By CESAR JOLITO III A 21-year-old motorcycle rider died after figuring in a lone-vehicle accident along the national highway at Barangay Sampinit in Negros Occidental’s Bago City late Tuesday night, June 2. “Dreyk,” a resident of Barangay Poblacion’s Purok Balinghoy in the city, was driving his motorcycle at 11:52 p.m. in Purok Mainuswagon, Bago police …
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P29.96-M aid released to TNVS, delivery drivers
By CESAR JOLITO III The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) has distributed nearly P30 million in financial assistance to thousands of transport network vehicle service (TNVS) and service delivery drivers across the region. In a three-day payout, DSWD-NIR released a total of P29.96 million in Cash Relief Assistance …
P6-M shabu seized in 1 week
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized approximately P6.072 million worth of shabu during a one-week operation in the city that led to the arrest of eight drug personalities. BCPO Director Police Colonel Eugene Rebadomia said from May 28 to June 3, a total of nine drug busts were conducted, resulting …
2 angles eyed in man’s slay
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Authorities are eyeing two angles in the killing of a 43-year-old man inside an internet cafe in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag on Monday, June 1. Police identified the victim as alias “Butsoy,” a resident of Purok San Miguel in the village. Bacolod City Police Office Director Colonel Eugene Rebadomia said the …
3 y/o girl killed in e-bike collision
By CESAR JOLITO III A three-year-old girl died while several others were injured after their electric bike was hit by a taxi in a three-vehicle collision at Barangay 5 in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Monday afternoon, June 1. The child, a four-year-old girl and the bike driver were thrown onto the concrete road at …
DA-NIR intensifies enforcement of P50 rice price cap
The Department of Agriculture in the Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) has stepped up its market monitoring operations across Siquijor and Negros Oriental to ensure strict compliance with Executive Order No. 118, which mandates a price ceiling of P50 per kilogram for five percent broken imported premium rice. In Siquijor, a simultaneous market inspection was conducted …
Heat stress affects livestock, poultry
By CESAR JOLITO III The prolonged hot weather in Negros Occidental has begun affecting livestock and poultry production, with provincial veterinary authorities confirming cases of illnesses and animal deaths linked to extreme heat conditions. Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana said several farm animals across the province have shown symptoms associated with heat stress, including colds, …
Rider dies, 3 hurt in multiple crashes
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA A motorcycle driver died while three others were injured in a multiple vehicular accident along Araneta Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag on Sunday, May 31. The fatality was identified as Joshua Gil Suarez, a resident of Barangay Tabun-ac in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town. Injured were 69-year-old Alfredo Chua, Jr. and …
Man with epilepsy ‘drowns’
By CESAR JOLITO III A 51-year-old man was declared dead on arrival at a local infirmary after he was found floating in a river at Barangay Bi-ao in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Sunday afternoon, May 31. Police identified the victim only by his alias “Mark,” a resident of the barangay. Binalbagan police said village …
P600-K ‘shabu’ seized in Dumaguete
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA An estimated P680,800 worth of suspected shabu was seized in a drug bust operation at Barangay Cadawinonan in Negros Oriental’s Dumaguete City yesterday. The operation also led to the arrest of 50-year-old alias “Jun-Jun,” a resident of Purok Yellow Tops Zone 3 in Barangay Candau-ay in the city. The suspect was …