By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson will hold a simple State of the Province Address (SOPA) days after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA). Lacson said one of the foundations of his SOPA will be the success of every department in the provincial government. …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Bacolod mulls establishing southbound terminal in Sum-ag
By Mae Singuay Bacolod City plans to establish a new terminal for public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying in the southern part of Negros Island. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the city council proposed establishing a new public terminal in Barangay Sum-ag to decongest the city’s traffic situation in the south. For now, Benitez said the …
BHWs seek help for delayed One COVID-19 Allowance
By Mae Singuay A total of 234 barangay health workers (BHWs) in Bacolod City sought the help of the local government unit (LGU) due to delayed payment of their One COVID-19 Allowance. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez held a meeting with the BHWs last week to address some of their concerns pertaining to their work. They …
New PNP NegOr chief initiates minor reshuffle of personnel
Some police officials in Negros Oriental have recently been relieved from their positions for “career enhancement” purposes, according to the new acting police provincial director, Colonel Ronan Claravall. The minor reshuffle would not affect key positions, Claravall insisted on Saturday, July 15. He told the Philippine News Agency that the reassignment was part of regular …
Farmer shot dead
A farmer was shot to death by a still unidentified individual at Barangay Camalobalo in Negros Occidental’s Hinigaran town on Friday afternoon, July 14. Ryan John Gelisanga, 39 years old, a resident of the village’s Sitio Nasuli, went to get his carabao in a sugarcane field where he was shot, town police said. His stepdaughter told police that she …
Toboso man yields P306-K ‘shabu’
A P306,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated at Barangay General Luna in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on July 13. Ricky Tocaste, 33 years old, a resident of the said village, was arrested during a drug buy-bust operation by the town police. Recovered from him were 45 grams of suspected shabu, drug paraphernalia, P500 marked …
2 Negros cities pilot ‘PalaySikatan’ to boost rice yield
The cities of Sagay and Sipalay in Negros Occidental have been chosen as pilot sites for the implementation of the PalaySikatan technology demonstration project by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice). Implemented under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, it features the utilization of modern inbred rice varieties along with integrated …
Magnolia prevails over Rain or Shine
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots continued its perfect run in the 2023 PBA on Tour after a 103-88 triumph over Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at the Lamberto Macias Sports & Culture Centre in Dumaguete City on Saturday night, July 15. Jiovani Jalalon spearheaded the offense with 24 points to go with …
Back injury cuts short Kai Sotto’s final NBA Summer League game
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kai Sotto’s final stint with the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League yesterday (Philippine time) was cut short after suffering a lower back injury in the first half. The 7-foot-3 Filipino center exited the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas with still three minutes in the second quarter and …
Choco Mucho avoids meltdown, escapes Petro Gazz in 5 sets
The Choco Mucho Flying Titans made sure they would not suffer the same fate as their last outing against the F2 Logistics in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference on Saturday, July 15. After squandering a 2-0 lead, the Flying Titans leaned on Caitlyn Viray and Sisi Rondina to slip past the Petro Gazz Angels in …