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The police chief of Ilog, Negros Occidental, sustained stab wounds when he was attacked by alleged illegal gambling suspects at Kilometer 110, Brgy Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental, at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18.One suspect was killed and three others were injured, the police reported Sunday.Ilog police chief, Capt. Thurslie Castillo, who sustained stab wounds on his left leg, buttocks and right elbow was in stable condition.Castillo led an operation against a Cara y Cruz/ Hantog illegal gambling operation when five arrested suspects grappled with him, a police report said.Three of the suspects then drew bladed weapons and stabbed Castillo leaving him with no other choice but to draw his firearm and defend himself, hitting three of the suspects, the report added.Kill...

The online signature campaign of XMan Bacolod against Senate Bill 1869 and “Medical Martial Law” has gathered 1,211 signatures so far, Bacolod lawyer Andrea Si said Sunday, March 19.XMan Bacolod also sent the country’s 24 senators individual hard copies of letter petitions signed by more than 2,500 Negrosanons on March 15, with more signature forms to be sent this week, Si said.The signature campaign and the online campaign at change.org are aimed at stopping the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1869, an act creating the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control.Si said among the points raised in the petition are that SB 1869 provisions infringe on the right to life, liberty, property, freedom of abode, freedom to travel, right against unreasonable searches and seizures, ...

The photo of Osmeña Avenue in Bacolod City sent in by a netizen.*A complaint of a netizen about a pothole-riddled road got swift action from Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez.A netizen sent DIGICAST NEGROS pictures of Osmeña Avenue in Barangay 39, Bacolod City, that is badly in need of repair.The mayor when informed of the concern directed his staff to look into the matter.The amount of P1.6 million has already been allocated for the repair of Osmeña Avenue from Araneta Street to Capitana Dicang Street, his staff said.The documents are on process.*

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson takes his oath as RPOC 6 chairperson before Judge Juvy Victoriano – Diosio on Friday.*Richard Malihan photoThe Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) will tackle the security concerns and needs of Western Visayas officials who may be facing security threats if there is a clamor for it, Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Friday, March 17.Lacson took his oath as RPOC 6 chairperson before Judge Juvy Victoriano – Diosio at the provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, Friday afternoon, following his appointment to the post by President Ferdinand Marcos.There are six local chief executives in Western Visayas, one from Negros Occidental, who have allegedly been receiving threats on their lives.Lacson said he was not aware of any Negros Occidental ...

Negros Occidental hog raisers are now selling their pigs and other pork products in Metro Manila following the ban on their entry into Cebu, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Friday, March 17.The prices are lower in Metro Manila compared to Leyte but it is important that they can sell their pigs, Lacson said.Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has banned the entry of pigs and pork products from Negros Occidental into Cebu province as a precaution against African Swine Fever (ASF).Lacson has appealed to her to lift the ban since Negros Occidental remains ASF-free but she has yet to reply to his letter, he said.The ban has prevented the Negros hog raisers from delivering their pigs to Leyte via Cebu.The Negros hog raisers have sold 1,100 heads of pigs in Manila since March 7 at about P...

Negros Oriental Gov. Gov. Carlo Jorge Joan Reyes*Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is seeking an appointment with the new governor of Negros Oriental to discuss the proposed Negros Island Region (NIR).He is trying to reach the Negros Oriental governor’s office so he can talk to Gov. Carlo Jorge Joan Reyes, Lacson said on Friday, March 17.Lacson had begun talks with then Gov. Roel Degamo, who was opposed to the NIR, in the hope that he would change his mind.Lacson, who supports the creation of the NIR, was set for a second dialog with Degamo but he was assassinated in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, on March 4.He hopes to continue the talks with Reyes.The House of Representatives earlier approved the bill seeking the creation of the NIR, composed of Negros Occide...

Leaders of the CENECO unions and of labor groups join a press conference at the Negros Press on Friday to oppose the JVA.*Leaders of two Central Negros Electric Cooperative labor unions on Friday, March 17, aired their opposition to an unsolicited proposal of two firms for a joint venture agreement with CENECO.The CENECO management has sent the proposal of MORE Electric and Power Corp. and Manila Electric Co. to the Energy Regulatory Commission for review.Leo Guilaran, Responsible Supervisory and Confidential Union of Employees president, said CENECO is not ailing and does need to enter into a JVA. Rommel Jerez, Ceneco Union of Rational Employees president, said their opposition to the JVA is not just a fight of the CENECO employees but also of its member of consumers.They...

Leaders of the CENECO unions and of labor groups join a press conference at the Negros Press on Friday to oppose the JVA.*Leaders of two Central Negros Electric Cooperative labor unions on Friday, March 17, aired their opposition to an unsolicited proposal of two firms for a joint venture agreement (JVA) with CENECO.The CENECO management has sent the proposal of MORE Electric and Power Corp. and Manila Electric Co. to the Energy Regulatory Commission for review.Leo Guilaran, Responsible Supervisory and Confidential Union of Employees president, said CENECO is not ailing and does need to enter into a JVA.Rommel Jerez, Ceneco Union of Rational Employees president, said their opposition to the JVA is not just a fight of the CENECO employees but also of its consumers.They...