Personnel of the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Unit-Western Visayas have enforced tighter security measures for passengers passing through the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental following a bomb threat received via email by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) late last week. Police Major Deejay Domingo, chief of Bacolod-Silay Airport Police Station, said …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Army execs reach out to bishop for peace in Negros Island
Top officials of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) have reached out to San Carlos Diocese Bishop Gerardo Alminaza for strengthened collaboration in the peace and development efforts in Negros Island. In a report yesterday, the Army said Major General Marion Sison, 3ID commander, led a courtesy visit to Alminaza at the Bishop’s …
Kaya-Iloilo blanks UP, enters Copa semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo made its way to the semifinals round of the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara after an 8-0 rout of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons in leg 2 of the two-leg quarterfinals at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Sunday night, October 8. Overall, the Iloilo City-based …
UST Golden Tigresses clinches Albee Benitez beach volley title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses showed its dominance in the sands after ruling the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park in Bacolod City on Sunday, October 8. The Golden Tigresses tandem of Genesa Eslapor and Sophia Pagara captured the women’s …
POC formalizes request for Pacquiao’s Olympic bidPOC formalizes request for Pacquiao’s Olympic bid
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has already made a formal request to allow Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao to compete as an amateur in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. POC president Abaraham “Bambol” Tolentino said they have already written a letter of request to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to process Pacquiao’s eligibility via …
Organized crime group? Talisay police to file additional charges vs. robbery suspects
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) believes that the three suspects allegedly involved in a robbery incident last week were members of an organized crime group. Lt. Colonel Ronnie Brillo, BCPO’s City Mobile Force Company commander, said they classified the suspects as members of an organized group as two of them wore …
NegOcc PVO records slight price hike on chicken, eggs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said a slight increase in the prices of chicken and eggs being sold in public markets has been observed. PVO head, Dr. Placeda Lemana, said the price of small-sized eggs increased by P0.25 each, medium-sized at P0.50, large-sized at P0.10, and extra …
Senator backs NIR’s reestablishment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A senator has expressed support for the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) which is now being deliberated in the Senate. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who visited Negros Occidental’s Victorias City for the 2023 Education Summit on Friday, October 6, said the reestablishment of the NIR will be a …
BCPO: 17,000 gathered at BCGC for MassKara Salubong
By Mae Singuay Almost 17,000 Negrenses have gathered during the MassKara Festival 2023 Grand Countdown Salubong at the Bacolod City Government Center Grounds on Friday night, October 6. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Colonel Noel Aliño, said 125 police personnel secured the Grand Salubong, implementing orderly and peaceful conduct for the event. Mayor …
Negros Occidental inflation rate drops
Decrease in prices of some commodity groups led to a slight decline in inflation rate for all income households in Negros Occidental, from 7.9 percent in August to 7.6 percent in September, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the summary inflation report dated October 7, the September inflation in …