By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson supported the proposal for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election candidates to undergo drug testing. Lacson said it should not be a problem for candidates to submit themselves for drug tests since it is for free. Meanwhile, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) spokesperson, …
Monthly Archives: June 2023
City mulls financial aid for ASF-hit raisers
By Mae Singuay Bacolod City is eyeing financial assistance for backyard hog raisers affected by suspected African swine fever (ASF). According to City Legal Office’s (CLO) Romeo Carlos Ting Jr., Task Force ASF member, he was informed by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, who was on a trip abroad, that the city government was willing to …
3 nabbed, P4.5-M ‘shabu’ seized in separate ops in Bacolod
Police drug enforcement teams arrested three suspects and seized more than P4.5 million worth of suspected shabu in a separate buy-bust operations in Bacolod City on Wednesday night, May 31, and yesterday morning. The sting operations were conducted by personnel of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-Western Visayas (RPDEU-6) and Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug …
BAI augments NegOr team to contain ASF spread
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has sent veterinary doctors and technical staff to Negros Oriental to immediately contain the spread of African swine fever (ASF) to other towns and cities, an official said yesterday. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer of BAI-Negros Oriental, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that four livestock …
Man stabbed, named suspects before dying
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was stabbed dead inside his house in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City early yesterday morning. Kristian Bacay, 38 years old, a resident of Barangay Paraiso’s Yolanda Housing Phase 2, named the suspects prior to his death. According to Sagay City police, around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, Bacay went …
SUV driver killed in collision with bus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A sports utility vehicle (SUV) driver was killed in a head-on collision with a bus along the national highway at Barangay Pilar in Negros Occidental’s Hinigaran town late Wednesday night, May 31. Police identified the fatality as 31-year-old Jennybert Valois Eliver of Binalbagan town’s Sitio Rosario. Traffic investigators from Hinigaran …
WV coaches favor Denver over Miami in NBA finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Several Western Visayas-based sports personalities are favoring Denver Nuggets over Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, which will begin today (Philippine time) at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. A majority of coaches and sports personalities from the region interviewed by Watchmen Daily Journal yesterday, will see the Nuggets hoisting their first-ever …
Barroca carries Magnolia past Converge in PBA on Tour
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Andy Mark Barroca came up with clutch baskets as Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots escaped Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, 99-95, in the 2023 PBA on Tour at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday night, May 31. After seeing their 14-point advantage turned to an 87-90 deficit, Barroca drilled …