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Jul192026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Elderly woman found dead along Cauayan seashore

A 66-year-old widow drowned after she reportedly went for her routine morning walk along the seashore in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan in Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 18.Police identified the victim only as "Elena," a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Tiling.The Cauayan police said the victim left her home at around 5:30 a.m. to walk along the coast, which was part of her daily routine. At approximately 6:10 a.m. a local fisherman identified as Dandy Lirazan discovered Elena lying unconscious on the shore.Lirazan immediately sought help from nearby residents and contacted both the local police and Rescue Team Cauayan. While waiting for emergency responders to arrive, neighbors attempted to resuscitate the victim.Rescue personnel arrived shortly after and rushed El...

Jul192026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

P350M new Talisay market officially opens

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Mayor Rowena Lizares and her husband, former mayor Neil Lizares, cut the ribbon.*Ronnie Baldonado photoMayor Rowena Lizares and her husband, former mayor Neil Lizares, cut the ribbon to officially open the P350-million Talisay Public Market and Terminal Complex in Brgy. Zone 12-A, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Saturday morning, July 19.“The new Talisay City Public Market and Terminal Complex proves that our city continues to develop, change, and serve for the better,” Mayor Lizares said.The new public market was built to provide a cleaner, more organized, and more comfortable space for vendors and consumers, she added.“With the opening of the new Talisay Public Market, we are also opening up more opportunities and a brighter future for our city,” the mayor said.Zumba...

Jul192026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Workers file raps vs. CONFED president for alleged labor law violations; claims false, malicious, Valderrama camp says

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KMU Negros head Noly Rosales, workers Joemarie Gonazales and Rene Layagi, with lawyer Clarence Gordoncillo (l-r) at the press conference on Saturday,*Ronnie Baldonado photoTwenty-eight agricultural workers have filed a complaint before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Bacolod City against the national president of the Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations Aurelio Gerardo Valderrama Jr. for alleged labor law violations.The workers' legal counsel, Clarence Gordoncillo, announced the filing during a press conference in Bacolod City on Saturday, July 18.Joining Gordoncillo at the press conference were the complaining workers and Noly Rosales, who heads Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Negros.The workers, who stated they have been employed at Haciend...

Jul192026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Tricycle driver in Sagay van collision dies

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The driver of the tricycle involved in Friday's collision with a van in Sagay City died while undergoing treatment, the police said Saturday, July 18.The victim, identified only as alias "Rey," 49, a resident of Brgy. Maquiling, was initially brought to the Lopez District Farmers Foundation Inc. Hospital in Sagay City before being transferred to Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City , where he was later declared dead by the attending physician.The incident happened at around 10 a.m. on Friday, July 17, along the national highway in Purok San Roque, Brgy. Maquiling.Police said the driver of the van, identified only as alias "Rolly," 34, of Toboso, Negros Occidental, voluntarily surrendered at the Sagay Police Station and admitted that he was driving the vehicle in...

Jul192026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Red team champion in press club bowlfest

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The Negros Pres Club members at the bowlfest.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Red Team emerged as champion with a total score of 824 in this year’s Negros Press Club, Inc. (NPC) Bowling Fest held at the Super Bowling Lanes in Bacolod City on Saturday.The Orange Team finished in second place with 821 points, followed by the Blue Team in third with 732 credits, and the Pink Team in fourth with 700 score, the NPC announced on its Facebook page.Individual special awards were also handed out, with Babes Gantalao of the Red Team topping the Male Pinning Category with 82 points, while James Toga of the Orange Team secured the top spot in Single Pinning after earning 115 points and also dominated the Double Pinning category with a score of 209.The Red Team...

Jul192026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Barangay chairman arrested in Victorias

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A barangay chairman was arrested after authorities recovered an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and a hand grenade during the implementation of a search warrant in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Friday, July 17.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the operation was conducted in Hacienda Nasipunan, Brgy. 12, by the Victorias City police in coordination with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Negros Occidental Provincial Field Unit and the Regional Mobile Force Battalion.The suspect, identified only by his alias "Gar," 54, is the incumbent punong barangay of Brgy. 12, Victorias City.Police said the operation stemmed from information received from a concerned citizen alleging that the barangay official was in possession of an unlic...

Jul192026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Chineze fugitive wanted in Calabarzon arrested in Dumaguete

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The arrested Chinese national.*PNP photoA Chinese national listed as the Regional Top Most Wanted Person of Police Regional Office 4-A (Calabarzon) was arrested in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, on Friday evening, July 17.The suspect, identified only as alias "Xi," 34, a former Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) employee, was arrested at around 7:25 p.m. in Brgy. Looc by virtue of a warrant of arrest for robbery under Article 294, Paragraph 5 of the Revised Penal Code.The operation was conducted by personnel of the Dumaguete City Police Station in coordination with the Anti-Carnapping Section and Regional Intelligence Division of the National Capital Region Police Office, Bacoor City Police Station, the Regional Intelligence Division–Regional Special Operations Unit 4...

Jul192026 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Hinoba-an sees more buyers, better hog prices with RAS-ASF pass

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Hinoba-an, the southernmost locality of Negros Occidental, is optimistic about more buyers and better prices of local hogs after obtaining a recognition of active surveillance on African swine fever (RAS-ASF) from the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Animal Industry.Hinoba-an Mayor Daph Reliquias on Saturday, July 18, posted on Facebook a copy of the certificate, recognizing the municipality’s valuable contribution and support for the prevention and control of ASF through active surveillance.“We have officially received the RAS. This is what we have been waiting for so that more buyers and shippers will come to Hinoba-an,” he said. “This is also the time when live weight prices of pigs sold in Hinoba-an will increase.”Reliquias said buyers are usually from the provinces of...

Jul192026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Presidential task force, foreign correspondents air concern over raps vs. Espina

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The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) and the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) have express concern over the filing of charges against Bacolod journalist Marchel Espina, former editor-in-chief of SunStar Cebu.A local religious leader filed a case of unjust vexation against Espina and four others over an opinion piece published by SunStar Cebu in December 2024, and a warrant was issued for her arrest.Espina, who did not write the opinion piece, voluntarily surrendered at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Negros Island Region office in Bacolod City and was released after posting a P6,000 bail.PTFOMS, in its statement on Saturday, July 18, said it stands with Espina and the four ot...

Jul192026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

12 apprehended for illegal fishing in Negros Occidental

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Twelve fishermen were apprehended in separate operations against illegal fishing in two cities and a town in Negros Occidental on Friday, July 17, police reported.The operations involved the alleged use of compressors, fish believed to have been caught through dynamite fishing and the gathering of angel wings, locally known as diwal, without permits.In Sagay City, three fishermen from Brgy. Molocaboc were apprehended in the Matabas area of the Sagay Marine Reserve at around 1:55 p.m., the police reported.Police and Sagay Bantay Dagat personnel conducted the operation after receiving information about alleged dynamite fishing in the protected area.Authorities spotted two pumpboats, but one reportedly fled toward Mambacayao Island in Cebu and escaped pursuing personnel.Th...