By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City has intensified its monitoring against African swine fever (ASF). According to City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Joe Alingasa, the city’s ASF Task Force ensures that travelers, passing through the San Carlos Port, are not carrying any pork byproducts. The city …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Senate to take up proposed NIR bill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Senate will begin to take up the proposed bill reestablishing the Negros Island Region (NIR). According to Senator JV Ejercito, they will resume hearings on the NIR. However, the Senate wants to make sure that Negros Oriental is also in favor. “One more hearing, then [the] TWG …
Woman ‘hammered’ by partner in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was allegedly hammered by her live-in partner at Barangay Punao’s Sitio Talave in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Wednesday afternoon, March 22. Argenia Barguin, 45 years old, a resident of Sto. Rosario of the city’s Barangay Rizal, suffered injuries to her head. San Carlos City police said …
HVI yields over P500-K ‘drugs’
More than P500,000 worth of suspected illegal drugs were recovered from a high-value individual (HVI) in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12 on Wednesday night, March 22. The suspect was identified as Darel Demafelis, 22 years old, and a resident of the village’s Purok Masinadyahon. Recovered from the suspect were 12 transparent …
2 major bridges to improve Sagay residents’ lives
Two major bridge projects in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) are seen to improve the lives of residents and farmers in the upland communities of northern Negros city. The newly-inaugurated P76.2 million Himogaan Bridge in Barangay Bato, which was opened on Wednesday, March 22, connects barangays …
Meralco ousts Magnolia, reaches PBA Govs’ semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Meralco Bolts went on a spirited endgame run to oust Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in overtime, 113-107, in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, March 22. From a 103-all score with less than two minutes left, Kier John Quinto surged the Bolts …
8th straight win for NIR Kingsmen in PCAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region (NIR) Kingsmen recorded their eighth straight victory in the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) First Conference after a sweep of their matches on Wednesday night, March 22. The Kingsmen opened the evening with a 16-5 domination of the Cagayan Kings before they followed …
MMA: Pacio now open to fighting Team Lakay athletes
Former ONE strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio is now willing to entertain prospective fights with Team Lakay fighters moving forward after he announced his departure from the stable. Pacio, 20-4, as a professional mixed martial artist, shocked the local sporting world when he announced his exit from Team Lakay together with fellow former world champions …
Pag-IBIG releases P53.76B cash loans benefitting 2.61M members
PAG-IBIG Fund disbursed P53.76 billion in cash loans, otherwise known as short-term loans, benefitting a record-high 2,612,491 members in 2022, agency officials stated Tuesday, March 21. For 2022, the amount of short-term loans released by the agency increased by 21 percent or P9.46 billion compared to the P44.30 billion released in 2021. With the amount, …
‘Stop trips or face raps’, PCG warns colorum motor banca operators
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Northern Negros Occidental warns operators of colorum motor bancas to stop their trips or face legal action. This warning is part of the PCG’s security preparations for Holy Week and the summer season, when travelers may hire colorum motor bancas as a means …