By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The two suspects from Negros Occidental who were implicated in the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo do not have any previous criminal records with the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO). Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, NOCPPO spokesperson, said they have coordinated with law enforcement over the records of …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Comelec rejects 15 registrants for using fake IDs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City denied the applications of 15 registrants after they allegedly used fake identification cards. In an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod over the weekend, Atty. Katrina Trinio-Cania, Comelec-Bacolod elections supervisor, said they still do not have the complete data or written resolution from …
Senior yields P136-K ‘shabu’ in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A senior citizen was arrested after yielding P136,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation on Ylagan-Endrina streets in the city’s Barangay 5 on Saturday afternoon, March 11. Police identified the arrested as 61-year-old Rovener Nemenzo, a resident of the city’s Barangay 6. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents …
First lady shares marriage tips; couples win P2-M in mass wedding
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who has been married to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for almost 30 years, shared secrets to a lasting marriage to 2,023 couples who tied the knot in a mass ceremony in Bacolod City on Saturday afternoon, March 11. “We’ll be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary next month, on April 17,” …
Negros suffers loss to Quezon in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados failed to hang on to their early leads to suffer an 82-80 defeat to Quezon Huskers at the start of the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Season at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City on Saturday night, March 11. Ahead 74-64 early in the fourth quarter …
Negros bounces back, Iloilo splits in PCAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region Kingsmen bounced back with a sweep, while the Iloilo Kisela Knights split their matches in the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference on Saturday night, March 11. The Kingsmen opened the evening with a 13.5-7.5 victory over Pasig City King Pirates before …
Yulo claims parallel bars gold in FIG Gymnastics Cup
Caloy Yulo bagged the gold medal in the parallel bars event in Baku, Azerbaijan stop of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series on Saturday, March 11 (Philippine time). Yulo scored 15.400 points in the apparatus final to beat Illia Kovtun of Ukraine and Bernard Cameron-Lie of France. He clinches vault silver, parallel bars …
No more shipments? Lacson appeals to Cebu guv to allow pork items entry
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson appealed to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to allow shipments of pork and pork products from Negros bound for Eastern Visayas to pass through Cebu province. Lacson said he had received a call from Rey dela Rama, one of the local hog raisers group …
Guns, explosives recovered from Teves’ homes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Negros Oriental seized several firearms and explosives in a series of raid on the houses owned by 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo Teves early yesterday morning. Based on initial information released by CIDG-Negros Oriental, they conducted the raid as part of Oplan: …
Lacson: NegOcc execs remain safe vs. threats
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the situation in the province remains safe based on the latest threat assessments made among local chief executives (LCEs) following the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo recently. Lacson said he had a talk with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) …