By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson recently led the groundbreaking and blessing of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) Global Campus in Sitio Mana-ul, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City. The P135-million project is to be undertaken by Jaime B. Ditching Enterprises. Lacson said the construction which lies on …
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Man linked to drugs shot dead in Bacolod
A man with alleged links to illegal drugs was shot dead Friday night, August 21, at Purok Sigay in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police identified the fatality as 48-year-old Eduardo Garcia, a resident of the said place. Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Captain Leo Estopa, said the victim had just bought food from a …
CONFED lobbies for increase in sugar allocation for US market
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Confederation of Sugar Producers (CONFED) is pushing to increase the allocation of sugar intended for the US market by a percentage higher than last year’s quota to balance the sugar supply in the country that is projected at 2.190 million metric tons (MT) for crop year 2020-2021versus last …
Badjaos in Bacolod to be sent home to Sulu
A total of 33 Badjao families with 75 members will soon sail home to Jolo, Sulu. Upon instructions of Mayor Evelio Leonardia, the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) in the city rounded up these Badjao families from different parts of the city over the past several weeks and housed them at a facility …
Bacolodnon Monares: UP commitment a dream come true
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The current Covid-19 pandemic did not stop Bacolodnon middle blocker Joan Marie Monares from preparing for her impending move to the University of the Philippines’ (UP) women’s volleyball team. Monares, a former standout of Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts, was using the lull to prepare herself physically and mentally to …
NegOcc LGUs told: Brace for arrival of more LSIs, OFWs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on local government units (LGUs) and all Negrenses to be ready for the return of more locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning OFWs (ROFs). “We have been given a moratorium which ends on August 22. Expect the arrival of LSI, etc.,” Lacson said. …
Face masks, face shields now required at Bacolod-Silay Airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) at the Bacolod-Silay Airport is now requiring everyone entering to wear their face masks and face shields. In a post made by the local CAAP’s official social media page, they will not allow entry for any individual who doesn’t wear a face mask or face shield. With …
Diocese of Bacolod suspends masses for one week
Diocese of Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon yesterday announced that the diocese will be suspending the celebration of masses from August 24 to August 30. According to Buzon, the decision is a response to the call for help made by the medical societies in Bacolod City and Negros with regard to limiting mass mobility and gatherings …
Fighting cock ‘thief’ caught
A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a fighting cock in Silay City’s Barangay Barangay Guinbal-on on Wednesday, August 19. Silay City police identified the suspect as Regie Alarcon of the city’s Barangay E. Lopez. The arrest came following a complaint to the police by Andre North Star Game Farm that their fighting cock …
P408K ‘shabu’ seized in Talisay City
Eleven sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P408,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation at Purok Mapalarun, located in Talisay City’s Barangay Zone 12, on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities identified the suspect as 29-year-old Raymund Horario alias “Pirot,” a resident of Purok Ipil-Ipil in Silay City’s Barangay Mambulac but temporarily residing in Talisay City. Joint …