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By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A market laborer was killed after being shot by riding-in-tandem suspects in Dumaguete City, Monday evening. Police identified the fatality as 47-year-old Noel Bangcal Henson, a resident of Colon Street in the said city. Reports released by police said Henson suffered four gunshot wounds across his body after …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man walking along Purok Boulevard in Barangay 14, Bacolod City was shot by a tricycle driver, Friday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Rodolfo Masilyunes and the suspect as Norman Dumip-ig, both residents of the said barangay. Police Station 1 (PS1) said, while Masilyunes was walking, Dumip-ig …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Eight suspects allegedly involved with illegal drug activity were caught in a buy-bust operation at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, late Friday evening. Police identified the suspects as Wilfredo Languido, 21; Hermino Reyes, 44; Lorens Agriam, 18; Eric Marquez, 24; Sonny Paberan, 46; Aaron Sauce, 32; Genevieve …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Two suspected carnappers were killed in a shootout with police along Virgo Street, Sharina Heights, Bacolod City, Monday evening. Police identified the first fatality as 29-year-old Mark John Fabila, a resident of Purok Everlasting, Barangay 29 in the said city; while the second remains unidentified. Police Station 6 …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) head and technical working group member, Dr. Ma. Lina Sanogal, confirmed economic managers are the ones responsible for the dissolution of the Negros Island Region (NIR) and not President Rodrigo Duterte. Among the economic managers who pushed for dissolution, she explained in …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr., residential rates for August 2017 are expected to dip by 33 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh), to P8.71 kWh. He also noted, system loss also decreased, from 11.52 to 11.43 percent; along with the transmission charge. “Ceneco earns …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said he supports the recently-signed RA 10932, which strengthens the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law, prohibiting hospitals from requesting payment as a prerequisite to administering treatment. “Necessity knows no rules and I think human life is not subject to the commerce of man,” he said. “If …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern The remains of a laborer were found in a sugarcane field in Barangay Jantianon, Amlan, Negros Oriental, late Sunday evening. Police identified the fatality as 32-year-old Cerelo Elardo, a laborer and resident of said barangay. The Amlan Municipal Police Station said a concerned citizen reported a body was …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During his privilege speech before the House of Representatives last night, Negros Occidental second district Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva endorsed the proposal brought forth by the local business community, pushing for the creation of a Negros Island Special Area for Development. The proposal was made following the dissolution of the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim During a recent briefing for information officers, Lilibeth French of Philippine Information Agency-Region VI (PIA-6) reiterated the significance of Freedom of Information (FOI), highlighting the importance of transparency in government. “[FOI] requires executive departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices to make public records, contracts, transactions, and any information requested by a member …