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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 …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jesus Hinlo submitted the Negros Island Region (NIR) retention memorandum to the Office of the President, last Tuesday. “It was received by Ermila Moking of the Office of the President,” he confirmed. However, Hinlo refused to divulge details of the memorandum. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) Director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, denied accusations claiming he is involved in illegal gambling in Negros Occidental. In an interview yesterday morning, following the opening of the PRO-18 3rd NIR Invitational Shootfest competition, Gumban said, since taking office, his office has accumulated many accomplishments in …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A wanted man was killed after he allegedly got into an argument and tried to shoot a police officer along Caduhada Street, Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as 20-year-old Jered Labiga, a resident of Barangay 3, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. In a preliminary …

By Tara Yap The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region VI (DENR-6) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) recently released the endangered olive ridley sea turtle, which was rescued earlier this month in Tigbauan, Iloilo. After being rescued by Rogelio Sanchez, the turtle was transferred to SEAFDEC, where it was examined. The turtle …