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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four minors were rescued after they were being used for cybersex at Espinos Village 2 in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing on Friday night, July 14. The Women and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas conducted an …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  A lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) local group slammed the controversial “Ama Namin” performance of a Filipino drag queen. In a radio interview, BANAAG LGBT Inc. Vice President Jonathan Diaz, Jr. condemned drag performer Pura Luka Vega for disrespecting the Black Nazarene, a revered figure of Jesus Christ for the Catholic faithful, and using the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is also eyeing conducting random drug testing for the more than 3,000 employees of the provincial government. Lacson’s pronouncement came after Silay City Mayor Joedith Gallego sacked seven traffic enforcers of the city government after they tested positive for illegal drugs. Lacson said the recent firings …

By Mae Singuay  Five regular employees of Bacolod City government were served a show cause order in relation to the missing government service vehicles. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the employees, composed of a driver, an engineer and three officers, were from different departments in the city hall. The names of the employees are being withheld for anonymity. The show cause order was …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  A resident got threats after being blamed following the huge fire at Purok Magnolia in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 on Thursday night, July 6. In a radio interview yesterday, Barangay 7 chief Hercy Sibug said the family of Richard Benjamin told them that some village residents had threatened to harm him …

Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. said he saw no reasons to defer the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Negros Oriental in October, during his visit to the province over the weekend.  Abalos said the province has been “relatively peaceful” four months after the murder of former Governor Roel Degamo, based on comparative data presented …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) said the ongoing El Niño phenomenon in the country will bring benefits — and also risks for sugarcane farmers in Negros Occidental. In a radio interview with Bombo Radyo Bacolod over the weekend, Unifed President Manuel Lamata said the hot weather conditions brought by …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  At least 30 homes were destroyed, while two others suffered extensive damage following a fire at Purok Magnolia in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 late Thursday night, July 6. Fire Marshall Chief Inspector Stephen Jardeleza of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod, said 66 families were affected by the blaze at 11:09 p.m., …

By Mae Singuay  The Bacolod City government served a notice of business permit revocation and closure against DLC Junk Shop, following the discovery of alleged stolen telecommunication site batteries worth P14.1 million stored inside its premises on June 29. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez served the notice against the junk shop owner, whose name is being withheld pending his …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Nineteen local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have already been affected by hog mortalities, the latest monitoring from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed. Cauayan town is now the latest addition to the list of affected LGUs, PVO data said. Barangays Mambugsay and Inayawan in Cauayan have reported 61 …