The possibility of being tagged as a “terrorist” is what suspended Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. found it “funny,” after Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said they would force him to surrender to authorities. Teves, who refused to return to the Philippines due to safety concerns, is being linked to the …
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Cop in ‘another severed hand’ reassigned
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police personnel, whose name was listed on a recovered piece of paper with another severed human hand in Bacolod City’s Barangay Bata on Monday, April 17, was reassigned by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday. The identified cop, Police Staff Sergeant Anthony Vistar, has been transferred to …
Lacson urges Negrenses to support MSMEs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson encouraged thousands of Negrenses who have witnessed the opening of the Panaad sa Negros Festival on Monday afternoon, April 17, to support the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province. Lacson, together with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and local chief …
Cadiz City Hall reimposes face mask use
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mayor of Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City has decided to reimpose the mandatory wearing of face masks inside the city hall after two of their employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr. said he made the decision on the mask requirement as he noticed city hall …
Street vendor arrested for ‘rape’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fried chicken vendor was arrested after he allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl. Police arrested the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Randy Visañes of Leyte province’s Ormoc City, temporarily residing in the city’s Barangay 40, on Monday, April 17. Based on information released by police, the incident happened on April 15. …
Girl, 3, dies in road mishap
A three-year-old girl died in a road mishap along Circumferential Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte yesterday morning, April 18. Bacolod City Police Station 4 chief, Police Captain Greeky Cayao, said the victims — the couple, 30-year-old Jude Jett Areglo and 23-year-old Sheila Mae Niem, and their daughter — were riding a motorcycle heading south. A …
NPA ‘kangaroo court’ leader killed in central Negros clash
A fighter of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Negros Occidental’s Moises Padilla yesterday morning. The fatality, identified as Jose “Jojo” Albores, belonged to the Central Negros Front 1 of the Leonardo Panaligan Command and was one …
PBA Governors’ Cup Finals: Bacolodnon Montalbo stays ready for TNT
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon guard Kib Montalbo vows to stay ready for the TNT Tropang Giga in their 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals series with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings now at the homestretch. According to the former De La Salle University Green Archers guard, he is always ready to answer the call …
Catapusan ends Iloilo’s losing run in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Conrad Catapusan carried the scoring cudgels for the Iloilo United Royals-Cocolife in the fourth quarter to score a come-from-behind 86-79 win over Oriental Mindoro Disiplinados in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the STRIKE Gymnasium in Cavite province’s Bacoor City on Monday night, April 17. Down 59-67 early in …
NBA: Kings leave Warriors in hole
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors, 114-106, to take a 2-0 lead over the NBA champions after a bruising Game 2 in their best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series on Monday, April 17. After edging a thrilling Game 1 on Saturday, April 15, the Kings once again proved too much for the Warriors …