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By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A 19-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a bus along the national highway, part of Purok Roadside, Barangay Poblacion Dos, Sagay City, Negros Occidental Monday morning. Police identified the fatality as Karen Villegas, a resident of the said barangay. Reports released by Sagay City Police …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., ordered a reshuffle of personnel, shortly after being appointed to the position yesterday morning. Based on the order, Cauayan Municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Ruben Fajarito, was replaced by Police Chief Inspector Gary Allan Resuma. Fajarito, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Anti-drug operatives from Police Station 6 (PS6) seized almost P310,000 worth of suspected shabu following a buy-bust operation at Doña Juliana Drive, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, Tuesday evening. Police identified the arrested suspect as 29-year-old John Ernst Gonzales, a resident of Barangay Singcang-Airport in the said city. PS6 commander, Police …

Following concerns recently voiced by the National Economic and Development Authority-Region VI (NEDA-6) surrounding the risks posed to major infrastructure projects in Iloilo by quarrying activity, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region VI (DENR-6) responded, saying the Iloilo provincial government can be its own quarry operator. “The Iloilo provincial government can extract and then …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Despite Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Supervisor Rey Maleza reporting a majority of power sub-stations in the Visayas have been repaired, following last month’s 6.5-magnitudue earthquake that struck Leyte, ongoing repairs to connections between Luzon and the Visayas may result in load shedding, or the shutdown of electrical power. “We …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Ma. Lina Sanogal yesterday confirmed the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regional offices for the Negros Island Region (NIR) were withdrawn after the region was not included in the 2018 national budget. The provincial official noted, both …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano revealed a House of Representatives caucus is pushing for the postponement of the upcoming barangay elections, scheduled for October 2017, and requesting they be rescheduled for May 2018. “I’m sure congress will hasten the deliberation and pass for the postponement because of the consensus …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Supervisor Rey Maleza revealed operations at renewable energy power plants in Negros and Panay have been temporarily halted, clarifying it would not impact plants that are currently in operation. He said there is presently a problem in transmitting energy from renewable power plants. Maleza said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Provincial Health Office (PHO) head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, there is a sufficient supply of blood in Negros Occidental. In a radio interview yesterday morning, he noted there have not been too many dengue patients as of late, despite the onset of the rainy season. The PHO head said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Eight Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) police officers received awards yesterday from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional director, during a ceremony at the Camp Alfredo Montelibano, Sr., Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City. According to PRO-18 spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, PDEA-18 director, Atty. Roselyn Borja said the officers were …