If his parents were given a choice, 14-year-old Fredrich Locsin said they would rather have him shooting hoops. But instead of lacing up his shoes at courtside, he is wrapping his hands with tape beside the ring as he prepares for a boxing match outside the Plaza De Los Alcaldes in Marikina City on Wednesday …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
‘Illogical, stupid’; Teves dismisses terrorist tag, denies ‘climate of fear’ in NegOr
Suspended Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. called the “terrorist” designation stupid, as he questions the basis for the tag by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). “‘Yan ‘yung pinaka-istupido nilang sinabi. Sino ba namang pulitiko ang mag-so-sow ng fear?” Teves said during an online press conference on Tuesday, August 1. “Nangangampanya ka nga para …
Toboso declares ‘Ama Namin’ drag performer persona non grata
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local government unit of Toboso in Negros Occidental declared Pura Luka Vega, who was behind the controversial “Ama Namin” drag performance, as persona non grata during its regular session held on Tuesday, August 1. Board member Richard Jaojoco said Municipal Council Resolution 146 serves as a reminder that disrespectful …
COC forms for upcoming brgy, SK polls now available online
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental announced yesterday that certificate of candidacy (COC) forms for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections are now available online. Elections supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said the COC forms can be downloaded on Comelec’s website. However, the filing should still be made …
Additional 7 city gov’t employees positive for illegal drugs
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) said an additional seven employees of the city government were tested positive for illegal drugs. This was added to the 46 city government workers who tested positive for illegal drug use during the five-day random drug testing from July 28 to August 1. Primitivo Tabujara, …
Negros Oriental fears possible diarrhea outbreak
Health authorities in Negros Oriental are scrambling to contain a possible outbreak of diarrhea cases in two neighboring towns following the hospitalization of at least 21 people in less than a week. “The cases were sporadic with the patients coming from the adjacent towns of Ayungon and Bindoy and we are now trying to determine …
Teen flees after ‘stabbing’ man
By Mae Singuay A minor is now the subject of a police manhunt after a complaint was filed against him for allegedly stabbing a 49-year-old man in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City. Police identified the 16-year-old suspect as a resident of the province’s Isabela town, while the victim was Peter Suan of the city’s Barangay 2. An initial investigation revealed …
Collector shot in Villamonte
A payment collector was shot along the road at Purok Sabes in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte yesterday noon. Wilfredo Loreno Jr., a collector for a motorcycle dealer, and a resident of the city’s Barangay Vista Alegre, sustained a gunshot wound to the back of his head. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. The …
Negros Oriental armed group ‘crippled’ with death of key member
A private armed group (PAG) responsible for the series of killings in Negros Oriental has been neutralized following the death of a key member, a police official said on Tuesday, August 1. In a press briefing, Colonel Ronan Claravall, acting police provincial director, said the death of alleged hired gun Alex Mayagma on Monday, …
Bacolod loses badly to Batangas in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City of Smiles suffered a lopsided 105-74 defeat at the hands of Batangas City Embassy Chill to see their two-game winning run in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor, Cavite on Tuesday night, August 1. Bacolod dropped to ninth place in the Southern …