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Sep172023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

5 nabbed for illegal drugs

Five Negrenses were arrested and P68, 680 worth of suspected shabu was seized in three Negros Occidental cities from Friday to Saturday, September 15 to 17, the police reported.Glendo Antonio, 40, and Leowel Figueroa, 30, were arrested with eight grams of suspected shabu valued at P54, 400 in Brgy. Rizal, Silay City, on Friday, the police said.Lucky Chuck Sanchez, 30, was arrested with a gram of shabu valued at P6,800 in Sitio Cubay, Brgy. 6-A, Victorias City, early Saturday morning.Elmar Ortencio was also arrested for illegal drugs and gun possession in Brgy. 10, Victorias, on Sunday.Recovered from him was a tooter with suspected shabu residue, a .45 caliber pistol and magazine, and other non-drug items, the police said.Meanwhile, Johnbert Matarong, 38, was arrested wi...

Sep172023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv stresses importance of Negros’ green tourism

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Performers at the Negros Tourism Week celebration*Ronnie Baldonado photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson stressed the importance of sustainable tourism practices and ecologically sound investments at the opening of the 23rd Provincial Tourism Week at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central activity center in Bacolod City on Saturday afternoon, September 16.Lacson said they adopted the theme of the United Nations World Tourism Organization – World Tourism Day, “Tourism and Green Investments”, for this year’s celebration, which kicked off with colorful performances and a food parade.Products from the towns and cities of Negros Occidental are on sale a booths set up at the activity center.Lacson said the week-long activity that runs until September 23 recognizes the impact o...

Sep172023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

MORE Power pioneers zero-emission fully electric shuttle service in Iloilo

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In a significant stride toward a more sustainable and environment-friendly Iloilo City, MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) is pioneering an innovative zero-emission and fully electric shuttle service.MORE Power is a sister company of Primelectric/Negros Power. It is partnering with Central Negros Electric Cooperative to improve the electric service in its coverage area. It is also committed to sourcing its supply from renewable energy generators, a press from the firm said Sunday, September 17.A collaboration with SM City Iloilo, the shuttle service amplifies MORE Power’s commitment to bringing green technology to Iloilo, aligned with Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas’ visionary endeavors to create a more resilient future for the Ilonggos, it said.The launch on Frida...

Sep172023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod-Silay Airport to get P80M, CAAP chief not happy with mgmt

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CAAP Director General Captain Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo (center) inspecting the Bacolod-Silay International Airport.*CAAP photoCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Director General Captain Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo has committed to allocate P80 million for the Bacolod-Silay International Airport development in 2024.A post on the CAAP Facebook page said Tamayo recently conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Bacolod-Silay International Airport and was disappointed “with some areas of concern observed during the visit”.Tamayo was disappointed with the security, management and maintenance of the airport infrastructure, the CAAP post said."That's not acceptable to me, that's insulting," Tamayo said.Tamayo gave strict orders to the airport staff to impro...

Sep172023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Large increase in fuel prices seen on Tuesday

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A large increase in fuel prices is expected on Tuesday, September 19.Diesel prices are expected to increase by P2.20 to P2.40 per liter, and gasoline by P1.60 to P1.80 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippine said on Saturday.Fuel firms hiked gasoline prices by P0.20 per liter, diesel by P0.40 and kerosene by P0.20 on Tuesday, September 12.That resulted in a year-to-date net increase of P15.50 per liter forgasoline, P11.10 per liter diesel, and P7.94 per liter for kerosene.*

Sep172023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Soldiers seize rebel hideout, guns; evacuees return home

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The seized items from the rebels' temporary hideout.*15thIB photoThe Army’s 15th Infantry (Molave Warrior) Battalion encountered 15 New People’s Army rebels and overran their temporary hideout in Sitio Tunap, Brgy San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, September 16.There were 47 families with 186 members who evacuated from nearby sitios Atoy-atoy and Patio-tio, Brgy. Gil Montilla, Saturday, following the encounter but went home on Sunday, Danilo Bogtae, Sipalay Emergency Assistance and Rescue Services head, said.The City Social Welfare and Development Office and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office assisted the evacuees and provided them with hot meals, he said.The 15th IB soldiers had gone to Sitio Tunap in response to information from residents o...

Sep162023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NONESCOST grad Top 7 in librarians’ licensure exams

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Mariel Manlanat Vince*A graduate of the Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology in Sagay City made it to Top 7 of the Librarians Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Friday, September 15.Mariel Manlanat Vince was in seventh place with a rating of 87.65%.The PRC said 555 out of 886 passed the Librarians Licensure Examination given by the Board for Librarians in the National Capital Region, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga this September.*

Sep162023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

155 Negros rice retailers compliant with price cap

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson*There are 155 out of 658 rice retailers in Negros Occidental who are compliant with the rice price cap, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist reported on Friday, September 15.However, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson expects the number of compliant retailers to increase with the government’s release of P15,000 subsidies to those who are enforcing the price cap set under President Ferdinand Marcos’ Executive Order No. 39.The Department of Trade and Industry is set to provide more compliant retailers with subsidies.Under EO 39, the mandated price of regular milled rice is P41 per kilo while well-milled rice should be sold at P45 per kilo.The OPA monitoring in Negros showed regular milled rice being sold from P41 to P56 and well-milled rice at P45 to ...

Sep152023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv eyes use of prime land in Bacolod for BPO Center

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The Philippine Veterans Bank at Cottage Road in Bacolod City*Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is initially eyeing the use of 7,000 square meters of prime land owned by the provincial government at Cottage Road in Bacolod City for a BPO Center through a Public Private Partnership (PPP).The site is where the Philippine Veterans Bank, Boys Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) and Land Transportation Office (LTO) buildings are located, Lacson said on Friday, September 15 .The PPP would enable the provincial government to generate income for various projects of the province, Lacson said.The LTO office has been transferred to Manayawsayaw in Barangay Mansilingan, while the Philippine Veterans Bank will move to the old Provincial Technology and Livelihood Development Center o...

Sep152023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

La Castellana councilor, Baecoleña tagged in ‘police recruitment scam’

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La Castellana Mayor Rhummyla Mangilimutan and Maj. Nelson Amsiwen Jr. during a press conference in La Castellana on Friday.*Complaints have been lodged against the No. 2 councilor of La Castellana and a Bacolod resident who have been tagged in an alleged police recruitment scam involving millions of pesos.Maj. Nelson Amsiwen Jr., La Castellana police officer-in-charge, said on Friday, September 15, that the complaints made before his office were against La Castellana Councilor Donato Dumaguit, alias Nat-Nat, and a certain Mary Jun Tagua Delos Santos for allegedly offering to facilitate applications to the Philippine National Police for a fee.Complaint-affidavits of the applicants are being prepared for the filing of charges against the two next week, he said.The two alleged...