Risa bats for brgy-led Zika prevention
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City âBarangays must be the first line of defense against Zika, according to Sen. RisaHontiveros.
Hontiveros, chairwoman of the Senate committee...
âJoining PDP-Labanpracticalâ
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City â Joining the ruling PartidoDemokratikongPilipinas â Lakasng Bayan is a âpractical move,â according to former Negros Occidental governor Rafael...
Policewomen take special course
BACOLOD City â Forty-nine policewomen in Negros Island Region have undergone a specialized course for Women and Children Protection Desk officers.
The course aimed to...
âOpposition to EDC planmust be policy-basedâ
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City âNegros Occidental Provincial Board member Alain Gatuslao hesitated in signing a statement against geothermal exploration in Mt. Mandalagan drafted...
Lower rate this September â Ceneco
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City â Expect your electricity bills for this month to decrease, according to Central Negros Electric Cooperative(Ceneco).
Average per-kilowatt-hour (kWh) charge will...
700 La Carlota execs, employees take drug test
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City â Around 700 officials and employees at city hall in La Carlota, Negros Occidental had undergone drug test.
Drug Check...
Nosfa to hold 3rdProvâl Congress
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City âThe Negros Occidental Small Farmersâ Association (Nosfa) will hold its 3rd Provincial Congress at Grand Regal Hotel today.
Around 200...
âJoint venture may leadto Baciwa privatizationâ
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City â The employeesâ union at the Bacolod City Water District(Baciwa) is already blocking the proposed joint venture with a private...
Forest guard âidealâ job for rebels â Lacson
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City â Rebels could best serve as forest guards once âtransformedâ into civilians, Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Jose Lacson...
Hotels 90% booked for MassKara
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City â Hotels are now â90-percentâ booked for the MassKara Festival.
City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo said they are expecting all...