October 20, 2021

Lower electricity rates for October

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. is informing its electricity consumers that the average residential rate for the billing month of October is P10.1788/kWh, a decrease of P2.0814/kWh from last month’s rate of P12.2602/kWh. CENECO acting general

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‘Pacquiao hell-bent on running for president’

Filipino boxing icon-turned Senator Manny Pacquiao is determined to run for president, or nothing at all, disclosed yesterday by his spokesman former Rep. Monico Puentevella. “Pacquiao is hell-bent on running for president,” Puentevella said, with respect to Vice President Leni

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VTI requests resumption of intra-island operations

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the special flight for fully vaccinated individuals from Manila to Negros Occidental started, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said that the management of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) wants to resume

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Ombudsman dismisses cases vs. Puentevella, et al.

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed a string of cases filed against former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella and several others, in connection with the purchase of 10 utility vehicles and road grader, splitting of

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Cinco de Nov. visit planned for VP Leni

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo, the presidential standard bearer of broad political coalition 1Sambayan, are mapping out VP Leni’s visit to Negros Occidental on November 5. 1Sambayan and Negros4 Leni convenor Rafael Coscolluela yesterday said

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Photo of the Day

MOUNTAIN BIKERS. More bikers are enjoying the mountainous roads and scenery in Negros Occidental, such as this one spotted in Brgy. San Fernando, Talisay City.* Renzi Juarez/CCN photo

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‘Fortes in fide’

That’s “strong in the faith” in English. The expression comes from the First Letter of St. Peter (5,9) and is made also in the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (16,13) Both passages are made in the context

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They’ll do it with ladders

Is political history repeating itself in the Philippines? When Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was gunned down at the airport now named after him. His campaigners and loyalists turned to his widow Corazon “Cory” Aquino for the leadership they wanted, and surprise

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Energy transition policy

As the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change approaches, the Philippines is encouraged to see to a faster transition to renewable energy sources as it could present opportunities for investments in the country as

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OHS served 1,300+ COVID-19 patients

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The digitized One Hospital System of Negros Occidental has catered to more than 1,300 Negrenses infected with the COVID-19 virus since its inception in July this year, according to Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz Diaz also

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VMA singers make history with back-to-back NOPSSCEA win

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Drought damage in province sizzles to P87.4M

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Alvarez is new CA member

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NWTF’s road to one million trees

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