By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Security plans in Negros Occidental are being finalized for the upcoming Holy Week and summer season. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) spokesperson, Captain Judesses Catalogo said usual Holy Week practices such as processions and the “Senakulo” are expected to return this year following the relaxation of COVID-19 health …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Slain Pamplona massacre suspect identified
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspect involved in the Pamplona massacre, who was killed by law enforcement hours after the incident, was identified by the Special Joint Task Force-Negros (SJTF-Negros) yesterday morning. SJTF-Negros spokesperson, Army Major Cenon Pancito III identified the suspect as Arnil Libradilla, a former New People’s Army member, and a …
Bizmen appeals not to amplify NegOr situation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The business sector in Negros Occidental made an appeal to the public not to widen the current situation in Negros Oriental following the massacre in Pamplona town earlier this month. Frank Carbon, chief executive officer of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, revealed in an interview with …
Bacolodnon ranks no. 1 in MedTech board exam
By Mae Singuay Bacolodnon Sidrey Mel Aldeguer Flores ranked no. 1 in the 2023 Medical Technology Licensure Exam (MTLE) with a 92.10 percent rating. Flores earlier made history by finishing as the first summa cum laude of his degree program after 50 years at the Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod. The 23-year-old Flores said he wanted …
Corpse found inside sack in Murcia
A corpse was found inside a sack at a dumpsite at Barangay Cansilayan in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town yesterday afternoon. Authorities have yet to identify the cadaver, which is already in a state of decomposition. The bones had already filled the untied sack. Residents who had missing relatives were urged to contact Murcia municipal …
200kg of frozen pork, byproducts seized in NegOr
More than 200 kilos of frozen and other pork byproducts have been confiscated from public markets in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental’s Valencia town amid tightened measures to prevent the entry of African swine fever (ASF). Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in Dumaguete, said yesterday the confiscation …
Bacolod bows to Marikina in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City of Smiles failed to hang on to its fourth quarter lead to suffer a 79-67 defeat to Marikina Shoemasters in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the Batangas City Coliseum on Tuesday night, March 14. Holding to a 58-53 lead midway in the fourth quarter, the …
Tennis: Eala gets wild card pass for Miami Open
Filipina tennis superstar Alex Eala will suit up for the Miami Open 2023 after being included in the list of wild card entries. Eala was among the 22 athletes who got a pass for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. She is one of the seven players under the WTA Main Draw Wild Cards. The Miami …
TNT eliminates NorthPort
By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga dashed NorthPort Batang Pier’s quarterfinal hopes in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup with a 134-110 rout at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City yesterday. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson finished with double-double 31 points and 11 rebounds to go with four steals and three assists as the Tropang Giga zoomed …
Mastermind an ex-soldier too? Task force believes gunmen leader a former Army member
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Special Joint Task Force-Negros (SJTF-Negros) believes the mastermind in Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo’s assassination is also a former Philippine Army member. SJTF-Negros spokesperson, Police Major Cenon Pancito III said the attack on Degamo was well-funded and has its own support system. Although several high-profile names have already …