By Mae Singuay A minor and two others were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub early yesterday morning, April 27. Arrested were a 14-year-old girl from the city’s Barangay 14; 48-year-old Jade Babaran, a high-value individual; and 27-year-old son Jadelle Clyde, both residents of Tangub. Confiscated were 14 sachets …
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Victims of NegOr mass shooting to receive ‘intervention’
Survivors and the families of those who died in the mass shooting in Negros Oriental’s Pamplona town, where Governor Roel Degamo was killed, will finally get psychological and stress interventions that would help them cope with the traumatic experience. Three to five psychiatrists from Cebu will render their services to the survivors and families …
Ex-druggie shot dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former drug suspect was shot dead inside a computer shop at Purok Langis in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago early Monday morning, April 24. Edcel Mike Diaz, 26 years old, of the city’s Barangay Granada village was sitting inside the internet shop when a lone gunman entered the establishment. The …
1 dead, 1 hurt in Murcia road mishap
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A head-on collision between a sports utility vehicle and a public utility jeepney left one person dead at Barangay Salvacion in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town late Tuesday night, April 25. Police identified the fatality as 30-year-old jeepney driver Samuel Olimpo, a resident of Purok Kalubihan in the town’s Barangay …
NegOcc ARB group engages in plant tissue culture to boost income
An agrarian reform beneficiaries organization (ARBO) in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town has been selected by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to engage in a plant tissue culture to increase farm productivity and income. The Villa Carolina Integrated Organic Farmers Association, based in Barangay San Miguel, is being assisted by DAR-Negros Occidental I (North) in …
Two Ozamiz City Centenarians receive P300K each
Cash gifts totaling P300,000 were awarded to two women from Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental who recently turned 100. After Pompia Ochagabia Balcita from Barangay Maningcol and Tiburcia Gaid Parojinog from Barangay Molicay celebrated their 100th birthday in April, the centenarians each received a total of P300,000 in cash gifts—P100,000 from the National Government by virtue …
NegOr beefs up measures vs. bird flu
The Negros Oriental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is strengthening its monitoring of migratory birds and other fowls to prevent the entry of avian influenza or bird flu in the province, an official said yesterday. This developed after Governor Jorge Carlo Reyes issued last week a new executive order detailing guidelines on the entry of all …
Iloilo province, city sound alarm on rising Covid-19 cases
Both the province and city of Iloilo are calling on their eligible population to submit to the Covid-19 vaccination to ensure protection as cases are on the rise. “We encourage everyone to avail of booster shots. We have to wrap up vaccinations. We have to ensure that everyone is duly protected,” Iloilo City Mayor Jerry …
331-K doses of various Covid-19 vaccines available in W. Visayas
Over 331,405 doses of Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines for Covid-19 are currently available in Western Visayas, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) regional office. “Based on our inventory, our total delivery to Western Visayas is 36,270 doses for the purple cap for our adults and 44,500 for the orange cap for the pedia, …
Safety of Senate witnesses in Negros killings assured
The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) assured the safety of witnesses in the Senate hearing on the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo and other killings in the province. “Regardless of their political affiliation or background, we will be doing our best, with the help of the military, to keep them safe,” Colonel Alex Guce …