By CESAR JOLITO III A seaborne anti-illegal fishing operation led to the arrest of a fisherman along the shoreline of Barangay Miranda in Negros Occidental’s Hinigaran town on Thursday afternoon, June 11. Hinigaran police, through its Bantay Dagat personnel, apprehended 56-year-old alias “Mario,” a resident of Purok Zone 1A, Barangay Tagda. He was aboard a …
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P360-K property lost to Sipalay fire
By CESAR JOLITO III The estimated damage due to the fire at Barangay 2 in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City was placed at approximately P360,000, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The blaze, occurred at 8:28 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, gutted the house of “Rang,” 39 years old, a resident of Purok 3. Fire investigators …
2 teenagers hacked
By CESAR JOLITO III Two male teenagers were injured after they were allegedly stabbed by an unidentified man during a drinking session following a sitio fiesta celebration at Barangay Magallon Cadre in Negros Occidental’s Moises Padilla town early Wednesday morning, June 11. The incident occurred at 3:25 a.m. in Sitio Takasan. The victims were identified …
Laborer found dead inside home
By CESAR JOLITO III A 56-year-old laborer was found dead inside his residence at Barangay Cabacungan in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. La Castellana police said a concerned neighbor informed them upon discovering the victim unresponsive inside his home at Purok 3. Based on the inquiry, the …
Farmer dies after lightning strike
By CESAR JOLITO III A 52-year-old farmer lost his life after he was struck by lightning while heading home from his sugarcane farm during heavy rainfall in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City. Police identified the victim only by the alias “Lito,” a married farmer and resident of Barangay Mahalang. Himamaylan police said “Lito” had gone to …
PRO-NIR eyes raps vs. cop linked to recruitment extortion
The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is pursuing criminal charges while conducting a parallel administrative investigation against a police officer who allegedly extorted money from an applicant seeking appointment in the Philippine National Police (PNP). As of Wednesday, June 10, the complaint filed before Police Station 4 of Bacolod City Police Office is …
Child labor sees decline in NegOr
Due to aggressive and sustained efforts to combat worse forms of child labor, the number of young people working in hazardous environments in Negros Oriental has declined, authorities said. Sandra Delfin, senior labor and employment officer of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental, said at a forum in Dumaguete City that …
Hollero appointed as new Baciwa GM
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The board of directors of the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) has appointed Valerie Ann Hollero as the new general manager of the water district, House Deputy Speaker and Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said. Hollero, a former regional vice president of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for Western …
PDEA secures NegOr ports, to conduct inspections
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental is stepping up security measures at various ports to prevent the entry of illegal drugs in the province, an official said. PDEA provincial chief Elmer Ebona told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the seaports and the airport will be closely monitored as these …
Sugarcane plantation overseer shot dead in broad daylight
By CESAR JOLITO III A 58-year-old sugarcane plantation overseer was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen while supervising workers at Barangay Bi-ao in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Monday morning, June 8. The victim, identified only by alias “Makoy,” was overseeing laborers who were uprooting grass in the plantation in Sitio Mag-anay 1, when two …