October 6, 2020

SSS warns members of online fixers

The Social Security System (SSS) is warning its members that it is not affiliated with any social media accounts and pages offering online assistance to members and pensioners asking for certain fees in exchange for facilitating transactions.

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14 nabbed, P177K in shabu seized

Policemen and operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency have arrested 14 drug suspects in a series of buy-bust operations during the weekend in Negros Occidental, that yielded P177, 400 worth of suspected shabu.

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Black sand mining opposed

Several youth organizations, student councils, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and concerned groups and sectors have raised their growing indignation on the planned mining of black sand under the guise of dredging, declogging, and desiltation in the resource-rich coastlines of Negros.

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EB Magalona to reopen eco-trail

Following the re-opening of Boracay for tourists, Mayor Marvin Malacon said yesterday that the kilometer-long mangrove eco-trail in Brgy. Tomongtong, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental, will open within this month, but only for Saraviahanons.

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City faces shortage of nurses

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has requested the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) Against COVID-19 to send augmentation personnel to Bacolod to address the serious shortage of nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) in private hospitals, City Administrator Em Ang, executive

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WV El Niño crop damage now P761M

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As damage to agricultural crops in Western Visayas has amounted to P761,240,675, as of March 12, there is no declaration of a state of calamity in the region, according to Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)

Mission training held in Murcia

Eleven participants graduated in the recently held Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Murcia, Negros Occidental, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by  International Teams Philippines (ITP)

Photo of the Day

Local chess aficionados play friendly afternoon games against each other to pass away the time and hone their skills at the Bacolod City Public Plaza.* Jade Paul Morin/CCN photo

Consumers Federation register opposition to NEPC franchise bill

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) member-consumer-owners (MCO) Federation registered their opposition to House Bill No. 9805, which seeks to grant a franchise to Negros Electric and Power Company (NEPC) through a joint-venture agreement between Prime Electric and CENECO, through

NIR bill almost finished – DILG chief

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its approval by the Philippine Senate, the Negros Island Region bill is now almost finished, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. disclosed yesterday. Abalos, who attended the series of activities in Victorias

Rain or shine

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain.” – Anonymous The continuing El Niño phenomenon besetting the country, especially on agriculture, has a recorded damage of more than one billion pesos, according