By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he has yet to receive a reply from Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia over his request to lift the entry ban on pork and pork products from Negros. Lacson forwarded a request letter to Garcia last week as local hog raisers groups in …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
BCPO hunts down massacre suspects, too
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office’s City Intelligence Unit (BCPO-CIU) is also on the lookout for the remaining suspects involved in the Pamplona massacre. They also strengthened border control to prevent the suspects from entering the city. In a radio interview with XFM 96.7 Bacolod, BCPO-CIU chief, Police Major Joery …
Group calls for security review on LCEs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local group called for a security review of all local chief executives (LCEs) in Negros Occidental following the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on March 4. Association of Chief Executives (ACE) in Negros Occidental President and Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez said yesterday that the …
Fire guts Banago house
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A house was totally gutted, while another suffered extensive damage in a fire at San Mateo Annex in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago on Sunday night, March 12. Based on information from the Bureau of Fire Protection in Bacolod, they received a fire call at 8:12 p.m. at the house owned …
Bacolod City redistricting awaits House hearing
The proposed measure to create a second legislative district of Bacolod City is awaiting a hearing before the House Committee on Local Government, according to Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya. A new schedule will be set following a change in the committee leadership after former chair Valenzuela 1st District Representative Rex Gatchalian was named …
Team Japeth beats Team Scottie in PBA All-Star
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Paul Lee turned City of Passi Arena as his playground as he powered Team Japeth to score a 140-136 victory over Team Scottie in the 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend on Sunday night, March 12. Lee, who ruled the Three-Point Shootout last Friday, March 10, waxed hot with seven four-point conversions …
Kaya-Iloilo manhandles Stallion-Laguna in PFL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo leaned on a first-half goal spree to defeat Stallion-Laguna Football Club, 3-0, in the 2022-2023 Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna on Sunday, March 12. Jarvey Gayoso and Mar Diano scored a goal each in the first half while Nano Amita added …
MMA: Pacio officially announces exit from Team Lakay
Former ONE strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio officially announced his exit from Baguio City’s Team Lakay yesterday, March 13. GMA Integrated News first reported Pacio’s exit last Saturday, March 11, shortly after his teammates Kevin Belingon and Honorio Banario announced their own departures. Eduard Folayang, on Friday, March 10, was the first to announce he …
Security measures beef up
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Security measures in Negros Oriental have been beefed up following the massacre in the province’s Pamplona town which claimed the lives of nine individuals, including Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on March 4. In a press conference in Dumaguete City over the weekend, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) …
Pursue probe on illegal STL ops, NBI told
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City was urged to continue its probe into the illegal operations of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in Negros Occidental. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson supports the NBI’s decision to file illegal gambling charges against barangay captains Noli Villarosa of Bacolod’s Barangay …