Fuel pump prices are expected to increase by more than P1 on Tuesday, May 20, after two consecutive weeks of roll backs.Diesel prices will increase by P1.50 to P1.70 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippines forecasted on Saturday.Gasoline prices will increase by P1 to P1.20 per liter, it added.*
The tenth most wanted person in Toboso, Negros Occidental, for alleged rape was arrested in Brgy. Bug-ang on Saturday, May 17, the police reported on Sunday.Alias “Alimar”, 27, of Sitio Vergara, Brgy. Bug-ang, was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest.The warrant was issued by the presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 58 in San Carlos City on May 9 for violation of Republic Act 8353 or the Anti-Rape Law with no bail recommended.The suspect is now under the custody of the police.*
The muddy stream flow at the Bungahin River in Barangay Robles.* La Castellana MDRRMO photoMuddy stream flow in the waterways of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, caused by the ashfall from Kanlaon Volcano’s recent eruption is posing serious health and environmental risks, the Office of Civil Defense warned on Friday, May 16.Residents are advised to boil all drinking water and avoid consuming fish from the affected rivers, OCD Negros Island Region Director Donato Sermeno III said.The muddy stream flow at the Bungahin River in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, was caused by heavy rain that washed down the debris spewed by Kanlaon during its eruption early Tuesday morning, he said.They received reports that residents caught a lot of fish from the muddy stream flow in the Bun...
Bacolod Election Officer Revo Sorbito, Negros Occidental Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria, and Comelec NIR lawyer Cindy Ballesteros (l-r) at the NOBC Tent City on Friday.*The election returns of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City were submitted to the National Board of Canvassers (NOBC) on Friday, May 16.The election returns were turned over to the NOBC at the Tent City of the Manila Hotel by Negros Occidental Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria and Bacolod Election Officer Revo Sorbito.The Commission on Elections will proclaim the 12 winning senators on Saturday, May 17, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia announced on Friday.The Comelec is also expected to proclaim the winning party-list groups on Monday, May 19.Based on the National Certificate of Canvass (NCOC), ...
The Team Asenso Bacolod candidates at their miting de avance*Ronnie Baldonando photoThe Team Asenso Bacolod winners on Friday called for reconciliation and cooperation following the May 12 elections.“We invite every Bacolodnon - regardless of political affiliation - to join us in our shared mission to uplift our communities and bring lasting development to our city,” a Team Asenso joint statement said.”The challenges ahead are real, but with unity, respect, and collective effort, there is nothing we cannot overcome. Let us move forward with one purpose: to create a Bacolod that provides hope, opportunity, and a better life for all”, the statement said.The joint statement was issued by Representative-Elect Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Mayor-Elect Greg Gasataya, Vice Mayor-Elect...
The Negros Electric and Power Corporation announced a 66-centavo per kilowatt-hour decrease in its electricity rates for May.Negros Power said its rate for May is P11.6958/kWh, which is P0.6605/kWh lower compared to previous month which was at P12.3563/kWh.The electric provider attributed the decrease to the lower power generation and transmission cost.This decrease includes a P1.1585/kWh drop in the price of electricity at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, and a P0.2085/kWh drop in the Emergency Power Supply Agreement from Palm Concepcion Power Corporation.The lower electricity rate was also caused by lower transmission charges with the Power Delivery Service dropped by P2.82 per kilowatt and ancillary services also lowered by P29.31/kW.Earlier, the Negros Occiden...
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region Director Donato Sermeno and Fifth District Board Member Rita Gatuslao (l-r) at the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council meeting in Bacolod City on Friday*The Regional Task Force Kanlaon has lifted the ban on entering the 6-kilometer extended danger zone from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Office of the Civil Defense Negros Island Region Director Donato Sermeno III said on Friday, May 16.The ban on entry into the 6-kilometer danger zone was imposed following Kanlaon’s explosive eruption at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday. The eruption lasted for 5 minutes emitting voluminous ash that hit 51 barangays in five cities and nine towns in four provinces.The 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. entry period is open to f...
Two persons were shot to death in Bacolod City and Toboso in Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 15.A Bacolodnon was shot in the head by unidentified suspects in Chariza 1, Brgy. 27, Bacolod City, Thursday night.The police identified the victim as alias “Cesar” of Brgy Handumanan, Bacolod.The victim was chased by three persons and when he was cornered one of them shot him in the head, the police said.The victim was allegedly involved in some theft incidents in the Libertad area in Bacolod City.Meanwhile, a senior citizen was shot dead during a fiesta in Sitio Minasug-ang, Brgy. Tabun-ac, Toboso, Thursday.Emiliano Imalay, 61, was shot by alias “Jojo”, and alias “Win-win” of Brgy. Bandila, Toboso, the police said.The victim and his son, Isagane, were drinkin...
Edsil Jess and Alexis Gale Adalid from Bais City, Negros Oriental, on their wedding day*The cremated remains of four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) - two of them from Negros Oriental province - who died in the Myanmar earthquake in March, will be transported to the Philippines next week.The bodies of Negrense couple Edsil Jess and Alexis Gale Adalid, who were both from Bais City, are expected to arrive at the Dumaguete-Sibulan airport by May 24, to be brought to Bais for the wake.Edsil’s mother, Hermosila Adalid said on Thursday, May 15, that the arrangements are now being made for the return of the remains.“Yesterday, the Philippine Embassy in Yangon conducted an online meeting with us next of kin of the four OFWs. We were given three options or scenarios, and we chose t...
The police arrested three persons in a buy-bust operation in Purok 2, Hacienda Biaren, Brgy. Linao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, May 15.Arrested were alias “Crezyl”, 26, alias “Cyron”, 23, and alias “Ian”, 28, of Brgy Linao.The police recovered 15 grams of shabu from them with an estimated street drug price of P105,000.The suspects are now under police custody and will be charged for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.*
