The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday called on the local government units and congressional representatives in Negros Oriental to allocate funds for livelihood assistance to barangays affected by the communist insurgency. This developed as DTI-Negros Oriental provincial director, Nimfa Virtucio, said that agency funds intended for the government’s whole-of-nation approach through the Task Force …
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Senators urge Comelec to put NegOr under its control amid violence
A Senate panel on Wednesday, May 10, urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to place Negros Oriental under the poll body’s control in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in October, citing concerns about the province’s peace and order situation following the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo. In its fourth hearing on the …
Iloilo hogs inventory drops 62% due to ASF
The swine inventory in Iloilo has dropped 62 percent compared with the population before African swine fever (ASF) hit, but the province currently does not experience a shortage in supply, according to the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian. Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Darel Tabuada, in an interview on Wednesday, May 10, said as of May 8, …
Remains found in Pontevedra
The decomposing human remains were found on the roadside at Barangay Recreo in Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra town yesterday morning. Pontevedra police station commander, Major Romulo Gepilango, said the unidentified man, estimated to be in his 40s, was found beside a sack. The body was already in an advanced state of decomposition, and was wearing only …
Grade 11 student nabbed for ‘marijuana’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Grade 11 student was arrested for carrying suspected marijuana to school in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City yesterday morning. Arrested was 18-year-old Dennis Casiple of the city’s Barangay E. Lizares. Talisay City police station said a teacher and a security guard discovered suspected dried marijuana leaves wrapped in yellow pad …
Man hurt, houses razed in Dumaguete blaze
A man was hurt in a fire of still unknown origin that destroyed residential homes and a warehouse in Dumaguete City’s Barangay Bantayan on Tuesday, May 9. An initial report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the city said they received a callout at 12:35 p.m. regarding the fire. City fire marshal, Chief …
Man found dead
A man was found dead in a vacant lot at Barangay San Isidro in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on Monday morning, May 8. Police identified the victim as 37-year-old Marvin Encarguez of the village’s Sitio Mansulao. Encarguez succumbed to wounds on his body, police said. Toboso police chief, Major Jun Ray Batadlan, said the victim …
P7.5-M ‘shabu’ seized in NegOr in Q1
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental has seized a total of 1,040 grams of suspected shabu worth P7.5 million in different anti-illegal drug operations for the first quarter of this year. PDEA-Negros Oriental provincial chief Agent Elmer Ebona told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the biggest one-time haul of the …
3 hurt in SUV vs. tricycle
Three people were injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into a tricycle on Araneta Street, Purok Medalla Milagrosa in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag yesterday afternoon. The injured were identified as tricycle passengers 58-year-old Brigada Delicano and 60-year-old Ma. Lucia Mata, both residents of the village’s San Benito; and 58-year-old Remo Yulo, a resident of Purok Medalla …
P54-K ‘shabu’ seized; 2 arrested
Two individuals were arrested after the seizure of suspected shabu at Purok Gonzaga in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing on Sunday night, May 7. The suspects were identified as 28-year-old Bryan Devide, a resident of the said place; and 27-year-old Rapunzel Estribo of Purok Malapitan in the city’s Barangay Alijis. Seized from them were 12 sachets of …