By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A 24-year-old man was stabbed following a fist fight at a pisonet shop at Hacienda Montserrat, Barangay DSB, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, Sunday evening. Police identified the victim as Junro Telic and the suspect as John Mark Durdas, both residents of the said barangay. The Pontevedra Municipal Police Station …
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NPA suspected of vandalism at Siaton quarry
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) are said to be behind the burning of heavy equipment owned by a private construction company at a quarry site in Barangay Caticugan, Siaton City, Negros Oriental Sunday afternoon. According to police, five armed men burned a backhoe and a …
Mayor prioritizes terminal improvements over runway expansion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following reports the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) approved a P20 billion budget for the improvement of Bacolod-Silay Airport, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said terminal expansion takes priority over runway expansion. “With the existing 9,000 square meters of terminal space, it needs to be doubled because most flights …
Benitez: Waiting on committee report before pushing for federalism
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez said he and his colleagues are currently awaiting the committee report on the shift towards a federal form of government, a primary campaign promise by President Rodrigo Duterte, before formal discussions on charter change begin. In a recent interview, Benitez said he expects …
Provincial Veterinarian: Pork prices up in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) head, Dr. Renante Decena, recently revealed the price of pork in Negros Occidental has gone up an average of four pesos over the past few months, quoting current prices around P189 per kilogram. In an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, he explained many hog raisers are controlling …
CPP leader fires back at Duterte: I don’t have to prove myself
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to taunts by President Rodrigo Duterte at Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison, asking “You declare a revolution here yet you are hiding in another country?” while in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, last week to pay tribute to the six police officers recently killed …
Dog tests positive for rabies in Cauayan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A dog in Cauayan, Negros Occidental recently tested positive for rabies after the Barangay Camindangan captain was bitten by the said dog on July 13. According to Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) head, Dr. Renante Decena, this case marks the fourteenth rabies case in the province this year. He traced the …
Cousins nabbed in Brgy. 33 buy-bust
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Two cousins were arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by Police Station 6 (PS6), led by Police Chief Inspector Jovil Sedel, at Purok Lirio, Barangay 33, Bacolod City Saturday evening. Police identified the suspected drug pushers as 38-year-old Aladin Villagracia, the subject of the buy-bust operation; and Richard …
Iloilo looking to replicate Negros crab hatchery
During the recent Visayan Sea Summit on Sicogon Island, part of Carles, Iloilo, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. pitched the idea of a crab hatchery, currently utilized in his province, to Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., as a means of reviving crab production. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said Provincial Agriculturist Ildefonso Toledo will send …
Man found dead in San Carlos City ditch
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man was found dead at Crossing Magpantay, Sitio Panuolan, Barangay Guadalupe, San Carlos City, early Saturday morning. San Carlos City police, led by Police Officer 2 (PO2) Jake Caballero, identified the fatality as Rodolfo Sasam, a resident of Margarita Extension, Barangay 2 in the said city. Police …