The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental said yesterday it has not so far received any complaints of rice hoarding, price increases or supply shortages. Nevertheless, DTI-Negros Oriental provincial director Nimfa Virtucio said that they are closely monitoring the rice situation in the country after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s pronouncements that he …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Teacher stabbed dead
Faculty members and students of the Binalbagan Catholic College offer a prayer vigil for Tony Lazaga, who was found dead in front of his boarding house at Barangay San Pedro in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town yesterday, August 16, 2023. (The Patrician / Facebook photo) By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A college teacher was stabbed to death …
‘Hitman’ linked to NegOr private armed group nabbed
Police operatives arrested an alleged hitman in Negros Oriental’s Bais City, believed to have links with a private armed group and a number of shooting incidents in the province. The arrested suspect, identified as Allan Lagos Carcuevas, underwent an inquest proceeding at the Bais City prosecutor’s office yesterday morning for illegal possession of a firearm, …
Negros falters to Sarangani in MPBL overtime
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Pau Muscovados failed to sustain their second half uprising to suffer a 109-103 overtime loss to Sarangani Marlins in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the Marikina Sports Center on Tuesday night, August 15. Down 89-92 after a layup by Marlins’ Danny Marilao, the Muscovados tied the score …
UNO-R relay teams sweep gold medals in ROTC Games
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Cadets from the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) of Bacolod City made their presence felt with gold medal finishes in the 2023 Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Leg at the Iloilo Sports Complex on Tuesday, August 15. The quartet of David Paul Balagat, John Lloyd Moreno, Romeo Constancio, and …
Bago City Little League plays friendly match vs. 2003 champs
It was down to one more game before the newly-crowned Junior League Softball World Series Champions headed home. After capturing the World Series title in Washington last week, the soft-spoken “tweens” from Negros Occidental’s Bago City got some relaxation in Southern California, where they capped their U.S. stay with a friendly game against former Philippine …
Over P18-M damage; Fire guts San Carlos City school building, 800 students affected
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fire gutted the main building of the Colegio de Sta. Rita in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Monday night, August 14, causing damage worth more than P18 million. Fire Marshall Rufino Tañedo, Jr. of the city’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said initial investigation revealed the fire started at the school’s accounting office …
Lacson issues EO establishing measures vs. cocolisap
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued Executive Order (EO) 23-36, establishing emergency measures to manage the damage and control the spread of aspidiotus regidus or cocolisap in the province. In a copy of the EO signed by Lacson on August 10, he stated that Negros Occidental has over five million …
Phivolcs logs 11 volcanic quakes amid Kanlaon unrest
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) monitored a spike in volcanic earthquakes during Kanlaon’s unrest over the past few days. In a 24-hour period, from August 13 to 14, Phivolcs recorded 11 volcanic earthquakes, and an additional 18 were logged yesterday morning. Phivolcs only monitored two volcanic quakes …
3 Bacolod barangays given 5 days to liquidate MassKara funds
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government has given three city barangays five days to liquidate the funds for their participation in the Electric MassKara Dance Competition last year. Councilor Jason Villarosa, Sangguniang Panlungsod’s chair of the committee on tourism, disclosed there were three villages that have yet to liquidate the funds. He said Barangay …