By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A human skeleton was recovered from a creek in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City on Thursday, April 20. La Carlota City police chief, Lt. Colonel Lowell Garinganao said the remains were discovered by Juval Marquez, a resident of the city’s Barangay Haguimit. According to police records, Marquez was fishing …
Monthly Archives: April 2023
2 nabbed, over P1-M ‘shabu’ seized
Anti-drug teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) have arrested two drug personalities and seized a total of P1.054 million worth of suspected shabu in two separate sting operations in the past two days. On Thursday night, April 20, suspect John Millan Lucasan, 59 years old, a high-value individual listed as a priority target, …
3rd NPA fighter killed this week in renewed clashes in NegOcc
A third New People’s Army (NPA) member died this week in renewed clashes between insurgents and government troops, with the latest encounter in the hinterlands of Barangay Binaguiohan in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City on Thursday morning, April 20. The fatality has yet to be identified, according to the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) …
Art book features paintings of Cadiz, nearby areas in Negros
Young Negrense visual artists have immortalized on canvas the way of life of the locals in Cadiz City and its neighboring areas in northern Negros Occidental. Featured in the city’s coffee table book “Las Pintas (The Paintings)” are more than 400 artworks, depicting the sceneries, children’s games, harvest and market vendors, many of which are …
Himamaylan shooting kills laborer
By Mae Singuay A laborer was shot to death for unknown reasons at Barangay Carabalan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Wednesday afternoon, April 19. The 36-year old Regie Soledad of the said locality, succumbed to gunshot wounds to the head and his back. Police identified the suspects as Dandy Salvador and Jun Jun …
DA reactivates WV El Niño task force to form action plan
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) will reconstitute its Regional Task Force on El Niño next week and come up with an action plan on how to mitigate the impact of the dry spell in the region. “The [DA] is preparing for the worst. The department is ready to extend interventions for …
Negros Oriental braces for El Niño
The Negros Oriental Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) is gearing up for a possible El Niño occurrence this year, even as crops continue to thrive amid the prevailing hot dry season. PAO-Negros Oriental chief, Emmanuel Caduyac said yesterday that so far, his office has not yet received reports of damaged crops due to the searing …
Tay Tung volleybelles rule La Carlota tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ aspirants volleyball team captured the crown in the 18-and-under category of the 41st Pasalamat Festival Age Group Volleyball Tournament in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City on Wednesday, April 19. The Thunderbolts’ aspirants team clinched the championship in the three-day tournament after beating La Carlota …
Iloilo, Negros advance to PCAP southern semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Kisela Knights and the Negros Island Region Kingsmen reached the Southern Division semifinals of the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) First Conference after ousting their quarterfinals foes. The Kisela Knights survived a tough challenge from Surigao Fianchetto Checkmates as they pulled off a 2-1 Armageddon win …
MMA: Sangiao wants to impress as he steps into iconic Lumpinee stadium
Growing up in a martial arts family, Jhanlo Mark “The Machine” Sangiao heard tales of the fabled Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, home to some of the greatest strikers in the world. Now it’s time for him to set foot in the historic stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, as a professional martial artist. Sangiao takes on Matias …