Thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. clad in red and waving flaglets joined a “Unity Caravan” in Bacolod City Sunday morning, November 28.The caravan participants, shouting “BBM, BBM”, were on vehicles plastered with tarpaulins with photos of Marcos Jr., and decorated with red and green ribbons.Organizers estimated the vehicles, which included a lot of motorcycles, that participated in the caravan that started in Talisay City in the north and Bago City in the south at from 3,000 to 5,000.The police had no estimate of the number of vehicles that participated.The caravan was in support of Marcos and his runningmate Sara Duterte as shown in their red and green ribbons, Aurora Blanca, Silent Majority BBM 2022 chairman, said.She s...
Supporters of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo, clad in pink, joined the nationwide “Palugaw ni Leni,” serving over 12,000 bowls of rice porridge in 13 cities and municipalities all over Negros Occidental on t Saturday, November 20.From fancy set-ups to mobile trisikads reaching inner roads, Kakampinks went all-out, exceeding their initial target of 5,000 lugaw bowls by more than double, Lawyer Pinky Mirano Ocampo, Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) spokesperson, said Sunday.They consolidated the figures by members of various groups, including the Negros Youth for Leni, Team Leni Robredo, Victorias Para Kay Leni, Kabataan Para Kay Leni Silay, Lenitarians and individual volunteers among others, she said.In Bacolod City, more than 4,000 beneficiaries were serve...
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. announced Friday, November 19, that its average residential rate for November is P10.0621/kWh.It dropped by P0.1167/kWh from last month’s P10.1788/kWh, Danny Pondevilla, CENECO acting general manager, said in a press release.The decrease can be attributed to the reduction in generation, transmission and system loss charges, implementation of Time-Of-Use rate for 24MW due to the directive of the Energy Regulatory Commission as well as the other pass-through charges such as value-added tax, he said.He added that the pass-through charges equivalent to P8.8755/kWh of the total power rate include the generation and transmission charges, ERC-approved adjustments, government subsidies and taxes.Only P1.1866/kWh of the power rate goes to...
Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government marked the World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol grounds in Bacolod City on Sunday, November 21.Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and provincial officials led the activity, participated in by Capitol office heads and employees, national government agencies, non-government organizations, and private groups.A marker was unveiled at the Capitol Lagoon as part of the activity. It serves as a constant reminder to all commuters to observe road safety rules to prevent deaths and injuries in order to save more lives, a press release from the Capitol said.The World Day of Remembrance is themed, “Act for low speeds/act for low speed streets”, which aims to raise awareness on road safety and pr...
Emergency Operations Center – Task Force Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang clarified Sunday, November 21, anew that an S-PaSS is no longer required for fully-vaccinated, Bacolod-bound passengers travelling by land, sea, or air.Ang reminded port managers to follow the guidelines set by Executive Order No. 53 issued by Mayor Evelio Leonardia that allows travel into Bacolod City without the need for an S-Pass since the local government was placed under Alert Level 2 beginning Nov. 15 until Nov. 30.In her Facebook page post, Ang reiterated that all fully-vaccinated passengers only need to present their vaccination card when traveling to Bacolod.The S-PaSS, or the online travel management system created by the Department of Science and Technology used for domestic travel amidst the ...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Friday, November 19, that he just filed Senate Bill No. 2453 that seeks to establish the Negros Island Administrative Region to be known as Region XVIII.Zubiri, who filed the Negros Island Region Act on Wednesday, said the bill seeks to bring together Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Bacolod City as a single administrative region.The senator said a counterpart bill needs to be filed in the House of Representatives.“I need a counterpart in the House and I’m hoping we can have the Negros congressmen file it as well,” Zubiri told DIGICAST NEGROS.Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) said he will file a counterpart bill in the House of Representatives next week.“The establishment of th...