By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga and Mae Singuay The Traffic Management Unit of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO-TMU) made an appeal to motorists to avoid driving while under the influence of liquor in time for the holiday season. BCPO-TMU head, Police Major Ramel Sarona said they have observed an increasing number of road accidents in the city …
Monthly Archives: December 2023
Capitol tightens security following motorpool heist
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government has tightened security measures at the Provincial Capitol after robbers carted away more than P470,000 worth of supplies from the Provincial Engineer’s Office motorpool on Bacolod City’s Gatuslao Street. Atty. Alberto Nellas, Provincial Legal Office head, said yesterday that they will install additional security …
NegOcc SP ‘unanimously’ OKs 2024 budget
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has unanimously approved the province’s 2024 budget. Board member Rommel Debulgado, SP committee on finance chairman, said they approved the annual budget in the amount of P5.4 billion during their regular session on Tuesday, December 5. The budget includes the P5.2 billion general fund, and …
PDEA-6 destroys over P30-M in recovered illegal drugs
Some P30.13 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Negros Occidental were destroyed in rites led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas (PDEA-6) at a crematorium in Bacolod City yesterday. The thermal destruction covered 4.346 kilograms of shabu valued at P29.908 million and 1.358 kg of marijuana worth P226,947. PDEA-6 Assistant …
Negrense PT exam topnotcher says feat more than what she prayed for
A graduate of Riverside College in Bacolod City who ranked first in the December 2023 Physical Therapists Licensure Examination (PTLE) thanked her support system as she acknowledged that her achievement was more than what she prayed for. Ma. Angelica Faye dela Victoria, 23 years old, who graduated with magna cum laude honors earlier this year, …
UST captures UAAP women’s basketball crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Angelina Villasin drained a go-ahead layup to complete the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses’ fightback from 15 points down to dethrone the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs, 71-69, in the do-or-die Game 3 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum yesterday. Down …
Cignal sweeps Gerflor, clinches last PVL semis seat
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Cignal HD Spikers overcame a lackluster start before dispatching the Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, 25-22, 25-11 and 25-10, in the PVL All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday, December 5. Negrense Genevieve Casugod came off the bench to fire nine points, while Frances Molina also had the same output …
Adamson still unbeaten in UAAP boys’ basketball
Adamson University cruised to a fourth consecutive victory in the UAAP Season 86 boys’ basketball tournament after a 66-51 triumph over the University of the East (UE) at the Adamson Gym on Tuesday, December 5. It was a wire-to-wire win for the Baby Falcons, who opened the game on a 13-5 run before extending …
Cases up by 258%; NegOcc PHO logs 2,211 cases of influenza-like illnesses
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Changes in weather conditions have caused a spike in the number of cases of influenza-like illnesses in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said yesterday, after recording a 258.93 percent increase for this year. PHO head, Dr. Girlie Pinongan, said they have recorded a total of 2,211 cases from …
P400-K supplies allegedly stolen from Capitol motorpool
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P400,000 worth of supplies were allegedly stolen from the Negros Occidental Provincial Engineer’s Office motorpool in Bacolod City’s Gatuslao Street. Arnel Argusar, Provincial General Services Office head, said they discovered that some supplies went missing following their regular inventory on October 31. According to their initial probe, …