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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A sports utility vehicle (SUV) reportedly slammed into a tree, yesterday afternoon, at Purok Eucalyptus, Barangay Calumangan, Bago City. Police identified the driver of the SUV as 49-year-old John Delfin, a resident of Murcia, Negros Occidental. Bago police traffic investigator, Police Officer 3 (PO3) Jeffrey Montinola, said the vehicle was …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga House Bill 4727, which seeks to reimpose the death penalty, was approved on its third and final reading last night, with 254 voting yes, 54 no, and one abstention. Of the 254, six congressmen representing Negros Occidental in the House of Representatives voted yes on the reimposition of death penalty. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After last night’s congressional vote which saw House Bill 4727 — which seeks to reimpose the death penalty — approved by a vote of 254 with 54 no and one abstention, both Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and the Diocese of Bacolod remarked on pressure placed on lawmakers …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), yesterday, opened the preliminary hearing on the electoral protest called by former Bacolod City Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson on the 2016 race for Bacolod Lone District Representative. In the May elections, Greg Gasataya earned 85,467 votes to Sayson’s 84,431, a difference of 1,036. …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Responding to claims there were only five cattle on the Provincial Government-held Negros First Ranch, located at Hacienda Ilimnan, Barangay Sta. Rosa, Murcia, Farm Manager Regen Besa said there are, in fact, 226 cows on the property. The ranch is back in the spotlight following the recent decision by the Office …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Ceres-Negros FC opened their 2017 AFC Cup Group G match against Tampines Rovers FC of Singapore with a goal in the first minute, leading to their first victory in this season’s group stage, winning 5-0 before a home crowd at the Panaad Park and Stadium, last night. Midfielder Iain Ramsay opened …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Dozens of drug suspects were arrested within the last 24 hours, after the Philippine National Police (PNP) was cleared to resume their campaign against illegal drugs, last Monday. According to records released by Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18), as of 6:00 a.m. yesterday, a total of 20 drug personalities were nabbed …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A construction worker was brought to the hospital on Monday evening, after he was accidentally bumped by a car at Purok Sambag, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 44-year-old Edgar Amparado, a resident of SP Village, Barangay Pahanocoy, in the said city. Police Station 7 (PS7) traffic …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the robbery and rape of a call center agent last week, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod City passed a resolution urging the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) to strictly inspect all tricycles traveling in the city, yesterday morning. In …

By Tara Yap Following the presence of green algae along a Boracay beach, a change.org petition entitled “A Call to Action to Save One of the World’s Best Islands from Verge of Extinction” is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to take action. “The influx of tourists coming to the island drives more foreign developers that are …