More employment opportunities have been opened for Negrense persons with disabilities (PWDs) through the digital literacy training conducted by the provincial government-run Negros Occidental Language and Information and Technology Center (NOLITC) based in Bacolod City. Some 19 hearing-impaired individuals and five persons with special needs comprise the initial batch of 24 participants who completed the …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Trike driver stabbed dead
A tricycle driver was stabbed to death at Barangay Caradio-an’s Sitio Calasa in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Monday, July 10. City police identified the victim as Raffy Rosa, a resident of the city’s Barangay San Antonio, who was allegedly mauled and stabbed by suspects 39-year-old Rico Patiño, alias “Dingdong Casisi” and alias “Kim Panique,” …
Live-in partners yield P170-K ‘shabu’
A P170,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized from live-in partners in a drug buy-bust operation at Barangay Alicante in Negros Occidental’s E.B. Magalona town on Monday night, July 10. Arrested were 30-year-old John Herwin Castro, a street-level individual; and 29-year-old Princess Ditchella, residents of the said place. E.B. Magalona police confiscated 10 sachets of …
NegOr eyes 1 emergency responder per household
The Negros Oriental provincial government, through the Department of Health (DOH), is pushing to develop an emergency responder for every household on basic life support (BLS) and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Thirty trainers from different local government units (LGUs) were gathered beginning Monday, July 10, at a resort in Dauin town for training, which they will …
BAI sends team to NegOr as ASF detected in Bais, Vallehermoso
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) sent a technical team to assist the local government units (LGUs) of Bais City and Vallehermoso town in Negros Oriental in the culling of African swine fever (ASF) affected pigs and surveillance measures. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, chief veterinary officer of BAI-Negros Oriental, said …
Wembanyama won’t play again in NBA Summer League —reports
French teenage star Victor Wembanyama, the top pick in last month’s NBA Draft, will not play again for San Antonio in the NBA Summer League, according to multiple reports. The Spurs shutting down the 19-year-old French center, who stands 7-foot-4 (2.24 meters), was not a surprise, as Wembanyama himself said last week he did not …
Kai Sotto benched anew as Orlando loses to Indiana
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kai Sotto remained sidelined on the Orlando Magic bench as they absorbed a 108-85 loss against the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday morning (Philippine time). Despite the lopsided nature of the game from the start, Orlando Summer League …
Soltones shines as Petro Gazz beats Farm Fresh in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Petro Gazz Angels survived a tough challenge from newcomer Farm Fresh Foxies for a 25-21, 31-29, 25-17 triumph in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City yesterday. Gretchel Soltones led the way with 16 points, including 15 attacks, to go with nine excellent digs as …
‘No reason to defer’; Abalos: NegOr ‘peaceful’ ahead of barangay, SK polls
Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. said he saw no reasons to defer the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Negros Oriental in October, during his visit to the province over the weekend. Abalos said the province has been “relatively peaceful” four months after the murder of former Governor Roel Degamo, based on comparative data presented …
NegOcc hog shipments reach over 10,000
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s hog shipments have now reached more than 10,000, data from the provincial government showed. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the province continues to export healthy pigs to other neighboring provinces despite the hog mortalities recorded in the last two months. The province has yet to experience shortages in pork and pork …