By Mae Singuay A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing game fowls in Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra town. Police arrested laborer Mark Vallejo, a resident of Barangay Tampalon in the province’s Kabankalan City. Lorenzo Atienza, 50 years old, a resident of the town’s Barangay San Juan, reported to village chief Edwin Lamela that his fighting …
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NegOr targets 148-K kids for mass vaccination campaign
A total of 148,201 children in Negros Oriental are targeted for the nationwide “Chikiting Ligtas” mass vaccination campaign against measles and rubella (MR) and polio during the whole month of May. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion said the month-long “Chikiting Ligtas” (Safe Children) supplemental immunization campaign was launched at a ceremony in Sibulan town …
2 bodies found
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two decomposing remains were recovered from a drainage system along the Economic Highway at Hacienda Sayson in Bacolod City’s Barangay Felisa late Sunday afternoon, April 30. Police have yet to identify the remains. Police Station 10 commander, Major Richard Fajarito, said one of the remains is in an early …
Man stabbed dead
By Mae Singuay A 59-year-old man was stabbed dead in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Sunday night, April 30. Herman Gayares of the city’s Barangay Su-ay succumbed to a stab wound on his back. Police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Gary Pechora, also of the said village. Police said Gayares and his family were …
Bros mauled, stabbed
By Mae Singuay Two brothers were hurt after they were allegedly mauled and stabbed for unknown reasons. Confined at Cadiz District Hospital were brothers, 34-year-old Patrick Alvarez and 30-year-old Khen, both residents of Barangay Zone 6 in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City. Police identified the suspects as 34-year-old Joseph Besa and 37-year-old Ferdinand Abuan, both …
70 held for ‘illegal cockfighting’
By Mae Singuay Around 70 individuals were arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal cockfighting in Negros Occidental’s E.B. Magalona town on Saturday morning, April 29. Town police station and the 605th Regional Mobile Force Battalion conducted the operation at 11:50 a.m. in Barangay San Isidro. The suspects were all residents of the town’s Barangay …
40-K out of 102-K coco farmers in NegOr sign up for nat’l registry
Coconut farmers and workers in Negros Oriental are urged to sign up with the National Coconut Farmers’ Registry System (NCFRS) so they can avail of programs and benefits offered to this sector. In a forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency last week, Marita Somido, acting provincial coconut development manager of the Philippine Coconut …
Checkpoint evaders link in ‘illegal drug trade’ seen
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The motorcycle-riding individuals, who evaded a police checkpoint in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town on April 22, are allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, local town police said. According to Calatrava Municipal Police Station deputy chief, Police Captain Jesus Alba, the suspects, who ran away from their checkpoint in …
2 yields over P400-K ‘shabu’
By Mae Singuay Around P476,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated from two individuals in Bacolod City’s Barangay 27 yesterday morning, April 28. Operatives from the City Drug Enforcement Unit arrested 54-year-old Normalyn de Asis and 27-year-old Almer Doloso, residents of the said place, at 1:52 a.m. Police said the confiscated alleged illegal drugs …
DTI helps micro-businesses secure FDA license
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is assisting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in packed food selling to comply with the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a license to operate. Maribel Sumanoy, officer-in-charge of DTI-Negros Oriental’s MSMEs Development Division, said yesterday many MSMEs are …