By Mae Singuay Four employees of the Bacolod City government were under investigation for alleged extortion and fake business permits. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the City Legal Office (CLO) served notices to explain against two building inspectors from the Office of the Building Official (OBO) for alleged extortion. The CLO received a complaint …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
Negros Occidental guv upbeat on start of W. Visayas bridges project
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson welcomed the latest development of the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project, a major infrastructure flagship project of the Marcos administration in Western Visayas. “They gave us a briefing on its status now,” Lacson said in an interview yesterday. Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) …
Bago City police SWAT team gets firepower boost
The Bago City Police Station in Negros Occidental has received P4.5 million in firearms and protection equipment from the city government for its newly-formed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. In a statement yesterday, Lt. Colonel Jay Malong, city police chief, thanked the city government led by Mayor Nicholas Yulo and Vice Mayor Ramon …
2 NPA ‘rebels’ nabbed, surrender in central Negros
A suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebel wanted for frustrated murder was arrested, while another voluntarily surrendered to authorities in central Negros on separate occasions earlier this week, the military and the police confirmed on Tuesday, January 23. In Himamaylan City, Rey Vincies “Art” de Leon, 30 years old, is now …
Sugar production in some areas affected by El Niño
Some sugar-producing areas in the country have already felt the effects of El Niño. Among these are sugar plantations in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental and Batangas, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said, according to a report on “Unang Balita” yesterday. Due to this, the production of sugar has gone down. From a target …
Quiambao carries Strong Group-PH past Beirut
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kevin Quiambao delivered another stellar performance as Strong Group Athletics-Philippines scored a 95-73 beating of the Beirut Club in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship at the Al-Nasr Sports Club yesterday (Philippine time). The De La Salle University Green Archers center tallied 20 points, with 17 coming in the first …
Negrense Manday, Meralco clinch back-to-back PBA 3×3 leg title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Meralco Bolts secured their second consecutive PBA 3×3 leg championship after taking down the TNT Triple Giga, 21-13, at the Ayala Malls Circuit on Tuesday afternoon, January 23. Negrense Jeff Manday had another decent offensive game with seven points to back up Joseph Sedurifa, who top-scored for Meralco with …
Cone: No brotherly love in semis clash between Ginebra, San Miguel
Despite cruising past the NorthPort Batang Pier in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals, the path to defending their title isn’t getting any easier for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. The Gin Kings are up for a tall task in the semifinals as they faced the San Miguel Beermen in a five-game series which started yesterday. …
Suspected rabies death; PHO logs first possible rabies fatality in NegOcc for 2024
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported that the death of a one-year-old boy from Moises Padilla town is the first suspected rabies case in the province this year. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the child, a resident of the town’s Barangay Macagahay, was bitten by their pet dog last week. …
NPA political instructor yields in La Castellana
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female political instructor for the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to authorities at Barangay Sag-ang in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town on Monday, January 22. Authorities have requested not to identify the now-former rebel, aged 71 years old and a resident of Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City. Negros Occidental Police …