By Mae Singuay A man was arrested once again during a drug buy-bust operation in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Friday, September 22. Noli Dicto, 29 years old, was apprehended at his residence in Barangay 2’s Bonifacio Kalye Onse at 4:08 p.m. Eleven plastic sachets of suspected shabu worth P102,000 were recovered. Silay police said Dicto was also arrested …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Chinese-Korean e-vehicle maker sets up PH office in Bacolod
Chinese-Korean electric vehicle company e-Future Motors Philippines (PH) Inc. has set up its headquarters in Bacolod City with an initial investment of US$200,000 (around P11.5 million). It is a subsidiary of Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd. with a head office in Wuxi, Jiangsu province and a factory in Jiangyin City in China, …
App promotes 3 Negros Oriental protected areas
A new application launched recently by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) aims to promote and preserve at least three protected areas in Negros Oriental. Rommel Azucena Jr., Science Research Specialist 1 of the DOST, is referring to Dubbed Starbooks Nature, an app that contains all the information about the protected areas that they …
Bacolod defeats Parañaque to end MPBL campaign
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City of Smiles capped off their 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) season with a 77-71 victory over Parañaque Patriots at the WES Arena in Valenzuela City on Saturday night, September 23. Homegrown player Domark Matillano led the way with 18 points, including three three-point conversions, to go with …
Gilas Pilipinas completes Asian Games line up
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gilas Pilipinas interim coach Tim Cone has completed his 12-man roster ahead of their 19th Asian Games men’s basketball campaign, which will begin on Tuesday, September 26 in Hangzhou, China. According to Cone, he is sticking with his four new additions — Chris Ross, Kevin Alas, Jaymar Perez, and Arvin …
Taekwondo jins eye PH’s first medal in Asiad
The Philippines’ taekwondo team could be the first to deliver a medal for the country in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Taekwondo official Rocky Samson pronounced poomsae bets Patrick Perez and Jocel Lyn Ninobla as ready for their respective events yesterday. Perez, a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalist, is seeded fourth …
‘A big blow’; 6 alleged NPA squad members killed in Kabankalan encounter
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Six members of an alleged New People’s Army (NPA) squad were killed following a clash at Barangay Tabugon in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on Thursday night, September 21. The fatalities, who were allegedly from Squad 2 of Sangay Yunit Propaganda Platoon 3, were identified as Alejo “Peter/Bravo” de los Reyes, the alleged NPA …
Transport groups in NegOcc seek P2 fare hike
By Mae Singuay Transport groups in Negros Occidental are hoping that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will soon release its approval of their petition for a P2 fare increase. Eduardo Asis, secretary general of the Sentrong Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Negros (SSTONE), said he met with LTFRB in Western Visayas …
Show cause order served to BSKE bet for ‘premature campaigning’
By Mae Singuay The Commission on Elections (Comelec) served a show cause order against a candidate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Bacolod City for allegedly engaging in premature campaigning. Comelec-Bacolod officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said the candidate (identity and position withheld) has been given three days to answer the order issued …
NegOcc PHO logs ‘significant’ decline in dengue cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported they have recorded a significant decline in the number of dengue cases in the province this year. Based on PHO data from January 1 to September 16, dengue cases are now at 1,077, an 80.38 percent decline compared to the 5,489 …