By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Illegal drugs sold in Western Visayas (Region 6) are becoming more expensive due to scarcity, a report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-6) revealed. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, also the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC-6) chairman, during its second quarterly meeting, said this is due to …
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Police: Insurgency seen in family slay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Himamaylan City Police Station in Negros Occidental is initially looking into the possibility that the murder of a couple and their two children in the city’s Barangay Buenavista is insurgency-related. City police chief, Lt. Colonel Reynante Jomocan, said the couple — 52-year-old Rolly Fausto and 49-year-old wife Emilda — …
Samples matched; DNA tests confirm 4 Degamo slay suspects’ identities
The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples have confirmed the identities of four primary suspects in the Pamplona massacre which killed Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and nine others in March. Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla, during the preliminary investigation on Tuesday, June 13, said the blood samples were collected from vehicles and a helicopter reportedly used to …
Local multi-sectoral groups call for orderly, peaceful JVA plebiscite
By Mae Singuay Multi-sectoral groups based in Bacolod City called for an orderly and peaceful plebiscite for the ratification of the proposed joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Primelectric Holdings, Inc./Negros Electric Power Corporation (NEPC). Power Watch Negros Advocates (PWNA) and Utilities Consumers Association for Reform Inc. (U-CARE), which …
Last hog standing? Remaining pigs in San Enrique down to 6 —mayor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga There are only six remaining hogs in Negros Occidental’s San Enrique town, down from 21 reported earlier this week, after hog cholera and other swine diseases ravaged the locality’s entire hog population. Mayor Jilson Tubillara said yesterday he has yet to declare the town under a state of calamity, despite recording …
Almost wiped out; PVO: Only 21 hogs survived swine deaths in San Enrique
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The hog population in Negros Occidental’s San Enrique town has almost been wiped out due to hog cholera and other swine diseases, data from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed. As of Sunday, June 11, data revealed that 99.22 percent of the 2,692 total hog population in the town have …
‘Independence Day is not just a date on the calendar’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga and Mae Singuay Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Lacson said Independence Day is not just a date on the calendar, but a reminder to Filipinos of their responsibility to preserve the nation’s freedom. Lacson, together with provincial officials, led the commemoration of the 125th Independence Day at the Provincial Capitol Grounds …
Postpone or not? Comelec to assess brgy, SK polls deferment in NegOr
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct public hearings in Negros Oriental to assess if there’s a need to postpone the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the province. Comelec spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said in a statement that the hearings will evaluate the current situation in the light of the “political violence” in …
Inter-LGU ban enforced; 5 NegOcc localities prohibit entry of hogs, pork items
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An inter-local government unit (LGU) ban on live hogs and pork products was enforced by five localities in Negros Occidental amid the threat of confirmed African swine fever (ASF) cases in the province and capital Bacolod City. The cities of Himamaylan and San Carlos, and the towns of Isabela, La …
‘Lack of evidence’; Court junks illegal gambling raps vs. 3 village chiefs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A city prosecutor’s office dismissed illegal gambling charges filed against three village chiefs in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City. Atty. Renoir Baldovino, agent-in-charge of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod, confirmed yesterday morning that the Kabankalan Prosecutor’s Office cleared Noli Villarosa of Barangay Tangub; and Joel Alibango Francz …