Hog raisers in Negros Occidental will continue selling live pigs in other areas in the Visayas and Luzon after the neighboring Cebu province extended the pork ban covering Negros Island for another 15 days or until April 20 to curb African swine fever (ASF) infection. Provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said yesterday that they …
Monthly Archives: April 2023
40.5-K WV households to be included in 4Ps
An additional 40,559 indigent families in Western Visayas will be admitted to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year. Belen Gebusion, chief of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) said this was after the region’s share for 4Ps has been …
Negros Muscovados taps new coach, adds 5 new players
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados made some roster changes amid inconsistencies in the first four matches of the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) season. The Muscovados announced the hiring of veteran mentor Bonnie Garcia as the squad’s new head coach to replace Gherome Aledron in hopes of improving their 1-3 win-loss slate. …
Bacolod Tay Tung cagers dominate Palarong Panlalawigan
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts stamped their class in the 2023 Palarong Panlalawigan after bagging the secondary boys’ 3×3 and elementary boys’ 5×5 titles recently at the Po Hang Gymnasium of Bacolod Tay Tung High School. The Tay Tung Thunderbolts 3×3 basketball team, representing Cluster 4, clinched the crown …
PBA GOVERNOR’S CUP FINALS: TNT coach urges Erram to get emotions under control
The TNT Tropang Giga will need a more composed performance from Poy Erram if they hope to compete against Barangay Ginebra in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup finals. This, according to TNT interim head coach Jojo Lastimosa, who was admittedly displeased with Erram after the center fouled out in under 20 minutes during Game …
‘Generally peaceful’; NOCPPO: No serious incidents logged during Holy Week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Despite the recent gun battle which took place in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town and several road accidents, the observance of Holy Week in the province was generally peaceful, according to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO). NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, said they have not recorded any …
NegOcc tourism records high number of visitors
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) affirmed that they have recorded a high number of visitors in various tourist spots in the province during the Holy Week break. In a radio interview with XFM 96.7 yesterday morning, PTO head Cheryl Decena said some tourism establishments recorded a 100-percent …
La Castellana market fire leaves P7-M damage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P7 million worth of damage was left by a fire at the Cabacungan Public Market in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town early yesterday morning. Fire Marshall Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Negros Occidental said around 22 market stalls were destroyed in the …
Farmer shot to death
By Mae Singuay A farmer was shot to death by an unidentified assailant in Negros Occidental’s Moises Padilla town. Police identified the fatality as 63-year-old Danilo Bedaja, a resident of the town’s Barangay Macagahay. A police investigation disclosed that Bedaja went to his farm to mow the grass in his cassava plantation. Several gun shots …
Cellphone store loses over P280-K in robbery
By Mae Singuay More than P280,000 worth of cash, items and accessories from a cellular phone store in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City were lost in a robbery incident. Local police records showed P123,935 in cash; 154 load cards worth P133,199; and P29,297 worth of accessories were discovered missing inside the store in Barangay Zone 3. …