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By Paulo Loreto Lim With President Rodrigo Duterte earlier allowing the reentry of the Philippine National Police (PNP) into the ongoing war on illegal drugs, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, revealed community surveys are being utilized in order to assure residents of credibility among law enforcement. He explained, surveys …

By Neska Centina A man was wounded in a stabbing incident at Purok Sigay in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, Sunday evening. The victim was identified as 35-year-old Gramil Jun Tangayan, a resident of the said neighborhood. According to an initial investigation, the victim was allegedly stabbed by a certain 29-year-old Cesario Lopez. Reports claim Lopez fled towards …

By Neska Centina A construction worker was killed, while another was wounded, after being hacked by an unidentified suspect at Sitio Kanangkaan in Barangay General Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Monday. The fatality was identified as 38-year-old Fidel Devera, a resident of Barangay Panlaan in Dumanjog, Cebu; while 31-year-old Renato Mellorida of Barangay Badiang in Inabanga, …

By Neska Centina The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) recently announced they would be intensifying their ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’ campaign, which seeks to reduce the number of firecracker-related injuries and deaths. NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., said law enforcement will be particularly firm with those who violate RA 7183, or the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Development Council (PDC) recently approved P680 million worth of development projects, along with payments intended for loan amortization, or the payment of interest expenses. P392.5 million is appropriated for priority development programs and projects, while the P215.5 million will be for payment of loan amortizations. The …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar yesterday called the proposed Negros-Guimaras-Panay Bridge a “reality,” but said construction of the Negros-Guimaras portion may take longer. “The [Negros] portion would probably take longer to finish,” he stated. Villar noted, the project will likely be undergoing preparatory work next …

850 families displaced across Panay Based on data provided yesterday by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-Region VI (RDRRMC-6) and Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), a total 850 families have been displaced by Tropical Storm Urduja. The storm made landfall in Aklan last Sunday night, resulting in, as of press time, 349 families being …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) recently announced a steep decline in the number of recorded food poisoning cases, citing a total 297 cases in 2017, resulting in one death; as compared to 790 last year, leading to four fatalities. The agency called on the public to adhere to proper food …

By Paulo Loreto Lim According to the Philippine Information Agency, a landslide occurred yesterday at Sitio Pook in Barangay Gibon, Nabas, Aklan, which has reportedly interrupted road travel going in and out of Malay, where resort locale Boracay is located. Based on reports, workers will need a day to clear the landslide. Meanwhile, those operating …

By Neska Centina A man was wounded after being shot by his cousin at Sitio Montara in Barangay Camang-Camang, Isabela, Negros Occidental, Sunday evening. The victim was identified as 31-year-old Joseph Monasterio, a resident of Sitio Jamaica in the said barangay. According to an initial investigation, Monasterio was walking home with his cousin, 38-year-old Roque Monasterio, after …