Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday directed the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to listen and consider the positions expressed by officials from the Negros Occidental fourth congressional district regarding the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge. Last December, the governor revealed the Provincial Development Council (PDC) devised a resolution regarding locations for the bridge project …
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Police officer gunned down in Villamonte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A police officer who was “absent without leave,” or AWOL, was gunned down Saturday afternoon along Circumferential Avenue in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte. Authorities identified the fatality as Police Patrolman Eric Alcosaba, a former member of the Bacolod City Police Office’s (BCPO) Police Station 7. Police Station 4 (PS4) commander, …
Fire razes three homes in Iloilo City
Three homes were razed, while another two were partially damaged, yesterday in Barangay Concepcion, located in Iloilo City’s City Proper district. Officials report, the homes owned by Lilia Domingo, Patrick Laurente, and Asarenas Jaca were burned down; while houses owned by Odel Obela and Eduardo Dela Cruz sustained partial damage. According to Iloilo City fire …
Minor nabbed in Bacolod City for selling illegal drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 16-year-old was nabbed Saturday afternoon following a buy-bust operation at Purok Lampirong in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police have requested anonymity for the suspect but confirmed they are a resident of Purok Masagana, located in the said barangay, and considered a street-level drug target. Based on a report released …
Silay City hacienda raided for firearms
Two individuals were arrested over the weekend after the Silay City Police Station, alongside the Negros Occidental Police Mobile Force Company and Special Action Force, raided Hacienda Marigasa 1 in the city’s Barangay E. Lopez after serving a search warrant. Authorities identified the arrested suspects as 46-year-old Rey Aballes and 60-year-old Henry Benauro, both of …
62% drop in Bacolod City dengue cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Based on data gathered between January 1 to February 1, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) has recorded a 62 percent drop in the number of dengue cases in the city. According to CHO Environmental Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, they have recorded 88 cases so far this year, …
Concrete pathway under construction in Janiuay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office led the groundbreaking for a 2.74-kilometer concrete pathway between Barangays Quipot and Barasalon in Janiuay. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. said the project will provide local residents with “ease of travel,” adding, it will uplift their living conditions. He also assured, the provincial …
DOH-6: 29 patients under investigation test negative
The Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) revealed, as of last Tuesday, 29 patients under investigation for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, tested negative. DOH-6 director, Dr. Marlyn Convocar, noted, the patients in question have since been discharged. She added, of the 29, seven were from Iloilo, while Negros Occidental, Bacolod City, and Iloilo City each …
Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge endorsement deferred
Position paper: Bridge should not connect to Pulupandan The Negros Occidental Provincial Development Council (PDC) deferred a request by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to endorse the feasibility study for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge to the Regional Development Council. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, who presided over last Thursday’s meeting, pointed out, …
5 being monitored for Covid-19 in Bacolod
Leonardia: City remains free of Covid-19 By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Negros Occidental provincial government earlier revealed the final patient under investigation for coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, tested negative, the Bacolod City Inter-Agency Task Force Against the Novel Coronavirus yesterday announced there are currently five patients under monitoring. During a press conference yesterday, …