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A P306,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated at Barangay General Luna in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on July 13. Ricky Tocaste, 33 years old, a resident of the said village, was arrested during a drug buy-bust operation by the town police. Recovered from him were 45 grams of suspected shabu, drug paraphernalia, P500 marked …

The cities of Sagay and Sipalay in Negros Occidental have been chosen as pilot sites for the implementation of the PalaySikatan technology demonstration project by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice). Implemented under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, it features the utilization of modern inbred rice varieties along with integrated …

A Chinese company backed by Korean investment is proposing to set up an industrial complex for the production of electric (e)-vehicles for local and Southeast Asian markets. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd. (Fengchuen) chairman Li Longde signed an investment intention agreement during the launching ceremony at the …

The Negros Oriental Tourism Board has been tasked to identify new potential destinations for domestic and foreign travelers visiting this part of the Central Visayas region. Woodrow Maquiling Jr., Tourism Board executive director and concurrent Provincial Tourism Council, on Wednesday, July 12, said the program is in line with Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria’s thrust to expand …

Mae Singuay An estimated P204,000 worth of suspected shabu was recovered from a college student during a drug buy-bust operation on Tuesday night, July 11. Silay City Police Station commander, Lt. Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca identified the suspect as 21-year-old Ramir Alimoot, a resident of the city’s Barangay Mambulac. Thirty grams of suspected shabu were …

The Bacolod City government is set to launch a Swiss challenge for the multi-billion development of the famous Manokan Country to promote local food tourism. As of Tuesday, July 11, preparations are underway for the publication of a notice inviting interested companies to challenge the unsolicited proposal of a property giant amounting to P4.5 billion. …

A tricycle driver was stabbed to death at Barangay Caradio-an’s Sitio Calasa in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Monday, July 10. City police identified the victim as Raffy Rosa, a resident of the city’s Barangay San Antonio, who was allegedly mauled and stabbed by suspects 39-year-old Rico Patiño, alias “Dingdong Casisi” and alias “Kim Panique,” …

A P170,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized from live-in partners in a drug buy-bust operation at Barangay Alicante in Negros Occidental’s E.B. Magalona town on Monday night, July 10. Arrested were 30-year-old John Herwin Castro, a street-level individual; and 29-year-old Princess Ditchella, residents of the said place. E.B. Magalona police confiscated 10 sachets of …

The Negros Oriental provincial government, through the Department of Health (DOH), is pushing to develop an emergency responder for every household on basic life support (BLS) and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Thirty trainers from different local government units (LGUs) were gathered beginning Monday, July 10, at a resort in Dauin town for training, which they will …

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) sent a technical team to assist the local government units (LGUs) of Bais City and Vallehermoso town in Negros Oriental in the culling of African swine fever (ASF) affected pigs and surveillance measures. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, chief veterinary officer of BAI-Negros Oriental, said …