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Feb282023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Did SRA grant questioned imported sugar clearances?

Has Administrator Dave Alba of the Sugar Regulatory Administration granted clearances for the release of sugar brought into the country by All Asian Counter Trade Inc.?Sources said he signed 17 clearances for a total of 16,750 metric tons that arrived in the country February 9, 17 and 18 on Monday, February 27.Alba, however, could not be reached for comment.Rep. Emilio Yulo (Neg. Occ., 5th District) said he was going over the papers of the sugar that entered the country ahead of the issuance of Sugar Order No. 6 that granted the importation of 440,000 MT, before seeking a congressional probe. It has to be determined whether the sugar can be considered smuggled, he said.What is important is that the SRA manages the millgate prices of sugar to continue to maintain the profit...

Feb282023 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

‘5,000 families will be affected, don’t allow Banago reclamation’

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Residents are opposing a planned 150-hectare reclamation project that could displace 5,000 families in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, Jason Atillo, convenor of the Banago Against Reclamation Movement, said Monday, February 27.The group of contractor Jerry Sy is asking the SP to issue a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) for its 150-hectare reclamation project.Atillo was among the Banago residents and officials who attended a Committee on Environment hearing chaired by Councilor Claudio “Kalaw” Puentevella at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) session hall at the Bacolod City Government Center.No representatives of the Sy group were at the hearing. Puentevella said his committee will also hear the side of the proponents.Atillo said they are asking the SP to deny the request for ...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

San Carlos amoebiasis cases now 230, some water sources bacteria positive

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Mayor Renato Gustilo meets with patients at the San Carlos City Hospital.*Some water sources in San Carlos City have tested positive for bacteria, Mayor Renato Gustilo said Monday, February 27.The patients’ positive for amoebiasis admitted at the San Carlos City Hospital also rose to more than 230 on Sunday, he said.Gustilo declared a state of health emergency in San Carlos City last week amid the rising amoebiasis cases.Six water samples tested at their in-house laboratory lately were found positive for bacteria, he said.However, they are still waiting for the official results from accredited laboratories in Bacolod, he said.There were also seven San Carlos City inmates who were hit with amoebiasis, but water samples taken from the jail tested negative for bacteria...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NegOcc expected to retain 2M voters even after ERB hearings

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Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria*Negros Occidental is expected to have more than 2 million voters even after the Election Registration Board (ERB) hearings on March 6, Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said on Monday, February 27.There were 56,723 in Negros Occidental who recently registered to vote in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October.The ERB hearings to approve or disapprove the new registrants’ applications to vote will be held on March 6, Ananoria said.Ananoria said he expects that after the ERB hearings the voters of the province will be at over 2 million.Negros Occidental had 1,946,639 in 2022 making it the province with the 6th largest voting population in the Philippines, Comelec records show.The t...

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bayanihan conducts research on Negrense culture, music, dance

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The Bayanihan Dance Company, the country’s longest existing professional performing arts company, in collaboration with the office of Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), visited several sites of Silay City, as part of its continuing research and study of traditional dances, music and culture.The Bayanihan Dance Company born in 1956, a multi-awarded dance troupe that showcases Filipino folk dance, and music to audiences around the world, was declared in 1998 through Republic Act 8626 as the National Folk Dance Company of the Philippines.Under the umbrella of the Bayanihan Folk Arts Foundation that was established in 1997, the Artistic Team led by its Executive Director Marielle Benitez Javellana immersed in the indigenous people’s way of life, interacting with t...

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

San Carlos Boys U-13, Girls U-16 dominate football qualifying 2023

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It was an exciting weekend in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, as it hosted the Festival of Football Provincial Qualifying 2023 on Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26.The South Negros Team was hailed the champion in the Boys Under-15 (Born 2008-2009) category, while San Carlos City dominated the Boys Under-13 (Born 2010-2011) and the Girls Under-16 (Born 2007-2008) categories, a press release said Monday.In the Girls Under-14 (Born 2009-2020) category, the Central Negros Team bagged the championship title.In the Boys Under-15 (Born 2008-2009) category, San Carlos City took the first runner-up rank, followed by the Central Negros and North Negros Teams as the second and third runner-up winners, respectively.For the Boys Under-13 (Born 2010-2011) category, the North Negros...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

2 motorcycle drivers die in road accidents

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Jose Normo Lecera was rushed to the Eleuterio T. Decena Memorial Hospital in Hinoba-an where he was declared dead on arrival.*Two motorcycle drivers died in accidents in Hinoba-an and La Carlota City on Sunday, February 26.Jose Normo Lecera, 43, died in Purok Gumamela, Barangay Talacagay, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, 4:05 a.m. Sunday.Lecera, onboard his Kawasaki Rouser 135, was travelling from Barangay Nabulao, Sipalay City, to Barangay Talacagay, when he accidentally bumped a steel barrier causing him to sustain injuries on various part of his body, the police reported Monday.He was rushed to the Eleuterio T. Decena Memorial Hospital in Hinoba-an but was declared dead on arrival.Ian Romel Villanueva Alojado, 45, died along the highway at Hda. Alegria, Brgy. Haguimit, ...

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Army installs Sison new 3ID commander

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Brig. Gen. Marion R. Sison *The new commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division was installed at rites held at Camp General Macario B. Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz, on Sunday, February 26.Brig. Gen. Marion R. Sison replaced Lt. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo in a change-of-command ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr., Army commanding general.Sison, in his speech, said “Let us be united in achieving our mission, but let us not forget to take good care of ourselves to be fit and healthy. When we are at our best, we can surely deliver and continue to respect and support each other as members of the Spearhead Troopers in its broadest sense”.Arevalo thanked the Spearhead Troopers for their courage that led to the tactical victories of the Army in Western and ...

Feb272023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Talisay resident injured in accidental firing of gun

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The gun was surrendered to the police*A Talisay resident was injured when he accidentally fired his gun at 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 26.Joel Nuno Leomillo, 46, was cleaning his gun inside his house when he accidentally pulled its trigger at Hda. Vista 1, Brgy. Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, the police reported Monday.The suspect said that the firearm was pointing towards the floor when it accidentally fired causing the bullet to ricochet and hit him on his chest.He was admitted at Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City.His daughter Perlilyn Leomillo surrendered the .45 caliber firearm to the police.*

Feb272023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NGCP warns of tight power supply during summer

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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) alerted the public Monday, February 27, of thin power supply this summer due to higher demand in 2023.The Department of Energy (DOE) forecasted a total peak demand of 13,125 MegaWatts (MW) for Luzon to occur towards the end of May, an 8.35 percent increase from the actual 2022 peak load of 12,113MW which occurred on May 12 2022.For Visayas, the peak demand occurred in September, while in Mindanao, the peak demand occurred in June.A 16.19 percent increase in demand is forecasted for Visayas this year, while a 10.52 percent increase is expected for Mindanao.