to the provincial government of Negros Occidental, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said that they are

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Photo of the Day

MILLING SEASON. Sugarcane workers loading cane trucks such as this near the Ruins in Talisay City are becoming a common sight as the milling season ramps up.* Jose Tan Jr./CCN photo

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The difficult and the impossible

We have to learn how to deal with the difficult and the impossible things in our life. Let’s remember that as long as we are here on earth, we have to contend with all sorts of difficulties, trials and temptations.

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The bright side

“Look at the bright side.” I once had a teacher who loved to quote that to us whenever things seemed to go wrong. I now think we were not very supportive of her, whenever she quoted it when a problem

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Manipulation and mockery

After the rush to file certificates of candidacy revealed questionable practices and the blatant exploitation of election law loopholes by both candidates and political parties, it has become apparent that something has to be done. However, with most of the

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Shabu worth 170K, gun seized in Bago buy-bust

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen seized P170,000 worth of suspected shabu and a firearm from an arrested drug suspect during a buy-bust operation on Tuesday in Purok Mainuswagon, Brgy. Lag -asan, Bago City, Negros Occidental. The arrested suspect was identified

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Bacoleña among world’s most influential in health IT

Bacoleña Ellen Joy Arigorat was awarded as 2024 Changemaker in Health Awardee at the ongoing Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS) Conference 2024 in Orlando, Florida, USA, according to a press release from the Office of Bacolod Councilor Em Ang.

Magayon Hinuptanan Festival marked, despite threat of hog diseases

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The municipality of Moises Padilla, dubbed as the livestock capital of Negros Occidental, yesterday started to celebrate its weeklong Magayon Hinuptanan Festival, while at the same time strengthening its border controls against the entry of hogs

SP to BACIWA: Suspend charges for zero consumption

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Board of Directors of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA)-Primewater to study the possibility of suspending the imposition of minimum charges to water concessionaires with zero consumption. The resolution

DA OKs funding for proposed E.B. Magalona abattoir

The proposed abattoir project of the Municipality of E. B. Magalona, which will cost P55 million and will be constructed in its Barangay Gahit, will receive funding from the Department of Agriculture (DA), a press release from E.B. Magalona PIO

Kamote and patola

As a driver of a car in the Philippines, one of the scariest viral videos to see was that of the kamote motorcycle rider crashing head on into a Toyota Innova that was cruising along the Skyway Stage 3 in