Twenty five big sachets of suspected shabu weighing 500 grams and valued at around P3.4 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental yesterday afternoon. Joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6 (PDEA-6) and San Carlos City Police Station arrested 39-year-old Emil Mariano, a resident of the …
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NegOcc fast-tracks COVID-19 vax drive
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a report issued by the Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) that Negros Occidental has the most number of unvaccinated individuals in the region, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said that local government units (LGUs) in the province are working double time on their COVID-19 vaccination program. Diaz said …
NegOcc-NegOr bus trips yet to resume
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The proposed resumption of bus trips between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental is currently not expected to be shelved despite a noted surge in COVID-19 cases in the Oriental side. Based on Monday’s report of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force in Negros Oriental, they confirmed a total of 855 new …
Flower prices hike expected ahead of ‘Undas’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day or “Undas” already drawing near, several flower shops in Bacolod City are expecting a hike in their flower prices in the coming days. As of Monday, the price of flowers is at P200 to P300, although one of …
NegOcc awaits go-ahead for COVID booster shots
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson confirmed yesterday that they are now waiting for the go-ahead of the Department of Health (DOH) if they could begin distributing booster shots for those who have already completed their vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to Lacson, should they begin the …
BCPO has ‘persons of interest’ in tanod’s slay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) now has several “persons of interest” in the murder of a village tanod along 13th Lacson Street in the city’s Barangay 7 last Friday, October 22. BCPO director, Police Colonel Thomas Martir, said they have already checked the close circuit television (CCTV) cameras near …
PRO-6 warns travelers vs fake swab test results
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With travel restrictions now slowly being lifted nationwide, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) over the weekend renewed its warning for travelers not to use fake negative RT-PCR test results when entering the region. PRO-6 spokesperson Police Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis said travelers bound for Western Visayas should check the …
NegOcc guv orders dismissal of capitol engineer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An engineer of the Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) has been ordered dismissed from service by Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson after he was found guilty of administrative offenses. Lacson approved the dismissal of Engr. Noel Barredo from the PEO from the service effective immediately for the administrative charges of …
BACOLOD BISHOP APPEALS TO LOCAL CANDIDATES: ‘Stop vote buying, mudslinging’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Diocese of Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon yesterday appealed to local political candidates to stop vote buying and mudslinging during the 2022 elections. Buzon made the appeal during the launch of the Gugma Banwa or GUBAN courtesy of the diocese’s Social Action Center in cooperation with several commissions and the Bacolod …
DA-6 turns over P153.5-M feeder port to Sagay City
After almost five years of groundwork and construction, the P153.5-million Sagay Feeder Port in Barangay Old Sagay was finally turned over to the Sagay City local government. The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6 through the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), and the provincial government of Negros Occidental led the blessing and turnover of the …