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A long-time lotto bettor who won the  P45 million jackpot in the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw on March 9 is a seafarer from Negros Occidental.The winner, who has been playing the Lotto for a decade, said he never expected to hit the jackpot with the winning combination 38-32-08-20-19-09, which he later revealed were based on the birthdates of important people and meaningful events in his life, an article published in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office website said.He expressed deep gratitude for the life-changing fortune, which he believes will significantly alter the course of his life this year.He said he spent years working as a seafarer, enduring the challenges of being away from his family for long periods. With his recent win, he has decided to permanently stay home ...

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro*Malacañang on Friday refuted claims that there will be an “energy lockdown” beginning April 20.“Fake news ito (That is fake news),” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a text message to reporters.Castro was reacting to a social media post urging everyone to inform their family and friends about the alleged energy lockdown.The post called on the public to prepare their “power bank, solar equipment, rechargeable fan, flashlight, candles, lamps, foods, medicines [and] water” in anticipation of the supposed implementation of the energy lockdown.Netizens were also encouraged to share the false information shared on social media.Malcañang earlier said no energy lockdown is seen for now as the government continues to secure alt...

"Let us reflect with our family and friends on the great love and sacrifice of Jesus, who saved us all," Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said.*Government employees in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will transition to a work-from-home arrangement from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, with work suspended in the afternoon to allow them to prepare for the observance of Holy Week.Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya said this is in compliance with Memorandum Circular No. 116, issued by the Office of the President on Tuesday.Lacson directed all department heads to ensure that deliverables are completed remotely during the morning hours.However, agencies involved in health services, disaster response, and other vital functions will maint...

The Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) is offering a 10 percent discount to all passengers traveling on Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter Sunday on all its buses operating across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.The fare discount is part of the YGBC’s corporate social responsibility and in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s bayanihan spirit call this Holy Week, a press release from the firm said on Tuesday, March 31.This initiative is a philanthropic gesture by the company’s president and CEO Leo Rey Yanson, Olivia V. Yanson, and Ginnette Y. Dumancas to ease the financial burden on Filipino travelers during the Lenten season, it said.The management believes the move will foster a sense of unity and generosity, reflecting the true meaning of Holy Week wh...

The Land Transportation Office in Negros Island Region has launched an investigation into a viral incident involving a vehicle that allegedly left a gas station without paying in Bacolod City. A show cause order was served to the registered owner of a Mitsubishi Expander linked to the incident, a LTO statement said Tuesday, March 31. The order was delivered to the owner’s residence in Murcia and received by a family member. Officials later explained the contents of the order through a phone call.The incident gained attention after a video circulated online showed the  black and white Expander  fleeing from the Red-K Gasoline Station in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, February 27, without pay...

A 28-year-old man was arrested after he was shot by the police during a buy-bust operation in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, late Friday night, March 27.The police identified the suspect as Elvic Dela Pieza, tagged as a street-level individual.Authorities said the suspect sold suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer at around 11:36 p.m. in Brgy. II.During the operation, the suspect allegedly drew a firearm and posed an imminent threat to the police.A policeman then fired his service firearm, hitting the suspect in the leg and subduing him.Recovered from his possession were around 2.5 grams of suspected shabu worth P17,000, a .45 caliber pistol with ammunition, buy-bust money, and drug paraphernalia.The suspect was brought to a medical facility for treatment before being pl...

The Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic (UBE) spine surgery.* Horizon photoThe Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City has successfully performed its first Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic (UBE) spine surgery, the hospital’s Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology announced on Tuesday, March 31.The patient, a 72-year-old female, had been suffering from severe leg pain. She was diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis at the L3–L4 level, a condition where the spinal canal narrows and compresses the nerves.The CLMMRH Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology reported that the surgical team performed a UBE decompression, which included hemilaminotomy, over-the-top flavectomy, bilateral partial facetectomy, and discectomy to achieve adequate nerve...