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Jun122023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

One dead, 1 injured in mishap

A collision between a tricycle and a motorcycle left one person dead and one injured at the national highway in Brgy. Bagonawa, San Enrique town, Negros Occidental, Sunday morning, June 11.Ernesto Espinosa, 57, a tricycle driver from Brgy. Baliwagan, San Enrique, was found dead after his vehicle collided with a motorcycle driven by Archie Guanzon from Escalante City, a police report said.It said that Espinosa’s tricycle was loaded with lumber and wood planks traveling on the highway when it made a left overtake, hitting the motorcycle.Guanzon lost control of his motorcycle and sideswiped the tricycle, resulting in both individuals falling off the road.Espinosa sustained injuries in different parts of his body and was declared dead on arrival at the Don Salvador Memorial Dis...

Jun122023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

San Enrique man nabbed, illegal drugs, gun seized

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A man was arrested after the police confiscated a gun and illegal drugs estimated at P34,000 in San Enrique town, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, June 11, a police report said.The police arrested Loreto Galimba III, alias “Jojo”, 44, from Purok Danao, Brgy. Tabao Rizal in San Enrique on Sunday morning.Confiscated from the suspect three sachets of shabu weighing about five grams valued at P34,000, the police said.The police also recovered drug paraphernalia and .40 caliber live ammunition, it added.The arrested person was placed under the custody of San Enrique Police Station for booking and proper disposition.*

Jun122023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Extra P250M allotted for Bacolod City hospital

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Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya.*The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allotted an additional P250 million for the construction of the second phase of the Bacolod City General Hospital, Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya said on Monday, June 12.“They are waiting for the design. As soon as the design is ready, a bidding will be conducted by the DPWH-Western Visayas regional office for another P250 million project,” he said.The lawmaker, who recently visited the site in Barangay Vista Alegre, said the land development from the highway going to the hospital area is ongoing and two of three ancillary facilities are almost completed.The DPWH-funded first phase, which costs at least P200 million, involves the construction of a multi-purpose building, comprising three separate...

Jun122023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Regions 6, 7, 8 execs push for joint promotion of Visayas

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Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and co-chairpersons Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez and Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado take their oaths before Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (l-r).*Top chief executives in the Visayas are pushing for efforts to jointly promote the region in the areas of trade, tourism and infrastructure, Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Monday, June 12.Benitez, who chairs the Regional Development Council-Western Visayas (RDC-6), was elected chairman of the National Economic Development Authority Board-Regional Development Committee, Visayas Area Committee (NB-RDCom VAC) during the reorganizational meeting held at Seda Vertis North in Quezon City on June 7.“We are discussing what we can bring to the Visayas. One of the thing...

Jun122023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Albee: MORE Power should act on Ceneco employees’ concerns

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelrado “Albee” Benitez said on Monday, June 12, that MORE Electric and Power Corp. should address the concerns of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) employees.The mayor said he was informed that the employees are opposed to the joint venture agreement (JVA) between MORE’s Prime Electric Holdings Inc. and CENECO.That is normal because they are apprehensive about their status, MORE Power should talk to them to give them some assurance, Benitez said.The mayor expects MORE Power to present its JVA plans to him soon.His criteria for agreeing to the JVA is that it lowers the power rates in Bacolod, addresses the problem of fluctuating power and brownouts, and goes for green energy, Benitez said.Roel Castro, MORE Power president and chief...

Jun122023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Two Yuhum housing buildings turnover expected in July: mayor

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Two buildings that will be part of the Yuhum Housing Village at Arao, Brgy Vista Alegre in Bacolod City are expected to be turned over in July and occupied before the end of year, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said Monday, June 12.They 4-story buildings with hundreds of housing units are being built by WRS, a Manila-based contractor.The mayor said he also visited the Progreso Village High School to hasten the turnover over of a newly built building there so it can be used.The mayor said during his visit to the Yuhum Village housing site on Sunday he also followed up on the establishment of a Super Health Center at the Arao property.In the meantime there is an available building at Arao that can already be used for the establishment of a mini hospital to serve the needs of...

Jun122023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod officials call for unity at Independence Day rites

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Officials at the Independence Day rites laid a wreath at the monument of the unknown soldier at the Bacolod Public Plaza.*“May Independence Day be a reminder of the importance of working together towards a better and brighter future for Bacolod City and the country”.That was the call of Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez in his speech at the celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day at the Bacolod Public Plaza on Monday, June 12.Benitez said Independence Day is a day when we “remember the bravery and sacrifices of our ancestors who fought for our freedom” and that the struggle is not over, there is still more that needs to be done.“The new narrative of Bacolod City is making history by changing governance and public service” for the better, he said, which can...

Jun122023 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

DOLE releases P5.5M aid to 1,234 informal workers

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Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. (left) and Negros Occidental Field Office head Carmela Abellar (right) turn over a P495,000 check to village treasurer Elizabeth Cordero and chief Henry Belleza of Barangay Hawaiian, Silay City in Negros Occidental as assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers.The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) distributed P5.553 million in cash assistance to 1,234 beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) from 14 villages in Silay City and two in Bacolod City on Monday, June 12.The checks were turned over by DOLE-Western Visayas Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. and Negros Occidental Field Office head Carmela Ab...

Jun112023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Solon: Is power sector promised to Razons?

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Rep. France Castro*A partylist representative is asking the Marcos administration if the power sector has been promised to the Razons.House Deputy Minority leader and Alliance of Concerned Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said, in a press release Saturday, June 10, that more and more power assets are being gobbled up by the Razons."First was the Malampaya gas field that was supposedly already spent but whose contract was renewed for the Razons. Second, there are talks that they are also trying to get into the transmission aspect of the power sector,” she said.Aside from MORE Electric and Power Corporation in Iloilo City now the Razons are trying to take over the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) through a joint venture deal, Castro said.“They seem to be...

Jun112023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Albee: Foundations laid for Arao Yuhum housing

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The laying of the foundations for the Yuhum housing units in Brgy Vista Alegre, Bacolod.*Albee Benitez FB pageMayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Sunday, June 11, that the laying of the foundations for the Yuhum housing units for indigent city residents has started at the Arao relocation site in Brgy Vista Alegre, Bacolod.“We’re building up soon,” he said in a Facebook post.Bacolod Councilor Vladimir Gonzales said four-story housing buildings will be built at the site by WRS, a Manila contractor.WRS is expected to build 3,464 housing units at the Arao property, a source said.Benitez , in a Facebook post, said he visited the Yuhum housing project at the Arao property, the old Bacolod airport and the Progreso Village High School on Sunday.*