Marchel P. Espina

The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City received a high rating from the Department of Health (DOH) for its efficient operations.The DOH-run hospital in Bacolod City, in a Facebook post, said it has reached another milestone with a three-year sustained improvement based on the Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Program Assessment after it garnered 100 points.The assessment covered the following categories: governance, ethics and patient's rights, quality measurement and improvement, patient safety, facility safety and emergency management, and resource management.During a site visit, DOH representatives conducted a validation of all documents and witnessed the operations of the hospital.DOH Western Visayas said: "The CHD ...

The 5-year-old boy drowned in this irrigation area in Bago, City Wednesday.*Bago PNP photoA 5-year-old boy drowned in an irrigation system in Barangay Caridad, Bago City, Wednesday, September 14.The child was playing outside his house near the irrigation area when he went missing, the police said Thursday.His brother only found the boy's slippers, so they went to search for him.The city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office conducted a search and rescue operation and found the boy hours later in the irrigation area of Crossing Sagasa.He was taken to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival.*

The P1.02 million worth of illegal drugs was recovered in this bag.*PDEA-6 photoA passenger at the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. (BREDCO) port was intercepted smuggling P1.02 million worth of illegal drugs Wednesday, September 14.The suspect was identified as Martial Delos Santos, 49, of Lapaz, Iloilo. He was bound for Dumangas, Iloilo when he was caught by authorities.The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Seaport Interdiction Unit said the passenger appeared restless after he refused to have his bag scanned at the port terminal.Their suspicion was confirmed after the K-9 sniffed the suspect’s bag and indicated there was a contraband inside.When the authorities checked, they found the shabu concealed in socks.The suspect, in a media interview, denied...

Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod approved the appointment of Valerie Anne Hollero as consultant for health insurance and health care.*SP photoThere is a proposal for the Bacolod City government to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation with the Negros Occidental provincial government to strengthen bilateral relations, Councilor Al Victor Espino said Wednesday, September 14.Espino, chair of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on laws, ordinances and good government, said this was raised when the request of Mayor Alfredo Benitez to sign the consultancy agreements with three provincial government officials and a former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. executive was taken up during the SP regular session on Wednesday.The four proposed consultan...

The scene of the crime in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City.*BCPO photoA senior citizen was killed by his neighbor in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, on Monday, September 12.Police identified the fatality as 60-year-old Eduard Tornia, who was watching television at his home when his neighbor allegedly barged in and stabbed him to death.Lt. Dax Santillan, officer-in-charge of Police Station 6, said the suspect identified as 29-year-old Louie John Barte could have hit the victim first on the head then stabbed him in the face.The police recovered the murder weapon and a steel rod from the scene of the crime.They are looking at grudges as the motive for the killing, Santillan said, adding that the victim and the suspect figured in an argument last month.The suspect, who ...

The extension cord that electrocuted the mother.*Bago PNP photoA mother died after she was electrocuted in her home at Brgy. Calumangan, Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, September 12.She was identified as Analie Martir, 42.The victim, who was with her two sons aged 9 and 6, was plugging a rechargeable radio to an extension cord when she was electrocuted, a police report said.The two boys, who witnessed the incident, immediately called their father for help.The victim was brought to the Bago City Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.*

The sugarcane truck that rammed into a house.*Isabela PNP photoThe sugarcane truck that crashed into a house in Barangay Guintubhan, Isabela, Negros Occidental, on Monday, September 12, led to the death of a senior citizen and injury to three others.The fatality was identified as 66-year-old Eduardo Malabon, while wounded were his nephew Ariel, his 15-year-old niece, and the truck helper, Dan Plohinog.Lt. Dante Balenario, Isabela police deputy chief, said the truck driver Erniel Terol, 37, lost control of the vehicle after he tried to avoid the tricycle in front of him, causing him to crash into the house.The victims were sitting outside of the house when the incident happened.The truck driver immediately surrendered to the police.*

Six policemen from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office have been relieved from their posts effective Saturday, September 10, by the regional command.The Negros Occidental police officials will assume the posts vacated by their counterparts at the Antique Provincial Police Office following their relief, Lt. Judesses Catalogo, NOCPPO public information officer, said.Lt. Col. Jigger Gimeno, head of the Police Community Affairs Division Unit (PCADU), was replaced by his deputy, Maj. Ruel Culanag.Five deputy police chiefs from various police stations in the province – Lt. Lynie Delos Santos of Murcia, Lt. Rex Lendong of La Castellana, Lt. Alfonso Precia of Cadiz City, Lt. Jomel Salarda of Kabankalan City, and Lt. Charles Richard Casalan of Binalbagan - were also transferr...

The man who was killed in his sleep in Hinigaran town Sunday.*Hinigaran PNP photoA sugarcane worker was hacked to death by his co-workers at Purok Ipil-ipil, Barangay Calapi, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Sunday night, September 11.Killed was Alex Estrada, who was sleeping in his nipa hut when he was attacked by the two suspects.He died instantly.The police said that the motive for the incident could be related to their work.Police are still looking for the suspects.*

Firing activities at the shooting range inside the Negros Occidental District Jail in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, has been temporarily suspended after bullets were discovered outside the facility.A concerned citizen alleged that bullets were recovered from a roof of a house near the NODJ.Lawyer Jairus Dogelio, spokesperson of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Region 6, said they are still investigating if the bullets came from the shooting range inside the jail facility.Dogelio said the jail warden has coordinated with the barangay, but no one lodged a formal complaint.The local police also did not receive a complaint.Meanwhile, Governor Eugenio Lacson said he will inquire about the incident.*