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The Bacolod City Police Office confiscated 1,558.982 grams of shabu with an estimated value of P10.601 million in October.The drugs were seized during 33 operations and 33 drug personalities, including 32 pushers, were arrested, the BCPO reported Thursday, November 3.Three of those arrested were listed as high-value individuals and 30 are street level individualsIn the campaign against wanted persons, the BCPO conducted 50 police operations against wanted persons in October. The BCPO said 13 Most Wanted Persons (MWP) and 38 other Wanted PersonsIn the campaign against loose firearms, one small firearm, six homemade firearms, and three explosives were surrendered to the BCPO.Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, city police director, lauded the operating units and their personnel fo...

A photo of Jerry Gasendo from his Facebook page.*The classmates of a Bacolod businessman and artist who was gunned down at the Araneta highway in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, strongly condemned his brutal murder and called for speedy justice on Thursday, November 3.“We strongly condemn the brutal murder of our batch mate, Jerry Gasendo, who was mercilessly gunned down by riding-in-tandem suspects last November 2,” his Education and Training Center School 1 Batch 1981 classmates said.PMaj. Joery Puerto, Police Station 8 chief, said they are looking at drugs as the motive for the killing.A high value drug suspect arrested in a drug bust in Bacolod on October 27 alleged that Gasendo was the source of her drugs, Puerto said.Gasendo, 53, of Lizares Extension, Brgy. 40, Bac...

CENECO will take advantage of this downtime by implementing simultaneous maintenance activities*Ceneco photoA 12-hour power interruption is set in some areas of Bacolod City on Sunday, November 6, Ervin Stan Leo Ticar, Central Negros Electric Cooperative acting general manager, said Thursday, November 3.The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will shut down its Bacolod-Reclamation 69kV transmission line, affecting CENECO's Asdes-Gonzaga and Reclamation substations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, he said.The NGCP will shut down its Bacolod-Reclamation 69kV transmission line for preventive maintenance and checking of fault clearance systems, Ticar said.CENECO will take advantage of this downtime by implementing simultaneous maintenance activities, he said.Th...

Sugar produced this year is higher compared to last year.*Ronnie Baldonado photoSugar millgate prices have dropped by P800 per 50 kilobag, Rep. Emilio Yulo III (Neg. Occ., 5th District) said Thursday, November 3.The price of sugar has dropped from a high of P3, 800 per 50-kilogram (Lkg) bagto P2, 800 to P2,900, he said.It is driven by a number of factors, he said, pointing out that the sugar produced this year is a lot higher compared to last year.Refined sugar from 29 percent down at the star of the crop year is now 28 percent up, Yulo also said.The lower millgate rates should bring down retail prices but that depends on the retailers and not the producers, he said.“We call on the DA to implement a program to bring down the prices of fertilizer and other farm ...

A man who was waiting for a bus at Sitio Indangawan, Barangay Manlucahoc, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday, November 2, was shot to death.The fatality was identified as Dominador Tecson, 30.Police said the victim, who was standing at the waiting shed beside the highway, was waiting for a bus going to Candoni when an unidentified person shot him several times.He died instantly.Police are still investigating the motive for the killing.*

The Carabalan evacuees in October*The Department of Social Welfare and Development began distributing cash assistance to 3,166 residents of Barangay Carabalan in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, who were affected by the armed conflict between government and rebel forces last month.Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson said each family received P3,000.The DSWD distributed the cash assistance to 1,927 recipients at the Carabalan Covered Court on Thursday, November 3.The distribution to 1,239 more recipients will be held on Friday, November 4.Gunbattles between government and rebel forces caused residents of Carabalan to evacuate for almost two weeks in October, which disrupted their means of livelihood.*

Members of the Bago City Council with City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Rosievel Dimatulac (left), City Environment Management Officer Vicente Mesias (second from right), City Information Officer Ace Balboa (right) lead the opening of the three-day Natural Wonders of Bago Photo Exhibit featuring the works of acclaimed Negrense photographer Engineer John Kimwell Laluma (third from right) at the Bantayan Park Thursday, November 3.*Bago PIO photoAfter a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical celebration of the Al Cinco de Noviembre in Bago City is back this year with various activities to be highlighted on Saturday, November 5.Al Cinco de Noviembre, also known as Negros Day, is celebrated every November 5 to commemorate the Negrenses’ revolt against...

The baby that was found dead Wednesday.*La Carlota PNP photoA lifeless baby was found at Barangay Nagasi in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, November 2.Two farmers passed by a sugarcane plantation and smelled foul odor, the police said.When they checked where the smell was coming from they saw a baby inside a plastic bag that was already in a state of decomposition.The police have yet to determine who the mother of the baby is or who left it behind.*

City government to declog 300 kilometers of drainages.*Albee Benitez FB page photoThe city government is conducting massive dredging of waterways and declogging drainages to reduce flooding in Bacolod, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Thursday, November 3.Benitez, who held a Task Force Baha meeting, said eleven more flood prone areas in the city were identified during Tropical Storm “Paeng” for a total of 33.The City Engineer’s Office recommended that aside from the dredging of rivers, declogging of 300 kilometers of drainages need to be undertaken, he said.Additional drainage work was also discussed, he said.The City Engineer’s Office will coordinate with the Department of Public Works and Highways to avoid duplication of work, he said.A temporary shelter for...

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Thursday, November 3, that the declaration of a state of calamity in Western Visayas will hasten the release of aid to residents affected by Tropical Storm “Paeng”.“Paeng” destroyed 180 houses and damaged 1,103 in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City.Flooding brought on by “Paeng” also affected 43,448 families with 170,043 members in Negros Occidental, Provincial Social Welfare Officer Merle Garcia said in an updated report on Thursday.She said 18 families with 88 members remained at evacuation centers on Thursday.“Paeng” destroyed 111 houses and damaged 989 in Negros Occidental, Garcia added.In Bacolod 69 houses were destroyed and 114 were damaged, Pacita Tero, City Department o...