The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental is optimistic of receiving more disaster response funds and assistance following the province’s declaration of a state of calamity due to the ongoing threat posed by Mt. Kanlaon. Edna Lhou Masicampo, Canlaon City’s information officer-designate, told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday, January 1, that the provincial government …
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Bacolod police seize P12-M ‘shabu’ in ops
Police seized nearly P12 million worth of shabu in a series of buy-bust operations targeting five drug suspects, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported. “Most probably, the supply is intended for the new year activities of their customers,” Lt. Colonel Lester Leada, deputy city director for operations, said in an interview. Each gram of shabu …
Bacolod to issue sectoral IDs for easier aid claim, access to services
The Bacolod City government will issue identification (ID) cards to members of various accredited sectoral associations starting this January to facilitate the easier release of assistance and access to government services. As of yesterday, the encoding of individual information by the Management Information Technology and Computer Services to establish a database is ongoing. City Administrator Lucille …
Cafgu stabbed dead
By JEN BAYLON A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) was stabbed to death at Barangay Sta. Rosa in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Wednesday morning, January 1. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Genno Garcia, while the suspect was 33-year-old Reynaldo Aguisan Jr., both residents of Purok Cubay. Murcia police chief …
Negros Oriental logs zero firecracker-related incidents
No firecracker-related incidents were reported in Negros Oriental province during the New Year’s Eve celebration, authorities said. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said police stations did not receive reports of injuries caused by firecrackers and pyrotechnics as people greeted the New Year. Polinar, however, cited a report from …
Daegu falls to Ulsan in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus suffered an 88-81 defeat to the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in the Korean Basketball League at the Ulsan Dongcheon Gymnasium. The Negrense guard finished with a team-high 23 points, including five three-point conversions, to go with three assists, two steals and …
Negrense booter Soriano dies at 36
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense football player Janrick Soriano has passed away at the age of 36 due to an illness. The death of the Negros Occidental’s Talisay City native booter was confirmed through a post by his former football team, the Kaya Futbol Club. “A piece of our Kaya family is gone, but your …
Q2 burst helps Rockets past Mavericks
Cam Whitmore scored 18 points off the bench and teamed with Alperen Sengun to lead a decisive second-quarter run that helped the Houston Rockets to a 110-99 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks yesterday (Philippine time). Sengun tallied 23 points, six rebounds, four assists, and six steals as Houston rebounded after dropping the first two …
Jokic strikes again as Nuggets dispose of Hawks
Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for his 14th triple-double of the season and third in four games, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks, 139-120, yesterday (Philippine time). The 15 assists were one shy of his season high of 16, which he has done twice. Russell Westbrook had …