By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Security measures imposed in Negros Oriental will not affect the upcoming Panaad sa Negros Festival of Negros Occidental next month. The festival’s formal launching was held at the Provincial Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. Provincial Tourism Officer and Festival Director Cheryl Decena said even before …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Drug HVI nabbed, yields P1-M ‘shabu’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A high-value drug target (HVI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 27, yesterday morning. Police nabbed 26-year-old Mark Salmingo, a resident of the village’s Rizal Extension, Purok Star Apple 2. Confiscated from the suspect were 58 small and medium-sized sachets of suspected shabu with a …
Cebu-based reporter dead in road mishap
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A reporter from a Cebu-based media outlet, covering the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, was killed after the motorcycle she was riding was rammed by a truck in Negros Oriental’s Amlan town on Sunday afternoon, March 12. Authorities identified the fatality as 23-year-old Pegeen Sararaña, a reporter …
10 held over ‘Bingo’ in Valladolid
By Mae Singuay Ten individuals were charged with violation of Presidential Decree 1602, or the gambling law at Barangay Alijis in Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town on Monday afternoon, March 13. They were Jonalyn Arcala, Julie Miranda, Rubelyn Espuerta, Joy Cabrillos, Estrella Monday, Neleza Gange, Roden Porquez, Fortunate Espuerta, Maria Luz Porquez, and a minor. …
DILG-6 reminds village execs to set example by obeying laws
The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Western Visayas (DILG-6) reminded village officials of their role as public servants, who should set an example by obeying the law. “Para sa mga kapitan, kayo dapat ang huwaran ng public service. You should abide by the law. No one is above the law. Even if you …
New NegOr guv assures workers of no revamp
Negros Oriental Governor Carlo Jorge Juan “Guido” Reyes assured provincial government workers that there would be no transfer of assignments or reshuffling as he took over the province’s affairs after the recent death of Governor Roel Degamo. An ailing Reyes reported for work physically for the first time late Monday afternoon, March 13, over …
Bacolod to host PBA All-Star Weekend 2024
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Following the successful hosting of Iloilo province’s Passi City over the weekend, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Star Weekend will remain in Western Visayas next year. PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial announced on Monday, March 13, that the annual PBA festivity will return to Bacolod City next year as per the …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Beermen’s Fajardo out with injury
By ADRIAN STEWART CO San Miguel Beermen will be shorthanded heading into the homestretch of the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup with veteran center June Mar Fajardo sidelined with an injury. Fajardo is reportedly to be out for five to six weeks due to a medial collateral ligament injury he sustained while playing for Beermen in …
NCAA VOLLEYBALL: Doguna earns NCAA honors after back-to-back wins over Lyceum
Joan Doguna of the Lyceum of the Philippines University has been named the Collegiate Press Corps NCAA Player of the Week as the open spiker helped the Lady Pirates strengthen their Final Four hopes in the ongoing Season 98 women’s volleyball tournament. With Doguna being at the forefront of Lyceum, they were able to …
Checkpoint scare: Lacson concerned security measures could drive off tourists
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Lots of checkpoints being implemented by law enforcement could scare away foreign tourists, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday. This comes after security measures have been beefed up in neighboring Negros Oriental following the massacre in Pamplona town on March 4, which claimed the life of Governor Roel …