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By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A woman was stabbed by the wife of a former lover along 24th street, Barangay 3, Bacolod City, Tuesday evening. Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Doreen Nichole Sancho, a resident of the said barangay. According to Police Station 2 (PS2) investigators, Sancho was walking along the said …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently approved on its first reading an ordinance proposing the creation of the Bacolod City Animal Welfare Council. The ordinance, authored by City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., seeks to address the basic needs of animals and recommends the establishment of a city dog pound, …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) announced consumers will be assessed an increased tariff, effective this month, August 2017. According to a release from the cooperative, the Feed-In Tariff Allowance (FIT-ALL) will be collected at a rate of P0.1830 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), up from P0.1240/kWh; an increase of P0.0590/KWH The …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A father and son were killed in a shootout with police at Sitio Gaboc, Barangay Malaiba, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, Wednesday night. The fatalities were identified as Ruel Cantero and his son, Jonel Cantero. Police Chief Inspector Alfredo Alarcon of the Canlaon City police said they were about …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Assessor’s Office recently endorsed to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) the proposed schedule of market values, utilized in order to assess real property tax (RPT). The proposal has already received the endorsement from Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia. According to SP Committee on Appropriations and Finance chair, City Councilor …

During the third quarterly meeting of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) yesterday, the oversight committee declared Bacolod City Barangays 5, 24, and 41 “drug-cleared.” According to Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, who serves as vice chair for the council, Barangays Cabug, Felisa, and Handumanan are currently under …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City government yesterday issued an alert regarding avian influenza, or bird flu, however, the City Health Office (CHO) affirmed there have been no recorded cases of the virus in the city. According to CHO Environmental and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, she reiterated prior statements made by …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Guihulngan City Police Station issued a statement yesterday blasting the rhetoric from the New People’s Army (NPA) following last month’s ambush by the rebel group, which claimed the lives of six police officers. In a Facebook post by the police station, the public must be made aware the NPA …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Provincial Agriculturist, Atty. Japhet Masculino, recently warned Negros Occidental farmers of a grain bug, which attacks rice fields, and has already affected rice fields in Sipalay City and Hinoba-an. The grain bug has reportedly damaged a 25-hectare rice field in Sipalay City and a half-hectare field in Hinoba-an. “We are warning …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Officials from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) visited the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) yesterday to conduct an information dissemination drive for individuals interested in joining the PMA and becoming new officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In a press conference yesterday, Lt. Colonel Raul Verceles said …