By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Firecracker-related injuries reported in Negros Occidental have increased to 14, according to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO). Lt. Judesses Catalogo, NOCPPO spokesperson, said they recorded two firecracker-related injuries in the cities of Cadiz, Kabankalan and Bago. The towns of E.B. Magalona, Hinoba-an, Valladolid, Binalbagan, Candoni, and Isabela, …
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Bacolod fruit vendors cry of poor sales in December
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several fruit vendors in Bacolod City reported poor sales last month, with some of them even commenting that it was the worst in years. According to the vendors, from December 24 to 25 in previous years, sales should have gone up and they are earning at least P10,000 to …
Passengers flock to BREDCO as work day resumes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than a thousand travelers flocked to BREDCO Port in Bacolod City yesterday morning as the holiday season has ended and workday resumes today. According to data released by Commander Jansen Benjamin, operations chief of the Philippine Coast Guard District in Western Visayas, a total of 1,696 Iloilo-bound passengers, …
Former Ilog town mayor passes away
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Negros Occidental’s Ilog town mayor Benigno “Boy” Gequillana passed away on New Year’s Day at the Bacolod Adventist Medical Center. Gequillana had been battling non-hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer for six years, according to information released by his family. Gequillana served as the town’s mayor from 1988 to 1998. He …
Shinshu Warriors beats Utsonomiya in B.League
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Matthew Aquino and the Shinshu Brave Warriors cruised to back-to-back wins in the 2022-2023 Japan B.League Division 1 action, after taking down Utsonomiya Brex at the White Ring on Sunday afternoon, January 1. Aquino, a former Adamson University Falcons and National University Bulldogs big man, finished with six points on …
Stephan Schrock retires from Azkals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Stephan Schrock played his final game for the Philippine Azkals when they faced Indonesia in the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup last night at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. The Filipino-German midfielder announced that he is ending his national men’s football team stint that was highlighted by 56 game appearances, …
DURING NEW YEAR REVELRY in NegOcc: ‘No stray bullet incidents logged’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has so far not recorded any stray bullet or illegal discharge of firearm incidents during the New Year’s Day revelry in the province as of yesterday. Hopefully, wala [na incidents],” NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Judesses Catalogo said. Meanwhile, the province recorded a total …
New Year’s Day fire guts Bacolod house
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people suffered minor burns after their house caught fire in Bacolod City’s Barangay 16 during the celebration of New Year’s Day. Authorities identified the three as Maricel and Marcial Española, both 41 years old; and 18-year-old Junel Española, all residents of the said place. Based on information released …
Classes in public schools resume on Jan. 4
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Classes in all public schools in Bacolod City are set to resume on January 4, following the Christmas and New Year’s Day school break. In a radio interview, Bacolod Teachers Federation President Richard Gelangre said teachers are set to return to work on January 3 to prepare for the …
Man shot in Cadiz
By MAE SINGUAY A man was shot at Barangay Caduha-an in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City, early morning of December 31, 2022. Victim Lito Lucero, 20 years old, a resident of Manapla town’s Barangay Sta. Teresa, was wounded when he tried to pacify an argument between his pal and an unidentified man. Lucero is currently …