By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will begin to step up anti-drug operations in the coming weeks before the MassKara Festival in October. BCPO director, Police Colonel Noel Aliño said on Thursday night, August 17, they are expecting bigger confiscations more than two months before MassKara. They believe that the recent operations, arresting high-value …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
OPA employees in ‘missing’ fertilizers dismissed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government has dismissed the employees from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) allegedly involved in the disappearance of 789 fertilizer sacks at the Negros First Rice Processing Center at Barangay Tabunan in Negros Occidental’s Bago City. Provincial Legal Office (PLO) head, Atty. Alberto Nellas Jr., said …
Negros Occidental rolls out hog cholera vaccine
The Negros Occidental provincial government has started distributing hog cholera vaccine doses to animal raisers on Thursday, August 17, as the local swine industry looks to recover from losses due to hog deaths in the past months. Dr. Placeda Lemana, acting provincial veterinarian, said the Provincial Veterinary Office has procured 70,400 doses of hog cholera …
Negros Occidental’s economic enterprises boost local revenues
The Negros Occidental provincial government has earned more local revenues through its four operating enterprises under the Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD) in the first half of 2023. These include the Cybercenter, Negros Residences and Food Terminal Market of Occidental Negros (FTMON), all located in Bacolod City, as well as the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary …
Senior citizen mauled
By Mae Singuay A 60-year-old man got injuries after he was mauled at Barangay Balintawak in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City on Thursday afternoon, August 17. The victim was identified as Ermie Agustin, a resident of the city’s Barangay Sitio Proper, while the suspect was 31-year-old Novem Longakit, a resident of the said locality. City police …
House expels Arnie Teves for ‘disorderly behavior’
In an unprecedented move, the House of Representatives expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. from the chamber for “disorderly behavior and for violation of the Code of Conduct of the House of Representatives.” Voting 265-0 with three abstentions, lawmakers adopted the unanimous recommendation of the House Committee on Ethics and …
Over 78-K 4Ps households in NegOr to get discounts on electric bills
Some 78,585 household beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Negros Oriental are expected to benefit from the government’s electricity subsidy program under Republic Act (RA) 11552. Both Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative (Noreco) 1 and 2 have started accepting 4Ps applicants who can avail of the lifeline electricity discount rate. The Department of Energy …
Barcelona sizzles as Talisay Sharks reach UNBL semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Talisay Sharks punched a seat to the semifinals of the United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) 2nd Chairman’s Cup 15-and-under category after a 93-45 rout of Megalodon in the quarterfinals at the Msgr. John Liu Activity Center in Bacolod City. Paul Barcelona was once again hailed as the Player of the …
WVSU cadet captures gold in ROTC Games arnis event
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo Nathaniel Balajadia showed that he can be a dominant force even in the arnis event of the 2023 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Leg held in Iloilo City recently. The West Visayas State University (WVSU)–Main standout captured his gold medal by defeating Lenar John Avance and Renato Aguado, …
Chot hopes to whip Thompson, Sotto into game shape in FIBA World Cup
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is hoping they can get Scottie Thompson and Kai Sotto into game shape in time for their initial FIBA World Cup match against the Dominican Republic next week. Thompson and Sotto, who were both given clearances to train again with Gilas Pilipinas after recovering from injuries, have been doing …