By Jen Baylon A motorcycle driver died while three others were injured in a vehicular accident at Barangay San Miguel in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City on Sunday afternoon, March 3. Edilberto Pamatia-an Jr., 38 years old, died after his motorcycle accidentally crashed into another motorcycle driven by 26-year-old Keith Rezin. La Carlota police …
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Gov’t troops heighten pursuit ops vs. fleeing rebels
Government troops have intensified their pursuit operations against rebels who fled in the hinterland parts of San Joaquin in Iloilo following the February 28 encounter that left four members of the Southern Panay Front, Komiteng Rehiyon Panay (SPF-KR-Panay) of the New People’s Army killed and the capture of another. Brigadier General Michael Samson, commanding …
Bacolod City opens 4PH housing program for OFWs, home renters
The Bacolod City government is opening the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Program to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as well as to home renters, who are not registered residents but are working in the city. Councilor Vladimir Gonzalez, chairman of the city council’s committee on urban poor, housing and resettlement, said yesterday …
Over P1-M ‘shabu’ seized
By Jen Baylon More than P1 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a drug buy-bust operation at Barangay Mambulac in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Friday, March 1. The operation led to the arrest of 58-year-old widow Mary Ann Lim, a resident of the village’s Purok Ipil-ipil. The city police’s drug enforcement team …
Commission calls for stronger measures protecting battered women
The Provincial Commission on Women (PCW) in Negros Oriental called for tighter measures to protect the welfare of battered women as it kicked off on Friday, March 1, the month-long celebration of National Women’s Month this March. PCW Vice Chair Phoebe Tan told reporters in an interview that there is a perceived rise in the …
Negros Occidental language, IT center to get capability upgrade
The provincial government-owned Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) is seeking an upgrade into a higher digital learning facility with its impending transfer to a bigger campus in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City this year. Ma. Cristina Orbecido, vocational school administrator, said in an interview that they would work on the requirements once …
DTI warns stiff penalties vs. selling vapes to minors
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental told establishments not to sell vape devices to minors or face stiff penalties. DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson Krystle Jade Bato told the Philippine News Agency that this is in line with a law that lowered the minimum age of purchasers of e-cigarettes and nicotine or non-nicotine …
Naval Reserve Command eyes mobilization center in north Negros
The Naval Reserve Command-Naval Reserve Center Western Visayas (NRCen-WV) of the Philippine Navy is seeking a partnership with San Carlos City in Negros Occidental for the establishment of a mobilization center in northern Negros. Mayor Renato Gustilo said he met with Lt. Colonel Hilario de Vera Jr., commander of NRCen-WV, on Thursday, February 29, to …
Guv urged to convene price coordinating council amid high pork prices
Public clamor continued for the provincial government to curb the rising prices of pork in Negros Oriental despite the lifting of the ban on the inbound shipment of live hogs into the province. Livestock sellers said the live hogs bought from local suppliers have become more costly. On the other hand, consumers are also complaining …
‘Balay Cadiznon’ showcases paintings of Negrense visual artists
The City of Cadiz in northern Negros Occidental has established the Balay Cadiznon, also known as the “House of Paintings,” showcasing the works of homegrown visual artists to highlight the observance of the National Arts Month this February. Located in the compound of the Philippine Normal University-Visayas, the art hub, which was unveiled on February 19, …