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A manger scene in front of the Negros Occidental Capitol is a reminder of what Christmas is all about.*Ronnie Baldonado photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson Tuesday night, December 13, directed the release of the P40, 000 bonus of the provincial government’s employees this week and assured that the granting of performance based bonuses (PBB) will also be reviewed in January.Lacson made the announcement after he and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer led the switch on of the Christmas lights at the Capitol and its park in Bacolod City, which was accompanied by a burst of fireworks.The governor also marked his 63rd birthday on Tuesday.Lacson, in his speech, urged his fellow public servants, to “allow this season to rekindle and renew our promise to our fellow Negrenses t...

Lack of proper sanitation habits is seen as the reason for the majority of the 67 confirmed cholera cases, including two deaths, in Negros Occidental, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said Tuesday, December 13.Most of the cases are believed to have been caused by poor hygiene, especially in the handling of food, and not from contaminated water, he said.That is because of all of the water samples taken from areas where cholera cases were reported, only one tested positive for Vibrio cholerae at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, he said.He also pointed out that were no clustering of cholera cases.If it was the water that caused the cholera, it would not be just one person but an entire family hit, Tumimbang added.He said the long term focus sho...

The teenager who was stabbed in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.*PNP photoA 17-year-old teenager suffered injuries after he was stabbed at Hacienda Amanda, Barangay 8, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, December 12.Police withheld the name of the minor-victim.Initial police investigation showed that the victim was with his girlfriend when two people, allegedly armed with a bladed weapon, arrived.They allegedly stabbed the victim in the stomach and back.The victim was rushed to the Victorias Emergency Clinic and later transferred to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Bacolod City.Police identified one of the suspects as Jomer Sison, who turned out to be the stepbrother of the victim’s girlfriend.The other supect was allegedly ...

Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, Negros Occidental provincial health officer.*Two international organizations are helping health officials in Negros Occidental convince residents to get booster shots against COVID-19.Negros Occidental is lagging behind in its booster drive and needs to catch up on its coverage of children, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said Tuesday, December 13.Negros Occidental has fully vaccinated 78.71 percent of its target population, and 60.90 percent of its senior citizens, which has resulted in its remaining under Alert Level 2, the Department of Health reported on Tuesday.Relief International of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Reach Health of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are providing the pro...

NBI Bacolod chief Renoir Baldovino*The National Bureau of Investigation is still facing a blank wall in its probe into the 2021 assassination of the Negros Occidental provincial consultant on hospital operations despite the increase in the reward to P2 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of his killers.Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui III was shot to death by a sniper as he was leaving his office at Emerald Arcade in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, on April 12, 2021.The assassination appears to have been well funded and organized, Renoir Baldovino, National Bureau of Investigation- Bacolod head, said Tuesday, December 13.However, because they have been unable to profile the suspects, the motive of the killing is still unknown, he said.Their investi...

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The body of the 16-year-old was found Sunday.*Cadiz PNP photoThe suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old student whose body was found in a sack floating in the Panikion River in Sitio Morente, Brgy. Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday has been arrested.Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said on Monday that murder charges would initially be filed against the 48-year-old suspect to ensure that he cannot gain temporary liberty.They are waiting for a post-mortem examination before rape charges can also be filed against him, the police chief said.The victim who was half naked sustained 11 stab wounds, many to the neck, Despi said.The 16-year-old was last seen alive at school on Friday afternoon and her parents reported to the police that she was missi...

The vehicles that figured in the accident.*Romeo Subaldo photoA truck loaded with beer crashed into a public utility vehicle in front of the Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center along Bangga Scala in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, on Monday, December 12, injuring four passengers.The truck driver said the vehicle suddenly lost its brakes, causing it to hit the gutter and damaged the cover of a manhole.This also caused the truck to bump the jeepney.Two of the four injured passengers were taken to the hospital.*

The scene of the accident.*A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured after a pickup truck ran over him at Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, Sunday, December 11.Police withheld the name of the minor-victim.The victim was on board his bicycle when he fell to the ground after the tricycle in front of him suddenly halted. The 43-year-old businessman driving the pickup did not notice the victim and ran him over.The minor-victim was rushed to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.Capt. Armilyn Vargas, Police Station 3 head, said an initial settlement has been reached by both parties.The minor-victim is now in stable condition, she said.*