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PUVs with complete documents and modernized jeepneys will continue to ply the streets on Monday.*Levi Trio photoThe Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start apprehending public utility vehicles (PUVs) with no franchises and provisional authorities in Bacolod City starting Monday, November 7.Some private schools have cancelled face-to-face classes on Monday because of a potential lack of public transportation.Leaders of transport groups said they have instructed their members not to let their unregistered PUVs ply the streets to avoid apprehensions but they have not declared a strike.PUVs whose franchises have not expired and still have permits will continue to ply the streets, they said.Modern jeepneys will also continue to operate.The LTO Region 6 starting Monda...

The scene of the burning in Candoni on Saturday, November 5.*Candoni PNP photoSuspected rebels burned heavy equipment at Purok Magboto, Barangay Cabia-an, Candoni, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, November 5, the police said.Police said that the backhoe owned by Silver Dragon Construction Incorporated was burned by suspected members of the New People’s Army.This prompted the Candoni police to conduct a chokepoint for the possible exit of the perpetrators.Police also coordinated with the Candoni Bureau of Fire Protection and 47th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.Investigation is still ongoing.*

A man who was attending the birthday party of his grandmother at his residence in Balansag Bobong, Brgy. Minapasok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, November 5, was shot to death.The fatality was identified as Remart Rebucas, 26.Police said the suspect arrived at the birthday celebration of the victim’s grandmother when he shot Rebucas on the chest.He died instantly.The suspect identified by the police as 27-year-old Junjun Aligioho fled after the shooting, while the victim was brought to Alfredo Marañon District Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.Police investigation is still ongoing.*

The Cluster 5 Sigabong sang mga Kanyon champion*Ronnie Baldonado photoCluster 5 composed of barangays Pacol, Sagasa, and Bagroy was the champion in the Sigabong sang mga Kanyon competition to mark Al Cinco de Noviembre in Bago City on Saturday, the city government announced.Cluster 6 composed of barangays Poblacion, Lag-asan, and Tabunan was the champion in the Sigabong sang mga Kanyon dance drama contest.The other Sigabong sang mga Kanyon competition winners were:FIRST RUNNER UPCluster 7 (barangays Taloc, Calumangan, and Sampinit)SECOND RUNNER UPCluster 4 (barangays Dulao, Abuanan and Atipuluan)The Cluster 6 Sigabong sang mga Kanyon dance drama champion*Ronnie Baldonado photoTHIRD RUNNER UPCluster 6 (barangays Poblacion, Lag-asan, and Tabunan)The other winn...

An Al Cinco de Noviembre reenactment at the Capitol Lagoon rites.*Richard Malihan photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, during the 124th anniversary of Al Cinco de Noviembre on Saturday, November 5, said it is his hope that the victories of the past will inspire Negrenses to find renewed meaning, resolve, and inspiration to unite and work together.“At present, although we are not faced with the same predicament of revolting against conquistadores, our society is nonetheless beset with our struggles and fight against poverty, unemployment, lawlessness, substance abuse, climate change, and the global crisis caused by COVID-19,” Lacson said at rites held at the Capitol Lagoon Park in Bacolod City.Al Cinco de Noviembre, also known as Negros Day, is celebrated annuall...

The scene of the crime in La Carlota City on Saturday, November 5.*La Carlota PNP photoA butcher who was on his way to work at a slaughterhouse in San Agustin Street, Brgy. 1 Poblacion in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, November 5.The victim was identified as 47-year-old Mitchell Iligan of Brgy 2 Poblacion.Initial police investigation showed that the victim was on board his motorcycle going to the slaughterhouse when the two suspects, who were waiting for him beside the road, shot him several times.They immediately fled on board a motorcycle driven by a third suspect.The victim, who sustained seven gunshot wounds, crawled to the ground until he was able to asked for help inside the slaughterhouse.He was brought to Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial Dis...

The Team Asenso Bacolod officials at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan.*Team Asenso Bacolod officials led by Mayor Alfredo Benitez are in Japan and are expected back on Tuesday, November 8.Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said he has been designated acting mayor from November 4 to 7, while Councilor Israel Salanga is acting vice mayor.Former Councilor Ceasar Distrito said, in a Facebook post, that Benitez personally sponsored their trip.The officials in Japan are Rep. Greg Gasataya, Team Asenso councilors - Simple Distrito,Thaddy Sayson, Kalaw Puentevella, Al Victor Espino, Celia Flor, Jayson Villarosa, Vladimir Gonzales and Pao Sy, and barangay captains Rosinie Distrito (Singcang), Itik Talimodao (Granada), Noli Villarosa (Tangub), Rodney Carmona (Sum-ag), Donnie Dela Vega...

The acute gastroenteritis (AGE) deaths in Bacolod City have increased to ten, Dr. Ma. Carmela Gensoli, city health officer, said on Sunday, November 6.The AGE cases in Bacolod City are now 239, she said in her report covering September 1 to November 5.Cholera cases in Bacolod have also increased to 15, she said.The AGE deaths were in barangays Cabug and Tangub - two each, and barangays 3, 40, Alijis, Bata, Estefania and Mansilingan - one each.The barangays with 10 and above AGE cases from September 1 to November 5 were Mansilingan, Singcang, Taculing, Tangub, Banago, Vista Alegre, Cabug, Estefania, Sum-ag, and Villamonte.The cholera cases were in Alijis and Banago – three each, Granada, Handumanan and Sum- ag – two each, and 40, Mansilingan and Tangub - one each.Gen...

The Bantayan Park in Bago City all set for the celebration of Cinco de Noviembre on Saturday, November 5.* Andrew Altarejos photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson will sign an agreement for the implementation of P87.2 million in projects during the Cinco de Noviembre celebration at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon Park in Bacolod City on Saturday morning, November 5.The signing of the implementation management agreement between the provincial government and the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project will cover approved subprojects of six cooperatives and associations for additional financing, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday.The projects are the SalvAntiCam Native Chicken Breeding, Production and Marketing Enterprise in Pontevedr...