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Authorities are preparing theft charges to be filed against the suspects who stole National Artist Fernando Amorsolo’s painting from the Hofileña Museum in Negros Occidental’s Silay City earlier this month. Silay police chief, Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca said the lawyer of the Hofileña family and the police had a meeting to discuss the filing of …

BY JEN BAYLON La Castellana Mayor Alme Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan said she will address graft and corruption charges filed against her “in the proper forum.” In a social media post, Mangilimutan clarified that her silence on the matter does not mean she condones the attacks. She believes that the allegations are part of “dirty political tactics,” as she …

Murder, illegal drugs and vandalism. These are some of the cases that newly-installed Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director Colonel Joeresty Coronica will look into as he assumes command. In a press conference yesterday, Coronica said he must first examine recent crimes in the city carefully, before he can craft a solution to maintain peace and order. Coronica said he …

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson advised residents to be vigilant against persons who take personal information from identification cards (IDs) for unknown reasons. Lacson has already discussed with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director, Colonel Rainerio de Chavez, regarding a Chinese-looking individual who reportedly took photos of IDs in exchange for P400. According to …

BY JEN BAYLON The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City will conduct an investigation into individuals appearing to be Chinese nationals, who reportedly took photos of licenses owned by tricycle drivers in Barangay Vista Alegre. In a statement, NBI executive officer Atty. Jose Gabriel, Jr. said they had already identified one of the two “Chinese-looking” women. Gabriel …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s significant emphasis on agriculture and food security during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. In a statement, Lacson said he was delighted when Marcos mentioned the importance of agriculture in his SONA, noting that Negros Occidental is one of …

The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) will intensify its campaign against dengue, as it expressed alarm over the surge of cases in the province. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the clustering of dengue cases in local government units in the southern part of the province is alarming. The rise has been linked to stagnant water in canals, …

By JEN BAYLON The relocation site for residents in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town, living within Kanlaon Volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ), is being finalized. John de Asis, head of the La Castellana Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said the municipal government will identify the relocation site soon. De Asis said the …

Local government units (LGUs) near Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental are facing funding limitations to initiate the relocation of residents from the volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ). This was stressed by Raul Fernandez, regional director of the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6), on the sidelines of the joint meeting by the …