By ADRIAN STEWART CO Three Negros Occidental-based athletes captured gold medals in the secondary track and field event of the Palarong Pambansa 2023 at the Marikina Sports Center yesterday. Krisha Dedoyco Aguillon, a standout of Bacolod Tay Tung High School, emerged as the fastest sprinter after topping the secondary girls 100-meter dash for her …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
UAAP: Forthsky Padrigao to leave Ateneo
Point guard Forthsky Padrigao is leaving Ateneo de Manila University, shortly after he was declared ineligible for the upcoming UAAP season due to academic deficiencies. In an Instagram post, Padrigao announced that he has “to say farewell” to the school. Without going into details, Padrigao said that he “made both right and wrong decisions” …
Pag-IBIG Fund and Angkas strengthen ties, sign collection servicing agreement.
Pag-IBIG and Angkas signed a collection servicing agreement to provide rider-partners an easy, secure and sustainable way to pay their Pag-IBIG Savings (contributions) and enjoy their Pag-IBIG benefits. With the agreement, rider-partners may now pay their monthly Pag-IBIG Savings through Angkas free of charge, with the ride-hailing platform to remit their savings to Pag-IBIG.
Tagged as ‘terrorist’; ATC designates Teves as ‘group’ leader, mastermind
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The national government’s Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has tagged suspended Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. and 12 others as “terrorists” in relation to several killings in the province, including the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo in March. In a resolution signed on July 26 by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the …
PVO: Hog deaths in NegOcc continue to decline
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of swine mortalities continues to go down in Negros Occidental, latest data from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed. As of Monday, July 31, the PVO recorded only 11 hog deaths in the province, with damage reaching P198,879,325. Total hog deaths were at 17,755, or 9.81 percent of Negros Occidental’s total …
46 drug-positive city hall casual employees sacked
By Mae Singuay At least 46 job order casual employees at the Bacolod City Government Center were terminated after they were found positive for illegal drugs. Of the 46, 29 of them were from the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) and 17 were from the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO). Around 370 POSO and 270 BTAO …
Benitez orders CLO to probe demolition commotion at Mambulok creek
By Mae Singuay Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez ordered the City Legal Office (CLO) to form an “impartial team” to conduct an investigation into the commotion during the demolition of 32 houses along Mambulok creek in the city’s Barangay 2 on July 28. Benitez said the CLO will conduct an investigation so that they …
Negros Oriental biz group sees growing economy under PBBM
The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is hopeful of a better Philippine economic forecast under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. “The business sector is generally satisfied with the President’s report during his State of the Nation Address [SONA], especially on the decreasing inflation rate from a high of 8.7 …
Pedicab driver stabbed
A pedicab driver was stabbed to death at Barangay 1 in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Sunday, July 30. Police identified the fatality as 60-year-old Abner Valiente, a resident of the city’s Barangay 3. An initial investigation showed the victim was allegedly stabbed by 43-year-old Jeffrey Mabilog following a heated argument. The suspect allegedly …
Kadiwa generates over P240-M sales for farmers in W. Visayas
The governm ent’s Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita (Kadiwa) program has earned for participating farmers in Western Visayas P240.28 million in total sales in pop-up (on wheels) and retail stores, benefiting around 668,772 households since it started operations in 2020. Data from the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) of the Department of Agriculture …