By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The family of a missing Negrense sailor from a ship that sank off the coast of Japan last week is not giving up hope of finding him alive. Margarita Payas, mother of missing 32-year-old Andren Payas, said Andren’s wife Justine Marie last made contact with her husband on September 1. …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Murder suspect yields grenade, firearm
A grenade and a firearm were confiscated from a 38-year-old murder suspect who was arrested onSeptember 4 at Sitio Lupakon, located in Calatrava town’s Barangay Ilaya. Authorities identified the suspect as Jady Claro, a resident of the said place. Calatrava policesaid they served Claro’s arrest warrant for the crime of murderissued by Judge Reginald Fuentebellaof …
Lacson, staff undergo swab test
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and more than 16 of the staff members of the Office of the Governor were swabbed yesterday, Capitol spokespersonCharina Magallanes-Tanconfirmed. Tan said Lacson and his staff, including her, were tested at the grounds of the North Wing of the Capitol Building. She added that …
Leonardia appeals to NIATF to respect the city’s health protocols
“We cannot overemphasize the reality that our Covid-19 situation is worsening and we need the help of the national government to ease our burdens and ensure a greater measure of protection for our people.” Thus wrote Mayor Evelio Leonardia to the two chairpersons of both the Western Visayas Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (WVRIATF) and Western …
Talisaynon Medina commits to FEU
By Adrian Stewart Co Talisaynon hitter Nikka Ann Medina will continue to wear the yellow and green colors of Far Eastern University (FEU) after committing her collegiate career with the Lady Tamaraws. The Talisay City, Negros Occidental-native formalized her commitment with the Lady Tamaraws recently after suiting up for two years with the FEU’s girls …
NegOcc to still require 14-day quarantine for ROFs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Mayors in Negros Occidental will still require returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) to undergo a 14-day quarantine. The decision was made after an online meeting by the mayors with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday. Lacson said that the “issue has already been settled with the mayors that a second swab is …
NegOcc vice guv calls for studying effective strategy for mass testing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga If the mass testing for the coronavirus is to be replicated in other areas of Negros Occidental, an effective strategy should be studied, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said. “We cannot just tell people that they should be tested and stay home while waiting for the results,” Ferrer said. “What will …
NegOcc vice guv, prov’l board offices on lockdown
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The offices of the Vice Governor and provincial board were ordered locked down by Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer until September 8 after another technical assistant of a board member was suspected to be positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19. The two offices will also undergo disinfection, said Renelo …
Toboso man nabbed for attempted rape
Toboso police served an arrest warrant last Wednesday to a 25-year-old man facing attempted rape charges in the town’s Barangay Poblacion. Toboso Police Station OIC, Police Lieutenant Paul Kenneth Magan, identified the suspect as Jomar Siacor of Purok Kawayan in the town’s Barangay Magticol. Police said they served Magan’s arrest warrant for the crime of …
4 murder suspects arrested in Candoni
Facing murder chargers, four men were arrested in separate police operations in Negros Occidental’s Candoni town last Wednesday. Authorities identified the suspects as 60-year-old Vicente Cabalfin of Sitio Banahaw, Barangay Banga; and 39-year-old Aldin Namol, 50-year-old Jonnel Escabarte and 32-year-old Roger Etabag, residents of Barangay Molobolo in Cauayan town. Candoni Police Station OIC chief, Police …