Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes coached in his last Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The multi-titled mentor revealed this after the Philippine men’s basketball team defeated Cambodia, 80-69, to win the gold medal in the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh. “Win or lose, this was going to be my last SEA Games. I promised …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
ASF-free but… NegOcc logs over 2,000 hog cholera deaths since April
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental recorded more than 2,000 swine deaths due to hog cholera since April of this year, despite the province remaining free from African swine fever (ASF). Based on data presented during an emergency meeting on animal biosecurity yesterday morning, the province logged a total of 2,421 hog deaths, with …
LTFRB to grant provisional authority extension for jeepney operators
By Mae Singuay Around 500 public utility jeepney operators in Bacolod City will go to the office of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-Western Visayas in Iloilo City today to process the extension of their provisional authority franchise. The transport groups of the traditional jeepneys complained as they expect the LTFRB will issue an …
NOCPPO mulls increased police security in schools
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) mulls increased security in schools following several crime and suicide incidents recorded over the last few weeks. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, said they will coordinate with the Department of Education (DepEd) over the proposal for increased police presence. Catalogo said it …
NegOr town on alert vs. ASF following hog deaths
Veterinary authorities in Negros Oriental are stepping up their surveillance and monitoring of hogs in the province following recent deaths in Dauin town. There are no confirmed African swine fever (ASF) cases yet in Negros Oriental as of posting time. “The cause of death of the pigs in Dauin has yet to be determined,” Marlon …
Visayas LGUs urged to stay vigilant vs. processed meat entry
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling on local government units (LGUs) in Region 6 (Western Visayas) to remain vigilant on the entry of processed meat products that could be possible carriers of the African swine fever (ASF) virus. DA-6 regional executive director, Engineer Jose Albert Barrogo, in an interview, said that while there are …
Tricycle driver yields ‘shabu’
By Mae Singuay A tricycle driver was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation at Barangay Guinhalaran in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Monday afternoon, May 15. Elvin Bracamonte, 45 years old, a resident of Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan, was arrested by elements of Silay City Police Station. Seven plastic sachets of suspected shabu worth P47,600 …
Fate of BSKE deferment in NegOr known by September
Decision on whether to push through with the Barangay and Sanggunniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental will be out in the second or third week of September, the poll body’s chief told senators. This, after the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs proposed in a hearing the rescheduling of the elections in …
Putting Negros Oriental under Comelec control
Meanwhile, Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who chairs the Committee, urged Comelec to put Negros Oriental under its control during the BSKE. He told Garcia that “we know that effective October 8, all the resources of government offices and their services are at your disposal during the election period.” Thus, he encouraged the Comelec chief to “do …
32ND SEA GAMES: PH breaches 50-gold mark
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Team Philippines breached the 50-gold medal mark to maintain their fifth place standing at the close of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday. Jean Claude Saclag successfully retained his gold medal in the men’s kickboxing lowkick tournament in the under 63.5-kilogram weight division as he bested …