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By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Latter-day Saints Charities, an arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, recently turned over wheelchairs and other mobility devices to 290 senior citizens at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. According to Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) head Neneth Q. Pador, this was the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim   As the Negros Oriental Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) proceeds in their investigation into the recent series of earthquakes that struck the town of Valencia last week, Silliman University physics professor Francisco Ablong, Jr. believes the tremors are likely caused by volcanic activity. It was previously reported, Phivolcs …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A house located near the Barangay Felisa dumpsite in Bacolod City was gutted by fire yesterday morning. In an official report by the Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), they received a call from a barangay official saying a house owned by Jesus Estrada was ablaze, prompting firefighters to …

By Paulo Loreto Lim During the Electric Cooperative Communicators’ Summit, an event hosted by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in Quezon City last month that gathered 255 information officers and department managers from electric cooperatives nationwide, Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) Member-Consumers Integrated Services Division (MCISD) chief Roel Venus was elected president of the …

By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern One of the suspects in the robbery of four women last Monday morning has been positively identified by Police Station 4 (PS4). PS4 commander, Police Chief Inspector Ritchie Gohee, identified one of the suspects as Jason Benal, a resident of Purok Cereza in Barangay 27, Bacolod City. Gohee said Benal …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Provincial Legal Office, the Negros Occidental provincial government is doing its best to protect the forests in Hinoba-an from illegal loggers and poachers. According to Provincial Legal Officer, Atty. Jose Marie Valencia, who also chairs Task Force Ilahas, a group tasked with enforcing environmental policies, with the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim During Monday’s flag raising ceremony at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said officials are still awaiting documentation before demolishing the structure, which is set to be replaced by a new Iloilo Freedom Grandstand at Ortiz-Muelle Loney Streets in the City Proper district of Iloilo City. “We will demolish …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday revealed he gave the order to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and the Negros Occidental Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to double their efforts on arresting drug personalities, following a report by PDEA-Region VI (PDEA-6) that called the illegal drug problem …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Police in Pamplona, Negros Oriental arrested the most wanted person in town earlier this week through a joint operation by the Negros Oriental Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), along with police officers from Pamplona and Amlan. 46-year-old Rolando Intero, a resident of Sitio Pinanlayaan in the town’s Barangay Datagon, was …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   At least six people were injured after a bus collided with a van at Purok Dose in Barangay Zone 1, Talisay City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the victims aboard the van as Jose Roccio, Jennifer Baladhay, Ramie Roccio, and Sonia Sumaria, all residents of Barangay Matab-ang in the said …