Category: Central Visayas, Philippines

Priests joining anti-drug ops – awkward’

CATHOLIC priests joining the police anti-illegal drug operations would be “awkward,” a priest of the Diocese of Bacolod said. Fr. Felix Pasquin, rector of San Sebastian Cathedral, said the priests and the religious can cooperate with the drug campaign of the Philippine National Police , but in some other ways and not to join Oplan Tokhang.

Pontevedra forms team to monitor river pollution

THE Municipal Government of Pontevedra has formed a team that will monitor activities that may cause pollution to its rivers following the recent fishkill which affected three barangays in the southern Negros Occidental town. The creation of the monitoring team came after the Environmental Management Bureau released Tuesday the results of the water sample analysis conducted by a private laboratory in Bacolod City last week.

BIR targets P12-B tax collection in Negros

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue targets to collect P12.07 billion in taxes in Negros Island Region this year, which is 16 percent higher than last year’s collection of only P10.4 billion. BIR Revenue Region 12 Director Eduardo Pagulayan Jr., who spoke at the 2017 Tax Campaign Kick-Off Ceremony at the L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City Tuesday, said there are still many “potential” taxpayers the agency is looking for.

Energreen to complete diesel plant in March

ENERGREEN Development Corp. has announced that its four-unit diesel generator plant located in Barangay Calumangan, Bago City will operate on its 26-megawatt full capacity this coming March. David Tan, executive director of Energeen, said in a press briefing Saturday, that they will supply the Central Negros Electric Cooperative 18.9 megawatts for peak load at P7.50 per kilowatt hour based on their 15-year contract that will expire in 2032.

Pacete: Other stories in Negros

THEN and now, our province has nonpareil stories to tella Don Juan tragedy, Kanlaon eruption, the unforgotten massacre, the Swanson kidnapping, and more. These stories are always retold in whisper in gatherings to give color to the special event.

MMFF entry ‘Oro’ receives second wave of sanctions

After losing the FPJ Memorial Award, Metro Manila Film Festival entry Oro received a second wave of sanctions over the reported killing of a dog in the movie. People behind the Oro film have been handed a one-year ban from joining the film festival because of the controversial dog slaughter scene, said the MMFF Executive Committee.