A diesel price rollback is expected on Tuesday, July 5.Diesel should go down by P2.80 to P2.90 per liter from July 5 to 11, Unioil Petroleum Philippines said Saturday.Gasoline should have no price change to a rollback of P0.10 per liter, it added.*
A livestock raiser was shot to death at 18th Street in Barangay 5, Bacolod City, on Saturday, July 2.*BCPO photoThe first two days of July were marred by two more shooting incidents in Bacolod City.These brought the shooting incidents in Bacolod City to 15, with 13 recorded in June.Ten persons were killed in the 13 shooting incidents in June, including two minors.On Saturday, July 2, livestock raiser Geory Adeva, 52, of Barangay Handumanan was gunned down by a motorcycle-riding suspect along 18th Street in Barangay 5, a police report showed.The victim, on board his motorcycle, was on his way home when the unidentified assailant tailed him and shot him in the head multiple times. He died on the spot.Recovered from the scene were five fired bullets from an unknown fir...
The Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan will hold its inaugural session on Tuesday afternoon, July 5.*The ten returning Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan members will most likely retain most of their SP committee chairmanships, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer said Sunday, July 3.Only Andrew Martin Torres of the 4th District and Anthony Occeño of the 5th District are the new members of the provincial board.Ferrer said a decision will have to be made on what committees will be assigned to them.The members of the SP usually give the vice governor a free hand to appoint the committee chairpersons.The major committees are usually given to the senior members of the SP, Ferrer said.The reelected SP members are Rommel Debulgado and Araceli ...
Will it be a two-cornered race for the Philippine Councilors League- Negros Occidental chapter presidency?The league is currently headed by Silay City No.1 Councilor Ryan Gamboa, who sits on the provincial board.He allegedly may be challenged by La Carlota No 5. Councilor Julius Martin Asistio, the son of Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer.Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, United Negros Alliance (UNegA) executive secretary, said he heard Asistio will run but nothing is final.He said UNegA will probably meet in June to come up with a common candidate before the PCL election.Aside from the PCL elections, Escalante said, meetings will also be held to discuss the elections for the Association of Chief Executives (ACE) Negros Occidental and League of Municipalities of t...
The drugs seized in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, Saturday.*BCPO photoMore than P400,000 worth of drugs were intercepted in a police buy-bust operation at Rose Lawns Memorial Park in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, Saturday night, July 2.Police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Ereneo "May-May" Pranisa of Barangay Tangub.During the bust, the suspect yielded four sachets containing suspected shabu worth P408,000, and the P500 marked money.The suspect, who will face drug charges, is now detained at the police station.*
The former NPA members took their oath of allegiance to the Philippine government*Nineteen suspected members of the New People’s Army in central Negros surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion at its headquarters in Brgy. Tambo, Ayungon, Negros Oriental, on Saturday, July 2.The former NPA members took their oath of allegiance to the government to officially cut their ties with the rebel group, the Army said. They also burned the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) flag.The 19 rebel surrenderers, whose identities were withheld for their safety, will undergo assessment and debriefing to avail of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program assistance.They were fed ...
Earl Von Salcedo, holds his winning entry with Mayor Salvador Escalante as judges Charlie Co and Tristam Miravalles (l-r) look on*A unique kind of “revolution” participated in by young visual artists from the local governments of the Second District of Negros Occidental took centerstage in Cadiz City with Mayor Salvador Escalate Jr. and the local government unit bankrolling an arts competition to provide exposure and hone the skills of promising talents. Earl Von Salcedo, a 22-year old freelance visual artist, won first place for his surreal acrylic on canvas entry, entitled, "The Dreamy Rice Fields". He won a P40,000 grand prize, trophy and certificate.A total of 160 artists from Cadiz, Sagay and Manapla, aged 18-and-above, joined the Second District CaSaMa Painting Co...
Agnes Lira Jundos*Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez confirmed that he has appointed Agnes Lira Jundos as the new city public information officer.Jundos was a reporter for ABS-CBN Bacolod from 1988 to 1999, and manager of the station from 2000 to 2004.She served as Bacolod public information officer during the terms of mayors Monico Puentevella and Evelio Leonardia.Jundos was also consultant of the Talisay City Public Information Office under Mayor Neil Lizares.She is a media educator and an advocate for marriage, family and life.*
Kanlaon remains at Alert Level 1 despite increased volcanic earthquakes*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday, July 3, issued a notice of an increase in activity at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island.A total of 41 volcanic earthquakes around the summit area were recorded since 5 a.m. Thursday, June 30, it said.These included seven very shallow tortilla signals that could be associated with volcanic gas movement along with the fractures within the upper volcanic slopes, Phivolcs said.Phivolcs said ground deformation data from continuous GPS measurements indicate short-term slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since January 2022, consistent with continuous electronic tilt recording of inflation of southeastern flank...
Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez signed Executive Order No. 001 Series of 2022 on Friday, July 1*Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has released his first executive order creating the Bacolod City Good Governance Committee of 2022, which is tasked to actively investigate reports of graft and corruption.Benitez in Executive Order No. 001 Series of 2022 signed Friday, July 1, and released Saturday, said the committee will be chaired by City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr.The members will be City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III and City Internal Auditor Jose Ray Agpangan.Benitez said to restore the public’s trust and confidence in the local government, he has resolved “to pursue measures towards good governance, as well as a clean transpare...
