Top Stories

Jul232023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Fuel prices rising again on Tuesday

Fuel prices are expected to rise again on Tuesday, July 25.Diesel prices are expected to increase by P0.30 to P0.40 per liter, and gasoline by P1.20 to P1.40 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippines said Saturday.On Tuesday, July 18, fuel firms increased gasoline prices by P1.90 per liter, diesel by P2.10 per liter, and kerosene by P1.80 per liter.That resulted in a year-to-date net decrease of P0.85 per liter for diesel and P3.70 per liter for kerosene, and an increase of P7.55 per liter for gasoline, the Department of Energy said.*

Jul232023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Kiko lauds Marcos for making PH 1 of fastest-growing economies

Top Stories

Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District)*Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the gains of his administration on Sunday, July 23, ahead of his State of the Nation Address on Monday.Benitez, in his message of support, lauded the president for driving a 6 percent GDP growth in the Philippines, making the country one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region, with impressive achievements in employment, witnessing a 95.7 percent increase, and a 4.3 percent drop in unemployment in May.Inflation reached a significant decline of 5.4 percent in June, reflecting the President's successful macroeconomic management, he said.Benitez also commended the president's vision for Philippine tourism,...

Jul232023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

AAB-N opens art exhibit to mark 48th anniversary

Community, Top Stories

Bacolod artist Trude Lizares, AAB-N past presidents Sony Golez, Elizabeth Puey, and Dolly Gatuslao, with The Inns operations supervisor Jesiel Esteada (l-r) open the exhibit*The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros opened a group art exhibition featuring the works of 50 artists to mark its 48th founding anniversary at The Inns at San Juan Street, Bacolod City, on Saturday, July 22.Guests of honor were AAB-N past presidents Dolly Gatuslao, Anita Feria, Elizabeth Puey, Sony Golez together with artist Trude Lizares, daughter of AAB founder Edgardo "Budot" Lizares.Also present were Bacolod Councilor Em Legaspi-Ang, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committtee on History, Arts and Culture, as well as Bacolod Tourism Operations Officer Ma. Teresa Quebrar-Manalili.Roy Lopez, Gj...

Jul232023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Three shot to death

Top Stories

Three persons were killed in separate shooting incidents in San Carlos and La Carlota cities in Negros Occidental, the police reported.Jose Brendo Padayogdog, 30, of Brgy. Buluangan, San Carlos City, was shot to death on Friday, July 21, the police said.Lt. Col. Jesus Mesahon, San Carlos Police chief, said the victim and the suspect had a fight that resulted in the shooting.The victim sustained a gunshot wound on his back that went through his chest and was declared dead at the San Carlos City Hospital, he said.Mesahon said that the witnesses identified the suspect as Jerry Planas, a resident of Brgy. Rizal, San Carlos City, who escaped.Kimbert Apatan, 30, a delivery man of an LPG store in Brgy. Palampas, San Carlos City, was also shot to death by an unidentified suspec...

Jul232023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Cops seize P664K in shabu

Top Stories

The shabu seized in Barangay 40, Bacolod City.*BCPO photoThe police arrested twelve suspects and seized suspected shabu worth P664,112 in a series of operations in three cities and four towns in Negros Occidental on Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22.The biggest haul was in Brgy. 40, Bacolod City, where the police arrested Jude Villarmino, 48, and seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu, Saturday afternoon.They recovered suspected shabu weighing 60 grams, the police reported.The suspect, who was tagged by the police as a high-value target, is now detained at Bacolod Police Station 6.The Bacolod police also arrested four persons in a buy-bust operation in Magsungay, Brgy. Singcang-Airport, early Saturday morning.Arrested were Brian Samodio, Mary Joy Lopez, Kim Edga...

Jul232023 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Cops nab 2 for illegal fishing

Top Stories

The police apprehended two fishermen for alleged illegal fishing in Brgy. Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, July 20.The police and the Hinigaran Bantay Dagat Task Force during a seaborne patrol operation apprehended Jude Arinque and Rodrigo Ploteña.Arinque, 22, of Brgy. 2, Hinigaran, was apprehended on a motorbanca and confiscated from him were P4,000 worth of fishing paraphernalia and P1,900 in fish catch.He was fined P2,000 for violating the municipal ordinance against illegal fishing, the police reported.Ploteña, 67, of Brgy. Tagda, Hinigaran, was also apprehended by the police two kilometers away from the shoreline of Brgy. Gargato, Thursday afternoon.The police confiscated a fishing net and wooden board worth P8,000 and P1,700 in fish catch from P...

Jul232023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Neg. Occ. youth call Marcos first year ‘failure’

Top Stories

The State of the Youth Address gathering.*Ried Nepomuceno photoStudent leaders, campus journalists, and sectoral youth from Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 22, called President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first year in office a “failure”.The assessment was made during the State of the Youth Address, which carried the theme "Hatol ng Kabataan ng Negros Occidental sa Unang Taon ni Marcos Jr: Palya o Pasa" at Beanucot Café at Sea Breeze Hotel.The event organized by Rise for Education - Negros sought to shed light on the current situation of the youth in the province and to critique the existing programs and policies that are detrimental to the youth, a press release said Sunday.They addressed crucial issues such as academic and press freedom, tuition fee hikes, budget cuts in S...

Jul232023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Sugar Council calls for milling in August; September will mean higher yield – SRA

Business, Top Stories

Sugar production at Victorias Milling Co. in Victorias City last year.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Sugar Council, representing thousands of sugarcane farmers from three planters’ federations, is appealing to the Sugar Regulatory Administration to allow the milling season to start in August, instead of September.The Sugar Council, in a letter addressed to Acting SRA Administrator Pablo Luis S. Azcona, received by his office on July 20, asked the SRA to continue with the previous practice of commencing milling operations in August.The letter was signed by Confederation of Sugar Producers’ Associations Inc. (CONFED) president Aurelio Gerardo J. Valderrama Jr., National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) president Enrique D. Rojas, and Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers (PANA...

Jul232023 by Carla P. Gomez and Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Bacolod police on high alert for SONA, offer free rides during transport strike

Top Stories

The Bacolod police vehicles all set for "Oplan Libreng Sakay."*Bacolod PIO photoThe Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is on high alert for protests and a transportation strike during the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 23.The Bacolod Alliance of Commuters, Operators and Drivers (BACOD) are set to stage a one day transportation strike but the majority of the transport groups and modern jeepneys in Bacolod will continue to operate.Rudy Agsam Catedral, BACOD president, said the rally centers of their transport strike will be at the old Bacolod airport in the south and at the flyover area in Barangay Bata in the north.They are protesting the phase out of traditional jeepneys by December and calling for the replacement ...

Jul222023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Increased activity at Kanlaon, possible further unrest seen

Top Stories

Possible further unrest at Kanlaon Volcano likely, PHIVOLCS says.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Friday, July 21, issued a notice of increased seismic activity at Kanlaon Volcano and warned of possible further unrest.A total 35 volcano-tectonic or VT earthquakes were recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Network between 10 p.m. Thursday, July 20, and 9:06 a.m. Friday, July 21, PHIVOLCS said.These earthquakes ranged in energy from ML0.9 to ML2.3 and occurred at depths of 12 to 15 kilometers beneath the summit crater, it said.While monitoring parameters in the past months have been consistent with shallow hydrothermal activity driven by degassing of deeper magma, ongoing VT earthquake activity indicates that fracturing at ...