By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police personnel, whose name was listed on a recovered piece of paper with another severed human hand in Bacolod City’s Barangay Bata on Monday, April 17, was reassigned by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday. The identified cop, Police Staff Sergeant Anthony Vistar, has been transferred to …
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Anti-drought option: NegOcc considers cloud seeding to combat dry spell
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is considering cloud seeding as the solution to the ongoing dry spell in the province. Lacson said cloud seeding is one of the options the provincial government has to conduct to alleviate dry weather conditions. “That is always an option. When there is …
Another severed hand recovered in Bata village
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Another severed hand was recovered at Purok Riverside’s Ilang-Ilang Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Bata yesterday morning. Police Station 3 commander, Captain Armilyn Vargas, said they are still trying to determine who owns the severed hand. The chopped off body part included a piece of paper with a name and …
Water supply enough? Agri office monitors water reserve for irrigation amid El Niño threat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) closely monitors the water supply for irrigation of agricultural fields amid the threat posed by the El Niño phenomenon. OPA head Dr. Edmundo Causing said they have yet to determine if the supply is enough to irrigate rice fields. For now, …
Panaad sa Negros Festival opens today, 680 security personnel deployed
By Mae Singuay and Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga About 680 uniformed and civilian personnel will oversee security measures for this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival, which will commence today until April 23. Task Group Panaad Festival held a send-off ceremony for its personnel at the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) in Camp Alfredo …
Not ASF, but heat stroke; Hog deaths in Cadiz, Manapla not caused by ASF —group
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The recent hog deaths in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City and Manapla town were caused by heat stroke, and not by African swine fever (ASF), a local hog raisers group said. Albert Javier, vice president of the Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (HRANO), in a radio interview yesterday on …
16 homes gutted in Murcia blaze, leaves P100-K damage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 12 houses were destroyed, while four were partially damaged in a residential fire at Barangay Zone 1’s Purok Sambag in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town yesterday morning. Village chief Nerissa Jimenea said 16 families fled their homes and have temporarily taken shelter at the Murcia gymnasium. Based on initial …
School summer break pushed; Local teachers group calls for reverting academic calendar
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local teachers group has also joined calls of the education sector to revert to the old academic calendar and to bring back the school break in April and May. Richard Gelangre, Bacolod City Public School Teachers Federation President, said the current school year caused not only the students …
NOCPPO closely monitors entry of illegal drugs ahead of Panaad fest
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said it is closely monitoring the entry of illegal drugs into the province ahead of the Panaad sa Negros Festival. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, said it is highly likely that druggies will take advantage of the festival to get supplies …
Entry blocked; PVO: P1.3-M pork items barred at BREDCO Port
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around P1.3 million worth of pork and pork byproducts were blocked to prevent the entry of African swine fever (ASF) in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said yesterday. Dr. Placeda Lemana, PVO head, said the pork shipment was among those intercepted at Bacolod City’s BREDCO Port during the …