By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of new voters in Negros Occidental and its capital Bacolod City has breached the 56,000 mark as voter registration ended on Tuesday, January 31. Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said the province has a total of 56,723 newly-registered voters, wherein 28,166 …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
2 held for ‘shabu’ in Kabankalan
By Mae Singuay Two men were arrested for suspected shabu in a drug buy-bust operation at Barangay Orong in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on Wednesday afternoon, February 1. Nilo Carabuena, 37 years old, of Barangay Orong’s Sitio Mindangan, yielded seven sachets of suspected shabu as well as a caliber .45 pistol with ammunition. Two plastic …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Converge defeats Rain or Shine
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Converge FiberXers maintained its unbeaten record in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup after hacking out a 112-98 victory over Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday night, February 2. Jamaal Franklin led the way with a triple-double of 25 points, 15 assists and …
1st UNBL Aspirants Cup kicks off today
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Fifteen schools are set to compete in the 1st United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) Aspirants Basketball Cup 2023, which will open this Saturday, February 4, at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Covered Courts in Bacolod City. According to UNBL President Jun Ballesteros, the tournament serves as a follow …
‘Negros del Norte?’; Degamo bids creating new province before agreeing to NIR
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo proposed the creation of a new province as a “counter-proposal” before agreeing to support the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR). Degamo met with Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson in Dumaguete City on Wednesday morning, February 1, with the latter hoping to …
Arrested HVT also on ‘severed hands’ list
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The high-value target (HVT) alleged drug suspect recently arrested in Negros Occidental’s Silay City was listed on a piece of paper with the two severed human hands recovered last week. Silay City police conducted a buy-bust operation at Sitio Pulo in the city’s Barangay Mambulac early Wednesday morning, February …
Police suspicious on ‘robbed’ Isabela exec’s claims
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police are still suspicious of the claims made by former Negros Occidental’s Isabela municipal treasurer Neneth Escarda, after her home was burglarized last January 21. A total of P3.8 million in bank checks, and cash amounting to P2.6 million were carted away by burglars. However, police are still …
Ex-cop hurt in Talisay altercation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A retired police officer was wounded after he got into a physical altercation with another retired cop that ended in gun firing at Barangay Zone 10’s Menlo Village in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City on Wednesday night, February 1. Police identified the wounded as 56-year-old Abraham Perez, a resident of Sagay …
CTO seized weighing scales in Bacolod market
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) confiscated 11 weighing scales following the ongoing inspection of all public markets in the city. CTO Licensing Division chief Jose Ernie Carpintero said yesterday, seven weighing scales were seized in the fish section, while the other four were from the meat and dry sections in …
PBA GOVERNORS’ CUP: NLEX stuns TNT
By ADRIAN STEWART CO NLEX Road Warriors rallied back from 15 points down to stun sister team TNT Tropang Giga, 110-108, in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday night, February 1. Down 76-91 late in the third quarter, the Road Warriors slowly clawed their way back …