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A Talisaynon shot and killed his wife at Purok Rosal 1, Barangay Zone 10, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16, the police said.Jacinto Sonido Camoñas, 47, is the suspect in the killing of Jane Condiman Camones, 40, Lt. Col. Cenon Vargas Jr., acting Talisay police chief, said in a report.The victim’s 18-year-old daughter told the police that her father came home from work and was observed to be under the influence of intoxicating liquor.He had a heated argument with her mother over the burial money of her grandfather who died in December 2022, the daughter said.Minutes later, she was shocked when her father shot her mother using and improvised shotgun (sulpak) hitting her head, the daughter told the police.Recovered from the scene of incident...

Bacolod City registered 18, 847 businesses from the start of the year to February 14, which is a 17 percent increase compared to the same period last year.There were 16,078 who registered in the same period last year, Bacolod City Permits and Licensing Division head Stella Rose Rayos said on Thursday, February 16.She said 7,600 of the 18,847 have already been issued their business permits while the rest are processing various requirements.The Business-One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) of Bacolod City at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central ended and those who wish to renew or apply for business permits will now have to go to the Bacolod City Government Center, she said.Those renewing their business permits will have to pay a 25 percent surcharge and a 2 percent per month penalty, Rayos said....

The LGU pavilions at the Panaad Park.*The Negros Occidental provincial government subsidy for local government units joining the Panaad sa Negros Festival set April 17 to 23 has been increased from P200,000 to P300,000 each.March 1 is also being eyed as the date for the launching of the festival, after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Thursday, February 16.The launching could be at the Capitol Lagoon and Park, depending on the weather, he said.They already have the logo and the music for the festival to be held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, he said.On Monday Lacson designated Provincial Tourism Officer Cheryl F. Decena as Panaad festival director, and Engineer Jose Maria Amugod as ...

The Provincial Health Office is continuing to monitor the Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) situation in Negros Occidental and is still not ready to declare an outbreak, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Thursday, February 16.A Department of Health (DOH) report released this week shows that Negros Occidental is a far second in terms of HFMD cases compared to Iloilo province.The DOH report covering January 1 to February 4 shows Negros Occidental with 331 cases while Iloilo province has 1,132.Bacolod City had 32 HFMD cases, it added.Lacson said the PHO is saying that the HFMD cases in Negros Occidental are not concentrated in specific areas.The HFMD situation in Negros Occidental has not reached a point where we can already declare an outbreak, Lacson said.He said scho...

Sugar Board members Pablo Luis Azcona and Mitzi Mangwag and Acting SRA Administrator David John Thaddeus Alba (l-r)*Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said he trust that the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) officials will look out for the welfare of the planters amid concerns that the latest order granting the importation of 440,000 metric tons of sugar will drive down domestic millgate prices.“I trust our sugar leaders, especially in the SRA who are composed of Negrenses, that they will be looking at the welfare of our planters, especially our small planters, who are a big majority right now,” Lacson said on Thursday, February 16.“I’ve always said what’s important is to determine the right volume and the timing of the importation. Right now there seems to be a con...

Police inspect the scene of the shooting incident.*PNP photoA Victorias City barangay kagawad was shot dead at Bangga Pepe, Brgy San Jose, E B Magalona in Negros Occidental 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, February 5.Killed was Ian Batiancila Negrido, 41.Negrido was riding on his motorcycle headed north when he was shot by an unidentified suspect or suspects, the police said.Bystanders heard six gun shots coming from the national highway and found a bleeding person lying on the road.Negrido was brought to the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City but was pronounced dead on arrival.One of the motives for the killing of Negrido could be related to his work as a building safety officer, the police said.*

Firefighters battling the blaze at Purok Magtiayon, Brgy. 10, Bacolod City.*Salvador Bonilla photoFire destroyed 21 houses and damaged 10 others in a congested area in Purok Magtiayon, Brgy. 10, Bacolod City, shortly before noon Thursday, February 16, Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, Bacolod fire marshal, said.Asuncion Rolaña said everything they owned was destroyed by the fire, including a sack of rice they had just bought.Rolaña said she was cooking spaghetti for the birthday of her 8-year-old grandchild when she saw that the fire had hit her neighbors’ houses prompting her to flee.Firefighters at Purok Magtiayon, Brgy. 10, Bacolod City.*Stephen Sy photoSidewalk vendor Jenny Arosa said when she arrived the fire had already destroyed her house. No one was home when the f...

The opening of the Gaisano Grand Mall in Silay City was delayed Thursday following the discovery of the robbery*Romeo Subaldo photoRobbers stole an undetermined amount of jewelries and cash from a stall at a mall in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental, which was discovered Thursday morning, February 16.Three unidentified persons forcibly entered the Gaisano Grand Mall by making a hole in the wall of the grocery area facing a vacant lot, the police said.The suspects then cut the roll-up door connecting the grocery store to the tenants’ kiosk area and went to the Yung Luck Kiosk owned by Junie Diam.The robbers removed the vault from the Yung Luck Kiosk, and brought it near a rest room where they forcibly opened it and took the jewelries and cash, the police said....