By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police chief of Negros Occidental’s Ilog town will be investigated in connection to the raid on an illegal gambling operation which left one person dead. Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office spokesperson, said Police Captain Thurslie Castillo will be placed on motu propio case investigation. …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Aground vessel doesn’t pose oil spill threat, PCG assures
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Northern Negros Occidental assured the residents of Bacolod City’s Purok Magsungay that the cargo vessel that had run aground on their shoreline did not pose any danger of an oil spill. Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Northern Negros Occidental station chief said, based …
Bacolod to create medical waste disposal facility
By Mae Singuay Following the discovery of disposed medical waste inside Handumanan public cemetery, the Bacolod City government will create a centralized recycling facility for medical waste in Barangay Felisa. Mayor Alfredo Benitez confirmed that it was not just in Handumanan cemetery where the City Health Office (CHO) disposed of its medical waste, but …
Consumers group hopeful on MORE-Ceneco joint venture
By Mae Singuay The Power Watch Negros (PWN) has high expectations for the proposed joint venture of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) with MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) in terms of efficient services for the consumers of the Negros-based electric cooperative. PWN secretary-general Wennie Sancho claimed that Ceneco failed in their task …
Truck fell on steep, 7 hurt
Seven people were wounded after a truck fell on a steep at Barangay Pandanon in Negros Occidental’s Don Salvador Benedicto town on Monday afternoon, March 20. Police identified the injured as Robwell Barientos, 44 years old; Diego Trinidad, 22 years old; Marilyn Cosme, 52 years old; Mark Anthony Trinidad, 23 years old; and Junjun …
Body eyed to regulate fishing in Guimaras Strait
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez, the chairperson of the Regional Development Council in Western Visayas (RDC-6), proposed the creation of a body to regulate fishing activities in Guimaras Strait, one of the most important fishing grounds in the country, which supports fisherfolk from Panay, Guimaras and Negros Occidental. “One of my proposals is to …
Man hurt in shooting try
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was wounded after he allegedly tried to shoot a responding operative from the 65th Philippine National Police-Special Action Force during a scuffle at Poblacion 2 in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City. Police identified the suspect as Delmar Amparo, 18 years old, a resident of the village’s Purok Coscouela. …
Tenorio diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings veteran guard LA Tenorio is expected to be out for awhile in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) after being diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. The 38-year-old Tenorio said his illness was the reason for his absence in Gin Kings’ matches in the 2022-2023 PBA …
Tay Tung volleybelles rule Antique tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School’s secondary girls’ volleyball team showed their wares anew as they ruled the 1st Roberto C. Necor Invitational Women’s Open Volleyball Tournament over the weekend. The Thunderbolts were hailed as champions in the one-day tournament after defeating Pontevedra Fire Antz, 25-7, 25-11, in the finals game held …
Golf: Avaricio targets sweep of LPGT’s Visayas swing
Chanelle Avaricio, fresh off an improbable title run in Bacolod, shoots for a sweep of the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour’s (LGPT) Visayan swing in the ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club which will start on March 22. Avaricio rallied from eight strokes down in the final round to nip …