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By Paulo Loreto Lim With cherry blossom fever sweeping across Japan, the period during the year when the iconic pink flowers bloom for a short period of time, a local version of the colorful foliage was spotted near the foot of Mount Kanlaon, in the town of La Castellana. According to reports, the local cherry …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent dismissal of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ismael Sueno, three DILG undersecretaries expressed their appreciation for the decision by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a radio interview, Undersecretary for Public Safety Jesus Hinlo said Sueno’s removal will have a positive effect on the agency. …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Malaysian football club Felda United defeated Ceres-Negros FC, 3-0, in their 2017 AFC Cup Group G match last night at the Shah Alam Stadium. Midfielder Syahid Zaidon scored a rocket goal in the 6th minute, carrying the Malaysian side to a 1-nil advantage at the break. Two more goals were …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people were arrested by members of Police Station 9 (PS9), Police Station 10 (PS10), and Police Station 7 (PS7) after their respective Drug Enforcement Units (SDEU) conducted coordinated buy-bust operations in Barangay Cabug and Barangay Alijis, yesterday. Police identified the suspects in the Barangay Cabug bust as 31-year-old Bienvinido …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug den was raided by members of the Regional Special Operations Task Group-18 (RSOTG-18), Police Station 2 (PS2), and the Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit (BCPO-CDEU) at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, late Monday evening. Police identified the suspects as 19-year-old Johnmar Equibal; Jose Maravilla, …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), through its I-REAP program, will be financing P3.4 million worth of business proposals by four Iloilo farmers associations. Among the projects include P990,000 for the Inagdangan Norte and Sur Farmers Association of Zarraga for goat production; P500,000 for the Iloco Farmers Association of San Rafael …

By Tara Yap The Regional Development Council-Region VI (RDC-6) recently endorsed a proposed 2018 budget of P73.93 billion, expected to fund government agencies and local state universities and colleges. According to National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional director Ro-Ann Bacal, who also serves as acting RDC-6 chairperson, the bulk of the funding will go …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was injured after her sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed along the highway in Barangay 2 Poblacion, EB Magalona, last Monday. Police identified the victim as 49-year-old Rolinda Abalhin, a resident of Barangay 12, Victorias City. EB Magalona Municipal Police Station traffic investigator, Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Rexel …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 188 individuals were apprehended by members of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) on the second day of the city’s implementation of the anti-jaywalking ordinance. BTAO head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, said most of the violators were minors who did not have the money to pay the required first …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr. yesterday claimed the cooperative received a triple A rating from the National Electrification Administration (NEA), which looks at key performance standards (KPS), comprised of 32 financial, institutional, technical, and reportorial compliance indicators. Lagarde calls the recognition “vindication” after he …