About 30,000 households will be affected if the operation of Well No. 8 in Brgy. Felisa, Bacolod City stops, Bacolod City Water District officer-in-charge Juliana Carbon said

Carbon said the demand of the Kalubkob Community Associtaion in Brgy. Felisa to stop the operation of Well No. 8 is baseless because, while they are saying that they have experienced water shortage, yet they could not provide figures on the number of households that are affected. She said that while there are water sources near the pumping stations that have water, there are others that have no water at all.

Carbon said the allegation of the complainant that the operation of Well No. 8 has affected their water sources might lead to a decision by the city to have the operation of the well closed, which she hopes will not happen.

Merci store to
open at SM City

Merci Pasalubong Center is opening its fourth branch at SM City Bacolod, a press release from MPC said.

The SM City will open Friday. The store carries the company's complete line of "pasalubong" treats and products of other Negros producers.

The store will be located at the ground floor, SM Building B, beside the Food Court.

Merci Pasalubong Center also has branches in Singcang, Mandalagan, and in the South Terminal, the press release also said.*

'Economic gains seen'

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo considers the latest reduction in power rates as a classic example of the country's economic gains flowing down to the people, a press release from Malacañang said.

She said the Filipino people are finally harvesting the seeds of fiscal discipline and good governance that the government has planted.

"The cut in power rates is part of the great story of economic gains flowing down to the people. This is a timely harvest on the seeds of fiscal discipline and good governance that we have planted in the field of optimism and hope," she said in a statement. The President pointed out that this is a clear and compelling reason for all Filipinos to stay the course and not be distracted "by the pullback of destructive politics."

back to top