By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital (AEMSMDH) in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City has resumed its acceptance of patients, after it was temporarily suspended due to reaching its maximum capacity. In a new post on their social media page, the hospital management informed the public that they will follow …
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Driver dead after crashing into electrical post
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A driver died after his motorcycle accidentally crashed into an electrical post along Circumferential Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan on Saturday night, January 28. Police identified the fatality as 40-year-old Bryan Tahan, a glass installer and a resident of the city’s Bata village. Traffic investigators from Police Station 3 …
New LTO-Bacolod office to operate next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Bacolod City will begin operating in their new office on February 6. LTO-Bacolod chief Renato Novero said on Friday, January 27, they will be accommodating vehicle registration at their new field office located at Sitio Manayawsayaw in the city’s Mansilingan village. The LTO’s licensing …
Capitol assures egg supply enough in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured Negrenses that there is enough supply of eggs in the province. Lacson said the price was already expected to rise due to the domino effect brought by inflation, and the price hike of other primary commodities as well as fuel. In the …
Binalbagan town to limit visitors at Hermit, Bulwang
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan local government unit (LGU) will begin limiting the number of visitors entering the town’s Sitio Hermit and Bulwang tourist spots. Mayor Alejandro Mirasol issued Executive Order No. 5 which states that tourists entering the tourist spots will be limited to only 300 individuals at any …
2 stabbed dead in Kabankalan
By Mae Singuay Two dead bodies were found with multiple stab wounds at Barangay 6 in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City yesterday afternoon. The fatalities were identified as Ervin Colorado, 22 years old, and a 16-year-old boy, both residents of the city’s Barangay Binicuil. Colorado succumbed to 17 stab wounds, while the minor had 26, …
PVO logs drop in ASF-related apprehensions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said they recorded a drop in the number of African swine fever (ASF)-related apprehensions. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Placeda Lemana said yesterday that from January 16 to 22, they confiscated a total of 79 kilograms, or an estimated P53,000 worth, of pork and …
NegOr solon’s gun license revoked for ‘fake’ docs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine National Police-Firearms and Explosives Office (PNP-FEO) suspended the firearms license of Negros Oriental 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. The suspension order was issued after an inspection revealed that some of the lawmaker’s gun documents were allegedly faked. PNP-FEO acting chief, Colonel Paul Kenneth Lucas, said due …
Rider dead, 2 hurt in Cadiz road mishap
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle rider died while two others were injured after two trucks and two motorcycles collided along Barangay Cabahug’s Crossing Bagong Dalan in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City on Wednesday afternoon, January 25. Police identified the fatality as 31-year-old Arlo Galleron, a resident of the city’s Barangay Luna. Injured were …
Man shot dead
A man was shot de ad by an unidentified gunman at Purok Kanangkaan in Dumaguete City’s Barangay Bajumpandan on Wednesday, January 25. The fatality was identified as Jay-r Kadusale, 28 years old, a resident of the said place. He sustained a gunshot wound on his head that caused his death, police said. A 45-caliber …