The Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture and Technology and Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) in Negros Oriental has incurred over P2.4 billion in agricultural losses due to El Niño, an official said yesterday. Alejandro Rafal, DA-PATCO Negros Oriental chief, said the office is validating the final report on the impact of the phenomenon in the province before …
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Anti-drug ops seize over P43-M in Western Visayas in May
The month-long anti-drug operations conducted by different police units in Western Visayas last month seized P43.3 million worth of shabu and marijuana. Brigadier General Jack Wanky, regional director of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6), reported yesterday that the intensified campaign resulted in the confiscation of 6,022 grams of shabu valued at P40.9 million, …
Security guard shot dead
BY JEN BAYLON A security guard was shot to death on Locsin Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay 37 on Saturday night, June 1. Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Benjie Fajardo, a resident of the city’s Barangay Banago. Police Station 1 commander Major Elmer Bonilla said Fajardo was walking on his way home from duty when …
Iloilo health officials call for vigilance amid FLiRT-COVID
Local health officials have called on the public to be vigilant following the detection of a new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) “FLiRT” subvariants and always observe health standards. Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) head Maria Quiñon said that while symptoms are mild, they should not be taken for granted because of the long-term complications …
Free testing, meds for HIV patients in Negros Oriental
Free testing and lifetime medication for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are available at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) and other similar facilities in the province, a health official in Dumaguete City said. Junife Amada, coordinator of the National Tuberculosis and HIV program of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here, said during a …
Bacolod allows unregistered e-vehicles pending new policies
The Bacolod City government is developing comprehensive policies to regulate the operations of electric bicycles (e-bikes) and tricycles (e-trikes) in all its 61 villages. On Friday, May 31, the 30-day moratorium on the apprehension and issuance of citation tickets for unregistered e-vehicles continued upon the directive of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez. “[This is] to provide the …
P7.3-B Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway to open June 30
The P7.389 billion Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH), will be initially opened to travelers by the end of June, according to the latest report of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The highway stretches from Bacolod South Road junction along Barangay Sum-ag in Bacolod City towards the Bacolod North Road junction in …
DOJ waits for Timor-Leste court’s decision on Teves extradition
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday that it hoped to receive the decision of the Timor-Leste court on its request for the immediate extradition of former Negros Oriental Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. “within the next few weeks.” In a televised briefing, DOJ spokesman Mico Clavano said the Ministry of Justice of Timor-Leste has endorsed DOJ’s …
Army commander bucks NPA fake news on ‘encounter’
The Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) on Wednesday, May 29, urged residents in northern Negros Oriental to not fall prey to the fake news being spread by the New People’s Army (NPA) of an alleged encounter in Vallehermoso town. Lt. Colonel Evelio Ilanga, 62IB battalion commander, said these are all lies by a dismantled …
Cops probe reported ‘sex orgies’ among young people
The police forces in Dumaguete City are looking into reports of alleged “sex orgies,” especially among young people, exposing them to the high risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. Lt. Colonel Don Richmond Conag, officer-in-charge police chief here, said yesterday that this would be part of enhanced efforts of the Local Council …