By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several major drug groups in the province have been declared “dismantled,” the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo said the declaration also applies to other drug groups that previously operated in the province. Among those declared dismantled is the Bugalon Drug Group, …
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Referral aid extended to Sagay hospital
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government had already reached out to the management of Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital (AEMSMDH) in Sagay City after it reached its bed-capacity last Saturday, January 21. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said among the assistance they can give to the management of AEMSMDH …
2 students ‘slash’ fellow student’s throat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two high school students are in “hot water” after they allegedly slashed the throat of their fellow student inside a private high school in Bacolod City. The local police chief confirmed the incident which happened last January 16. In a radio interview, Social Development Center (SDC) head Jenesan Sun …
PBA Governors’ Cup: NLEX turns back Blackwater
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kevin Alas stepped up offensively in the fourth quarter as NLEX Road Warriors cruised to a 124-102 victory over Blackwater Bossing in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum yesterday. Holding to a slim 84-81 lead after three quarters, Alas conspired with reinforcement Jonathon Simmons as the …
Negrense Belangel, Daegu snap skid in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus got back on the winning track in the 2022-2023 Korean Basketball League (KBL) after a 72-67 beating of Jeonju KCC Egis at the Jeonju Indoor Gymnasium on Tuesday night, January 24. The Bacolod City-native Belangel, a former member of the Ateneo …
‘Motion’ denied; Lacson: No proof of claims in sacked OPA employees’ motion for reconsideration
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the four former employees of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) who were sacked earlier this month. Lacson said that no new evidence had been discovered and submitted by the four terminated OPA employees in …
Vice guv: Importation should only be made during off-season
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said yesterday that any planned importation of sugar by the government should only be made during the off-milling season. Ferrer said if there is indeed a shortage of sugar, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) should present importation data immediately and President Ferdinand Marcos, …
Ferrer favors waiting for NIR bill to become law
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said yesterday that he is in favor of waiting for the bill reestablishing the Negros Island Region (NIR) to become a law rather than the proposal pushed by the business sector in Negros for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to create an executive …
Traffic enforcer fired for ‘receiving’ P50 from motorist
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A traffic enforcer of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) is set to be fired after a video surfaced on social media showed him allegedly taking a P50 bill from the motorist’s wife he apprehended. In a radio interview, BTAO head, Police Major Junji Liba said he recommended …
PBA; Yap: Retirement not an option after Govs’ Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Rain or Shine Elasto Painters gunner James Yap denied that the upcoming 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup is his last conference as a professional basketball player. According to Negros Occidental’s Escalante City-native Yap, it was his choice to just sign a one-conference contract with the Painters, but it does not mean …