A series of drug buy-bust operations conducted by various law enforcement agencies in Iloilo City on Tuesday, July 18, resulted in the confiscation of about 450 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P3.06 million. Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson, Major Shella Mae Sangrines, in an interview yesterday, said the series …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Victorias City to host first remote rabies lab in Negros
Victorias City in Negros Occidental will host the first remote rabies laboratory in Negros Island under the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Japan and Philippines One Health Rabies (JAPOHR) project to help eradicate the viral disease in the Philippines. The facility, which is seen to operate in August in the city’s veterinary hospital, will use …
PLDT stuns Crossovers to reach PVL semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO PLDT High Speed Hitters pulled off a stunning 25-21, 16-25, 25-23, 25-27, 15-12 triumph against Chery Tiggo Crossovers to clinch the last semifinals seat in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday night, July 18. Mean Mendrez was hailed as the Player of …
Barroga named as San Beda women’s volley coach
By ADRIAN STEWART CO A veteran bench tactician is set to spearhead San Beda University Lady Red Spikers’ revival ahead of the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament next year. Edgar Barroga has accepted the challenge of handling the Lady Red Spikers team as it aims to bounce back from their dismal campaigns in the …
Kai Sotto to prioritize rest before plotting next move
Kai Sotto is returning to Manila after a brief stint with the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League. But before he plots his next move, his agent, Tony Ronzone, said that the 7-foot-3 Filipino phenom will first need time to rest after his non-stop basketball journey that lasted for nearly over two years. …
‘Clashes won’t affect Palaro’; NegOcc assures athletes of security for national games
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured security for participating athletes if the province wins the bid to host Palarong Pambansa 2024. Lacson said the organizers expressed concerns over security in the province as they have received reports of encounters between government forces and the New People’s Army. The security …
Waiting area for patient watchers at CLMMRH mulled
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson mulls the construction of a waiting area for watchers at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City. Lacson expressed his desire to provide a comfortable waiting area for patient watchers inside the regional hospital, as they often line up early …
San Carlos LGU also holds drug tests for city employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local government unit of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental also held a series of random drug tests among its employees on Monday, July 17. Forty employees of the city engineering department underwent drug testing under the supervision of the San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (SCCADAC). SCCADAC Secretary …
SP to convene with BTAO head over ‘ordinance discrepancies’
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on transportation will ask for clarification from Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) head, Police Major Junji Liba, over traffic ordinance discrepancies in the city. Committee chair, Councilor Al Victor Espino said the SP passed a resolution last week to hold a conference with Liba. Liba said …
DA interventions, farm inputs in place vs. El Niño
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Negros Oriental is lining up interventions and prepositioning farm inputs for farmers, especially rice and corn planters, who are expected to be badly hit by the dry spell of El Niño threatening the country this year. Alejandro Rafal, Provincial Agriculture Program Coordinating Officer of the DA-Negros Oriental, said the …