By CESAR JOLITO III The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed that one personnel assigned to the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental was among six airport workers nationwide dismissed after testing positive for illegal drugs. The dismissal followed a series of random drug tests conducted from February to August this year, covering 1,703 …
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Police step up cyber patrol vs. selling of ‘tuklaw’ cigarettes
The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is stepping up monitoring operations to determine the possible online selling of illegal Thuoc Lao cigarettes or “tuklaw” in the region. “We will do cyber patrolling for us to monitor if they also sell online here in Bacolod,” PRO-NIR Director Brigadier General Arnold Thomas Ibay said in a press conference …
Over 1-K SPES youths in Bacolod, NegOcc receive P8.1-M in wages
A total of 1,014 beneficiaries of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental received wages amounting to P8.176 million for work rendered during the summer break in various local government units (LGUs) and government offices. Under the program, public sector employers hire students and out-of-school youths as temporary …
Sugar milling season to start Oct. 1
The official start of the milling season for crop year 2025-2026 is on October 1, or the Monday closest to the date, as part of the three-year transition period to return the schedule to last quarter of the year, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced. “However, October 1 being a Wednesday, we may declare it …
Police: New leads in bizman’s slay
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities are zeroing in on a possible mastermind behind the brazen killing of a school administrator-businessman at Barangay Dancalan in Negros Occidental’s Ilog town, as police continue to identify more persons of interest in the case. Ilog police chief Major Randy Babor confirmed that the investigation into the slay of Philip …
Bacolod congressman to convene flood control summit
Bacolod City Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said he will organize a flood control summit to tackle solutions that would address the recurring floods in this highly urbanized city. “To address the flooding in our city, we are spearheading the convening of a flood control summit to discuss and to resolve to adopt real, doable …
Woman nabbed for spending P900-K company funds
A 30-year-old woman in Bacolod City, allegedly an accountant, was arrested for one of 40 counts of qualified theft. A warrant of arrest was served against alias “Erika,” who allegedly defalcated company funds worth approximately P900,000. She had reportedly spent the money within two years. “Nire-remit ng kanyang salesman daily between P500,000 to P1 million. …
Veterinary office steps in amid traders-farmers spat on hog prices
The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Oriental is calling for the reactivation of the provincial price monitoring council after hog traders and suppliers disagreed on a fair selling price of live pig meat in Valencia town. PVO information officer Jaymar Vilos told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that a meeting was held recently in …
High-value target yields P10.2-M ‘shabu’ in NegOr
Anti-illegal drug agents seized P10.2 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a pusher during a buy-bust in capital Dumaguete City late on Thursday night, August 14. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said yesterday that the arrest of alias “Franklin” came following weeks of close monitoring and surveillance. The …
Food, transport prices ease Negros Oriental inflation
Negros Oriental’s overall inflation rate has decreased to -1.4 percent in July from -1.1 percent in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the province said on Thursday, August 14. “The decline is attributed to commodity prices that are adjusting slightly, and the purchasing power of consumers has strengthened,” Engineer Ariel Fortuito, PSA-Negros …