The United Negros Alliance (UNA) re-electionist Gov. Alfredo Marañon, Jr. and Dr. Melvin Ibañez yesterday dismissed claims by Vice Gov. Genaro Alvarez in a radio interview discrediting the gains of the NEGROS FIRST Agenda in the last two years and six months.

"Vice Gov. Alvarez is clearly contradicting himself," UNA spokesperson, Atty. Pauline Tumunong-Nuega, said.

Vice Gubernatorial candidate Melvin Ibañez of the United Negros Alliance has debunked claims of his opponent that the Negros First Cyber Center program of Gov. Alfredo Marañon, Jr. is "a wrong investment in the use of loans by the Provincial Government".

Projects funded by loans , especially for economic and development and employment purposes, can never be a wrong investment, Ibañez, a member of the Provincial Board for six years, said.

A late-night place chase and shootout has ended with one Marathon bombing suspect being captured here, the Boston Globe reported, while an intense manhunt is underway for a second suspect in the terror case.

Federal agents swarmed neighboring Watertown after local police were involved in a chase and shootout with at least 2 suspects. During the pursuit, officers could be heard on police radio traffic describing the suspects as having grenades and other explosives.

One reportedly escaped and another was shot by police and taken to a local hospital. Another man was seen sprawled on the ground in footage shown on WHDH-TV.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NCGP) will shut down its Kabankalan-Bacolod 138KV Line-1 to implement corrective maintenance of its Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) on Saturday, April 20, 2013 and Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In effect, the load of Line-1 will be carried by Line-2 which will be under security limit to protect the system against collapse. Load shedding is most probable if the load of Kabankalan-Bacolod Line-2 will reach its security limit.

The said undertakings, as stated in a letter addressed to CENECO GM Sulpicio C. Lagarde, Jr. dated April 10, 2013 from Zosimo A. Briones, Div. Head III, District 3, Negros Area are part of the preparation for the forthcoming Halalan 2013.

To make use of the time when NGCP cannot transmit power due to its scheduled activities, CENECO will conduct preventive maintenance schedule, as follows:

PEMO Sets Activities for Earth Day Monday

The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) together with other stakeholders set activities in place for the Earth Day celebration on April 22.

Among the activities lined up are Bird watching in Barangay Tibsoc in San Enrique and Mangrove Replanting in Barangay San Juan in the towns of San Enrique and Pontevedra, respectively.

PEMO has also invited resource persons from the Department of Energy to talk about "Climate Change and Energy" on April 22 at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon.

The Earth Hour advocacy will also be replicated on the same day as Earth Hour during Earth Day with a ceremonial switch off where consumers are encouraged to turn off their lights and appliances with a ceremonial from 7:00PM to 8:00PM on April 22.

KILLING BEHIND CITY HALL. Several incidents which have taken place in Himamaylan, has focused attention on the inefficacy of the city government administration, aside from the major discovery that the city hall is shot through with graft and corruption.

Thursday, in broad daylight, former Kagawad, Edgar Coleta was shot at the back of city hall by alleged gunmen riding in tandem. Coleta died.

But earlier, thousands of people could not help but notice that mainly market vendors have protested their transfer to the new central market at the outskirts of the poblacion because there, practically, was no business , and, yet, nothing.

Dupoydupoy
Ni Leo Claridad

Adlaw-adlaw daw nagasaka ang temperatura sang kainit ni haring adlaw. Alas siete y media pa lang sa aga masakit sakit na ang silak sang adlaw. Ang mainit nga temperatura kag mapaang nga huyop sang hangin nagapadugang sang kamala sang aton lawas, nagahatag kaluya bisan sa aton paggiho kag ini man nagahatag sing kainiton sa aton ulo. Nagamala imo utok, mamala na nga daan, hehehe, dinugangan pa sa kainiton sang panahon, teh, gagwa gid ang tinago sang iya pagkakutos. Ay siling gane sang kilala ko nga psychiatrist, ining mainit nga panahon, magluwas sa heatstroke, kon indi ka sini maayo, mabuang ka pro masyado ini ka dilikado nga panahon. Malapit na nga daan nga magtiyog ang ulo mo sa kahimtangan kag nagalingin na nga daan imo ulo sa pagbalanse sang kon sin-o maayo nga pilion sa palaabuton nga eleksyon...ay basi magbuang ka pa gid sa kainiton. Take it easy, man. Huo eh, sin-o ang indi magbuang sina nga hambalon mo ‘ya nga traidor ang isa ka kandidato nga sadto anay alkalde sang ciudad kag gapapili pagka kongresista, sa pila ka mamag-an kag recycled nga mga alegasyones, pero sa isa naman ‘ya ka kandidato nga sadto kongresista kag karon gapapili sa ikaduha nga hugnat sa pagka kongresista, maathag kag mabug-at ang ginapas-an nga akusasyon: kwarta sang Basoc, Fertilizer Scam, Ang mga computer nga wala mapuslan, kag madamo pa, wala ginakabig nga traidor. Kon imo hangpon, nagakahulugan lang ina nga yadtong maathag nga pagpangawat sa kaban sang gobyerno indi na gali karon makabig nga isa ka pagtraidor sa pumuluyo, tsk, tsk, nagliwat na gid man ang panahon, makabuloang gid man. Kon natuon ka imo sa old values nga ang paggarnatsar sang kwarta sa ang banwa isa ka pagtraidor sa pumuluyo, te budlayan ka gid eh kon sin-o pilion mo.

Malip-ot nga Suguilanon
Ni Edith B. Colmo

Sa kinaandan, kon mabalo ang lalaki, indi magdugay nagapangita sing ibulos sa iya asawa, bangod kadam-an sang lalaki, nagasalig sa asawa nga magpatigayon sang tanan para sa pamilya. Pagkatapos intrigar sang sweldo sa asawa, bahala na ang asawa magpa igo-igo sang tanan. Gani kon madula ang asawa, daw namalhan nga paka ang bana. Kabangdanan nga indi makapadugay nga solo sa pagpangabuhi ang bana nga nabalo.

Sa pihak nga bahin, ang balo nga babae makasarang magbuhi sang pamilya bisan naga-isahanon. Kon sa bagay, ang mga babae ang nagapalakat sang pangabuhi sang mag-asawa. Gani kon mabalo gid man ang babae, indi sia masyado apektado kay anad na sia magdumala sang pamilya.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman, Negrense Ricardo "Richie" Garcia is the guest of honor in the opening ceremony of 2013 Palarong Pambansa in Dumaguete City at 4:30pm Sunday, April 21.

He will be introduced by Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Bro. Armin A. Luistro, FSC in the formal program after a parade which starts at Silliman University to Gov. Mariano Perdices Sports Center an hour before.

The DepEd and PSC have been partners in the grassroots sports development program in the country.

All systems go as the 2013 Palarong Pambansa, dubbed as "Sports: Road to Peace and Progress" opens tomorrow, April 21 at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Stadium in Dumaguete City.

More than 12,000 athletes, coaches and delegation officials are expected to attend the grand parade, which will commence from Silliman University Campus to the main stadium for the opening ceremony.

Salustiano Jimenez, Ll.B, OIC-Schools Division Superintendent of Negros Oriental yesterday assured that the province and City of Dumaguete has contingency plan whenever there will be untoward incidents.