By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde) said there will be no ceasefire with the insurgents of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental this holiday season. Brigadier General Orlando Edralin, 303IBde commander, said they will continue their anti-insurgency operations throughout the period to assure residents that the province will remain peaceful during …
Monthly Archives: December 2023
Capitol to pay Bacolod hotel P12-M for demolition
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government will be paying the owners of a hotel in Bacolod City over the demolition of its fourth floor in 1994. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said the provincial government will pay P12 million in damages to Sugarland Hotel, as the Supreme Court (SC) cited …
SK office in Isabela village ransacked
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The office of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town was allegedly ransacked by unidentified individuals late Sunday night, December 17. Isabela police chief, Captain Ar-jay Dangarang, said the village tanods of Barangay Bulad discovered the office had been ransacked. The tanods said computers, keyboards and system units …
Sagay City to kick start ‘No Plastic Day’ in January
Sagay City in Negros Occidental will start implementing “No Plastic Day” every Tuesday and Friday starting January 1, in line with the ordinance seeking to minimize single-use plastic bags and containers in the locality. The two-day “No Plastic Day” for the entire 2024 will be a prelude to the three-day “No Plastic Day” in …
42 former NPA rebels in central Negros get cash aid
Forty-two former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental received cash aid of P30,000 each from the provincial government as immediate assistance to start their integration into the mainstream society. In a statement yesterday, Major General Marion Sison, commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID), said the …
4 NPA rebels surrender to Army, police in Negros Oriental
Four members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), two of them pregnant, have surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry Battalion (IB) and police authorities in Negros Oriental, a military official said yesterday. In an interview, Lt. Colonel Michael Aquino, the 11IB commanding officer, said the women surrendered on Monday, December 18, at …
Bacolod City, NegOcc LGUs get P26-M incentives from DILG
Eleven local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, received a total of P26 million in incentive funds as awardees of the 2023 Seal of Good Local Governance of the Department (SGLG) of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). During the awarding rites held at a hotel, Negros Occidental had the most …
Thunderbolts rule Rebisco WV volley tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts swept their opponents to rule the 2023 Rebisco 18-and-Under Volleyball League Western Visayas Qualifiers at the Dumarao Municipal Gymnasium in Capiz on Sunday night, December 17. Led by Most Valuable Player and 1st Best Middle Blocker awardee Jihan Isabelle Chuatico, the Thunderbolts reclaimed …
Cabagnot signs with Goyang Sono in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Alex Cabagnot is set to showcase his skills in South Korea after being signed with the Goyang Sono Skygunners for the remainder of the 2023-2024 Korean Basketball League (KBL) season. Cabagnot, a nine-time PBA champion during his time with the San Miguel Beermen, was tapped to replace fellow former PBA …
NBA: Bulls upset Sixers, Timberwolves rally to down Heat
The Chicago Bulls withstood a 40-point and 14-rebound double-double from Joel Embiid to snap the 76ers’ six-game NBA winning streak with a 108-104 victory in the NBA yesterday (Philippine time). Coby White scored 24 points and Nikola Vucevic added 23 for the Bulls, who saw a 12-point lead to start the fourth quarter whittled …