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  A businessman was allegedly shot to death inside his vehicle in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte on Monday, July 22. The victim was identified as 59-year-old Jun Alaba, a resident of the city’s Barangay Estefania. Police Station 4 commander Captain Francis Depasucat said Alaba was with his companion, 34-year-old Ronel Rafael, inside the car. Rafael was allegedly angered after …

  President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s commitments to improve and address the welfare of every Filipino, particularly those in the countryside, earned him praises from the business and civil government sectors here. Edward Du, president of the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI), said yesterday that the group “lauds the President’s commitment to provide …

    At least 209 former rebels (FRs) applied for amnesty during a four-day campaign from July 8 to 11, records from the Local Amnesty Board-Bacolod City Secretariat show. The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) Commanding Officer Colonel Arnel Calaoagan said upon the approval of the amnesty applications, the FRs’ civil and political rights …

  Negros Oriental constituents lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on his strong position to assert the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Dr. Henry Sojor, former president of the Negros Oriental State University in Dumaguete City, congratulated the President for taking a firm and inspiring stand on the country’s claim over the WPS. …

  The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has arrested a total of 8,769 individuals in the region for various offenses as a result of its focused law enforcement operations for the first six months of 2024, said PRO-6 Regional Operations Division chief Police Colonel Gilbert T. Gorero. He added that despite the number of arrests, …

  “Carina” has further intensified and is now a typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph, the weather bureau said yesterday. In its 5:00 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said “Carina” was last tracked 420 …

  A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was allegedly stabbed to death by her live-in partner at Barangay Talaban in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Friday, July 19. Himamaylan police chief, Colonel Anthony Grande, identified the victim as 29-year-old Rose Ann Gahito. Grande said Gahito went to the house of her 32-year-old live-in partner, as she was allegedly stabbed by the suspect …

  Anti-illegal drug operatives in Dumaguete City seized suspected shabu worth almost P2.9 million during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cangmating, Sibulan, Negros Oriental close to midnight on Friday, July 19. The suspected shabu weighed about 422.6 grams with an estimated street value of P2.87 million, Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police …

  The coffee business in this central part of Negros Oriental is brewing fast and many of them are eyeing expansion not only to grow their business but also to help local coffee farmers. As the city celebrates Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Month this July, at least 21 coffee exhibitors joined the Coffee …

  The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is hopeful that President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will include the recently created Negros Island Region (NIR) in his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22. NOCCI president Edward Du said in an interview yesterday that the NIR, which the President signed into law …