By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is considering cloud seeding as the solution to the ongoing dry spell in the province. Lacson said cloud seeding is one of the options the provincial government has to conduct to alleviate dry weather conditions. “That is always an option. When there is …
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Another severed hand recovered in Bata village
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Another severed hand was recovered at Purok Riverside’s Ilang-Ilang Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Bata yesterday morning. Police Station 3 commander, Captain Armilyn Vargas, said they are still trying to determine who owns the severed hand. The chopped off body part included a piece of paper with a name and …
Capitol inaugurates new veterinary facility
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The new Negros Occidental Provincial Animal Learning Park and Hospital was inaugurated on the opening day of this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival yesterday morning. The new facility, located inside the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan, will be used not just as a hospital for …
Ma, daughter perish in Taculing fire
By Mae Singuay A mother and her daughter died in a fire at Purok Bayanihan in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing yesterday morning. Fire marshal, chief inspector Stephen Jardeleza of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod, identified the fire casualties as 39-year-old Mengel Itchon, a person with disabilities; and her three-year-old daughter Jhanella. …
2 drown in deep well
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two men were drowned to their deaths in a deep well at Barangay Minapasuk in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town on Saturday, April 15. Authorities identified the fatalities as 32-year-old Joemar Trencio and 24-year-old Roniel Amaro, residents of the village’s Sitio Syding. Based on an investigation by the town police, …
Reds eyed in intel asset slay in NegOr
Police investigators are looking into the possibility that members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) were behind the murder of an alleged barangay intelligence network (BIN) asset in Negros Oriental’s Canlaon City on Sunday evening, April 16. George Javier, 50 years old, married, and a resident of Sitio Guibawan in …
PBA Governors’ Cup Finals: TNT ties Ginebra at 2-2
By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga relied on their torrid outside shooting as they scored a 116-104 victory over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in Game 4 of the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, April 16. Best Import of the Conference winner Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led …
Iloilo, Negros score victories ahead of PCAP playoffs
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Kisela Knights and the Negros Island Region Kingsmen scored separate wins to close out the elimination round of the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) First Conference over the weekend. The Kisela Knights headed to the playoffs round with three straight victories after a 14-7 beating …
NBA: Playoff injury fears for Giannis, Morant; Lakers win
Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Memphis star guard Ja Morant suffered serious injuries that threatened to disrupt two title contenders in NBA playoff series-opening defeats on Sunday, April 16. The Los Angeles (LA) Lakers took advantage of Morant’s absence late in the fourth quarter for a late surge that produced a 128-112 victory at …
Water supply enough? Agri office monitors water reserve for irrigation amid El Niño threat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) closely monitors the water supply for irrigation of agricultural fields amid the threat posed by the El Niño phenomenon. OPA head Dr. Edmundo Causing said they have yet to determine if the supply is enough to irrigate rice fields. For now, …