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Bago City is positioning itself to become a fisheries hub in southern Negros Occidental with the opening of its P6-million community fish landing center (CFLC) funded by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Located along the Bantayan Park in Barangay Poblacion, the week-old CFLC is being operated by SAJ Fish Brokerage owned by …

By CESAR JOLITO III A 29-year-old farmer was shot dead by five unidentified armed men outside his residence at Barangay Abaca in Negros Occidental’s Cauayan town. Cyrus Tajedar, a resident of Sitio Gut-ac in the village, was shot to death at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8. Initial police investigation showed Tajedar was inside his …

By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Two men were killed in separate stabbing and hacking incidents in Bacolod City. Police identified the victims as alias “Joefel,” a resident of Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City, and alias “Mig,” a resident of Bacolod. Police records showed that “Joefel” sustained multiple stab wounds after he was allegedly attacked by alias “Rogan” …

Several shipping lines cancelled trips between Dumaguete City and Dapitan City after rough seas caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Typhoon “Inday,” disrupted operations. Lt. Marionne Abigail Enopia, commander of the Coast Guard Station Negros Oriental, said yesterday the cancellations began Wednesday evening, July 8, after sea travel was suspended at the Port …

By CESAR JOLITO III A 27-year-old man who had been missing for seven days was found dead in an advanced state of decomposition at Barangay Canturay in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Wednesday morning, July 8. The victim, a resident of Barangay Canturay, was discovered in Purok Saging at around 10:15 a.m. Police said the …

By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized approximately P26.411 million worth of shabu during a weeklong operation in the city, which resulted in the arrest of 10 drug suspects. BCPO records showed that from June 29 to July 5, a total of nine drug buy-bust operations were conducted, leading to the …

By CESAR JOLITO III Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental have suspended classes as the southwest monsoon or habagat, enhanced by Super Typhoon “Inday,” is expected to bring heavy rains and raise the threat of flooding and landslides. In Negros Oriental, Governor Manuel Sagarbarria ordered the suspension of classes at all …

The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has reported higher utilization of the SAFE NIR 911 hotline in calls for emergency response since its launch in the first week of June this year. Data on Tuesday, July 7, showed the PRO-NIR received 258 emergency calls through the platform from June 4 to …

By CESAR JOLITO III A fuel tanker driver involved in the fatal road crash in Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town, that left two people killed, was placed under a 90-day preventive suspension by the Land Transportation Office in the Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR). LTO-NIR also served a show-cause order against the driver and the tanker’s registered …

By CESAR JOLITO III A 39-year-old man was found dead with multiple injuries along an irrigation canal in Barangay Malingin in Negros Occidental’s Bago City yesterday morning. The victim, identified only by the alias “Edmon,” a vendor and resident of Barangay Atipuluan’s Purok Goldenfield, was discovered submerged inside an irrigation structure in Purok Narra at …