Negrenses give funds
for Noynoy campaign
AQUINO SISTERS BAT FOR NOY-MAR TANDEM
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Milk cans, boxes and plastic bottles filled with coins and messages of love.

Those are what members of the Federation of Urban Poor in Negros Occidental yesterday gave Ballsy Aquino Cruz and Pinky Aquino Abellada who spoke at their people’s convention at the Bacolod Arts, Youth and Sports Center in Bacolod City yesterday morning.

They told the sisters of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III that was their contribution to the “Piso Piso para kay Noynoy” campaign, and added that they are committed to work for his victory.

The Bacolod City Water District will hike water rates by 20 percent starting this month after its petition for an increase was approved by the Local Water Utilities Administration.

BACIWA general manager Juliana Carbon yesterday said the rate increase will be reflected in the October billing of residential consumers. She said water rates for commercial establishments will be double.

Carbon said they are posting the new water rates this week in the barangays and in conspicuous places in the city as required by LWUA.

National Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro, who was recently chosen as the standard bearer of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD, will be in Bacolod City Wednesday.

Teodoro, chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council, will be the guest speaker at the opening of the Regional Rescue Olympics and Camp Evacuation Management Competition at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, 9 a.m. Wednesday.

He is also expected to hold an interaction at West Negros University 3 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.