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By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez yesterday proposed numerous reforms for the agency, including measures surrounding land titles. One of the reforms includes allowing barangay offices to accept public land titling applications, along with supplying them with cadastral maps, which show the value and ownership of properties …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a meeting earlier this week at the Bacolod City District Engineering Office between Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya; Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche; and representatives from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of Bacolod and several local biker clubs, a team …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct a bidding later this year for the construction of 311 classrooms, along with information technology and science laboratories, and workshops. “The budget will come from the budget of the Department of Education,” …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug personality was arrested after allegedly trying to evade arrest, following law enforcement officers serving him an arrest warrant in Barangay Calasga-an, Bais City, Negros Oriental, Wednesday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Ramil Banogon, a resident of Barangay Santa Cruz Viejo, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. A …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people are confirmed dead, while four others were seriously injured, after a bus slammed into a tricycle in Barangay Tabao Rizal, San Enrique, Negros Occidental, Wednesday afternoon. Police identified the fatalities as 60-year-old Nelsie Elita and Valeria Rose Labrador, 31; while the injured were Larrence Labrador, 5; Larry Labrador, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 32-year-old man was shot dead while walking at Sitio Patol, Barangay Caliling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Wednesday. Police identified the fatality as Pablito Ravina, a resident of the said barangay. Cauayan Municipal Police Station chief, Police Chief Inspector Ruben Pajarito, said Ravina was reportedly only strolling through the area during …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The upcoming Handurayo Festival of Pontevedra, scheduled from May 4 to 9, will be banning Coca-Cola products, following an executive order by Pontevedra Mayor Jose Benito Alonso. In the order, he claimed high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has created an “adverse effect to their local economy.” Alonso blamed HFCS for …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of Army Corporal Meljun Cajaban recently returned home to his loved ones in Bacolod City, after he was slain during a firefight with members of the Abu Sayyaf terror group in Inabanga, Bohol, earlier this month. In a radio interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Cajaban’s widow Janet Espinosa said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) Director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, yesterday assured the public the entire Negros Island Region (NIR) is safe from any possible activity by the Abu Sayyaf terror group. However, a portion stretching from San Carlos City in Negros Occidental to Basay in Negros Oriental is still …

By Paulo Loreto Lim With the number of unemployed in Sipalay City increasing after the closure of the Maricalum Mining Corporation site, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez suggested, on a recent visit to the city, those seeking work become entrepreneurs. While hosting a mining industry forum in the city, she …