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By Tara Yap According to Edgar Salarda, president of the Panay chapter of Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston-Panay), at least 97 percent of jeepney drivers took part in the two-day transport strike that ran from June 5 to 6. Due to the protest, workers and students scrambled for transportation alternatives, which …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the expected influx of individuals fleeing the ongoing conflict in Mindanao seeking temporary refuge elsewhere in the country, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, said barangay officials are in charge of screening those entering their respective jurisdictions. “They can check if their …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The ongoing probe on the alleged use of fake quarry coupons, used for the extraction and delivery of sand and gravel by private operators, has been escalated into a criminal case, according to the Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Office (PLO). According to PLO head, Atty. Jose Ma. Valencia, the decision …

By Tara Yap The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Education (DepEd), through their Basic Education Facilities Fund, will be providing P3.59 billion to fund for the construction and repair of public schools in the Western Visayas region for the 2017-2018 academic year. According to DPWH-Region VI (DPWH-6), the fund …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A group of thieves reportedly hit a house located in the Mt. Carmel Subdivision, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, Monday afternoon. Police identified the victim and owner of the home as 35-year-old Leah Novero. Police Station 7 (PS7) commander, Police Chief Inspector Charles Gever, said, around 2:00 p.m., the victim’s helper, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female Barangay 16 kagawad is being accused of having an extramarital affair with the husband of a resident. In a complaint affidavit filed before the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), the complainant, whose identity is being withheld, said she discovered the extramarital affair in 2010 while she was working …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of an 80-year-old woman were discovered by farmers in a sugarcane plantation at Sitio Ambacan, Barangay Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Monday morning. Police identified the fatality as Delecia Bana-ag, a resident of Kahilwayan Village in the said barangay. Hinigaran police said Michael Remus, a farm laborer, went to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 27-year-old man was found dead after he drowned while taking a swim in Barangay Siapo, San Jose, Negros Oriental, Monday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as Jerold Basay Belimac, a resident of the said barangay. Based on an initial investigation by San Jose municipal police, Belimac, along with his …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people were arrested in separate buy-bust operations by Police Station 2 (PS2) and Police Station 7 (PS7), in Barangays 2 and Mansilingan, respectively, Monday afternoon. According to PS2 commander, Police Chief Inspector Benedicto Villarias, 64-year-old Ramon Diaz of Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 yielded one big, nine elongated, and one …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson and 2016 congressional candidate questioned the motion for reconsideration filed by Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya after the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) dismissed the latter’s request to dismiss the challenge to the electoral results. “If you have nothing …