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Risa bats for brgy-led Zika prevention

BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN BACOLOD City –Barangays must be the first line of defense against Zika, according to Sen. RisaHontiveros. Hontiveros, chairwoman of the Senate committee...

‘Joining PDP-Labanpractical’

BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN BACOLOD City – Joining the ruling PartidoDemokratikongPilipinas – Lakasng Bayan is a “practical move,” according to former Negros Occidental governor Rafael...

Policewomen take special course

BACOLOD City – Forty-nine policewomen in Negros Island Region have undergone a specialized course for Women and Children Protection Desk officers. The course aimed to...

‘Opposition to EDC planmust be policy-based’

BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN BACOLOD City –Negros Occidental Provincial Board member Alain Gatuslao hesitated in signing a statement against geothermal exploration in Mt. Mandalagan drafted...

Lower rate this September – Ceneco

BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City – 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 – Around 700 officials and employees at city hall in La Carlota, Negros Occidental had undergone drug test. Drug Check...

Nosfa to hold 3rdProv’l Congress

BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN BACOLOD City –The Negros Occidental Small Farmers’ Association (Nosfa) will hold its 3rd Provincial Congress at Grand Regal Hotel today. Around 200...

‘Joint venture may leadto Baciwa privatization’

BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City – The employees’ union at the Bacolod City Water District(Baciwa) is already blocking the proposed joint venture with a private...

Forest guard ‘ideal’ job for rebels – Lacson

BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN BACOLOD City – Rebels could best serve as forest guards once “transformed” into civilians, Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Jose Lacson...

Hotels 90% booked for MassKara

BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City – Hotels are now “90-percent” booked for the MassKara Festival. City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo said they are expecting all...