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 …
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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 …
Iloilo City wants robust transmission lines to avert outages
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas wants the transmission lines for Panay and Negros to be at par with those serving Cebu and Davao to avoid more power outages. “We want to be comparable to Davao and Cebu when it comes to having robust transmission lines so that we will not suffer three days of …
Degamo bloodbath toll climbs to 10 as another victim dies
A wounded victim of the March 4 bloodbath that killed Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo died yesterday, bringing the death toll from the said massacre to 10. According to a Facebook post from the Degamo camp, the latest fatality was identified as Fredilino Cafe Jr., also known as “Putok,” who died from his injuries more …
Valencia town intensifies promotion of NegOr products
The local government of Negros Oriental’s Valencia town is stepping up promotions of local products to help farmers and other small industry workers rack up more revenue from bigger markets. Mayor Edgar Teves, Jr. on Friday, March 5, led the opening ceremony of the town’s Pasalubong Center at the Tourism building near the municipal hall …
Iloilo City mayor issues EO for energy-saving measures
The Iloilo City government is calling on all public and private establishments to adopt energy-saving measures to be carried out in the city hall, villages, barangay facilities, schools, and local police offices and stations due to the power outages in Western Visayas in March. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, who released Executive Order (EO) …