By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man who allegedly tried to rob a house was wounded after he was mauled by angry residents in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis on Sunday morning, July 9. Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Geric Yulo, a resident of Purok Kaingin in the city’s Barangay Singcang-Airport. Police Captain Andy Ofalia, …
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Bacolod, NegOcc inflation rates ease anew in June
Decreases in the prices of several commodity groups further slowed down inflation rates in Negros Occidental and in capital Bacolod City in June, based on the summary inflation report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data showed yesterday inflation for all income households in Negros Occidental slightly decreased to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in …
2 stabbed in La Castellana
By Mae Singuay Two individuals were injured in a stabbing incident at Barangay Masulog in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town on Saturday night, July 8. Town police said 26-year-old Wincislao Calago, Jr. and 19-year-old Cris Mark Cabonilas, both residents of the said place, were having a drinking session together with friends. Calago allegedly challenged Edgar …
5 Bacolodnons held over illegal drugs
By Mae Singuay Five residents of Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub were apprehended during a drug buy-bust operation by operatives of Police Station 8. This resulted in the recovery of nine plastic sachets of suspected shabu worth P68,000. Arrested were 40-year-old Jose dela Cruz; his two younger brothers, 30-year-old Jove and 27-year-old Jude; 32-year-old Abudio Castañeda III; …
DILG to closely monitor NegOr peace, order
Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. said yesterday he would continue to closely monitor the peace and order situation in Negros Oriental, four months after the bloodbath that killed the province’s former Governor Roel Degamo. Abalos was in Negros Oriental on Saturday, July 8, to lead a command conference with the local police and government officials, …
Senior detained for illegal possession of firearm
By Mae Singuay A senior citizen was detained for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the illegal possession of firearm. Felizardo Rivera, 79 years old, a resident of Barangay Canjusa in Negros Occidental’s Pulupandan town was arrested at his residence on Wednesday night, July 5. Pulupandan police said Rivera’s daughter, Roselyn, went to the local …
Bike rider hit, run over dead
A bike rider died following a road mishap at Barangay Taloc in Negros Occidental’s Bago City on Thursday, July 6. Bago police chief, Lt. Colonel Joem Malong said 22-year-old Kevin Casabuena, a resident of Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag, was hit by a motorcycle and then run over by a pick-up truck around 1:00 a.m. Malong …
Centuries-old Dumaguete cathedral to undergo massive restoration
The Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria in Dumaguete City, which is the seat of the diocese, will soon commence an extensive restoration as its centuries-old structure continues to deteriorate. Monsignor Julius Perpetuo Heruela, chairperson of the Diocesan Commission on Church Cultural Heritage, told the Philippine News Agency that the Cathedral requires both interior and …
2 houses catch fire
Two houses at Barangay Palaka in Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town were destroyed in a fire early yesterday morning. The houses of brothers 70-year-old Lifeber and 65-year-old Reiznel Doroteo at Sitio Pawud were destroyed with losses estimated at P150,000, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The initial investigation showed the fire started at Reiznel’s house./WDJ
Bacolod City upbeat about higher revenues, tourist arrivals
The Bacolod City government is optimistic about attracting more investors and boosting local tourism amid record-high local revenues and tourist arrivals since the start of the year. In his State of the City Address on Wednesday night, July 5, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said reforms and innovations are gaining the interest of investors to locate …