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(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - Higher power costs increased residential power rates of two distribution utilities in Negros Occidental this June. On Friday, separate data from the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) showed the rate adjustment was reflected in the generation charge and other charges. In the current billing month, Ceneco reported a rate of PHP12.11 per kilowatt hour (kWh) or an increase of PHP0.977 from last mon...

(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - Residential power rate in Bacolod City and its neighboring five cities and municipalities dropped in May as a result of a reduction in various charges. In an advisory posted on Friday, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) said the current billing rate has been pegged at PHP11.14 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), lower by PHP0.29 compared to the previous month's rate of PHP11.43 per kWh. Ervin Stan Leo Ticar, acting general manager, said there is a n...

BACOLOD CITY - Twelve local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are being targeted in the three-day coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) rapid antigen testing (RAT) roll-out starting Saturday as part of the province's expanded contact tracing and early detection measures. Initially, only the cities of La Carlota, Talisay, Himamaylan, Kabankalan, and Silay, along with municipalities of Pulupandan, Binalbagan, Toboso, San Enrique, and Don Salvador Benedicto were covered, but the towns ...