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The van of the cigarette firm employees who were robbed in Sipalay City.*A man who allegedly robbed two employees of a cigarette company at Barangay Nabulao in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, was arrested on Thursday, October 6.Nabbed was Richard Dalaguit, 38.The police said the victims were transacting with a client in a store when they were approached by three armed suspects who took their cash.The police arrested Dalaguit in a pursuit operation, while his two companions escaped.Recovered from the suspect were .38 caliber revolver with three live ammunition, and the P18,000 in cash.*

Himamaylan City social welfare personnel conduct Pychosocial First Aid for children at the evacuation centers*Himamaylan CSWDO photoClashes between government soldiers and New People’s Army rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, on Thursday and Friday, October 6 and 7, caused 1,767 residents to evacuate and the cancellation of classes in affected areas.There were 1,767 Carabalan residentswho sought refuge at evacuation in Himamaylan City and Payao in Binalbagan town, Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson said.Jenelyn Rosalim, an evacuee, said she ran 4 kilometers from the farm where she was working to her home when she heard the exchange of gunfire on Thursday, and gathered up her 10 children.Her legs still hurt from running, she said at a Himamaylan evacuation center on...

The newly inaugurated bridge in Isabela*Negros Occ. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Isabela Mayor Irene Montilla led the inauguration of the newly constructed bridge in Brgy. Camangcamang, Isabela, on Friday morning, October 7.It is the Bugalo/Guintubhan Overflow Bridge that was converted into a permanent concrete bridge structure.The construction of the bridge that costs P25 million started in April of last year and was finished early this year.It was facilitated by the Provincial Engineer’s Office led by Engr. Ernie Mapa.Negros Occ. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Isabela Mayor Irene Montilla led the inauguration of the newly constructed bridge in Brgy. Camangcamang, Isabela.*Lacson said that he is happy to know that Brgy. Camangcamang is a booming barangay in terms...

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is set to deliver his first 100 days accomplishment report at the Bacolod City Government Center 5 p.m. Saturday, October 8.The mayor aside from presenting his accomplishments is expected to outline his direction moving forward, City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said Friday.Included in the eight point agenda promised by the mayor for his first 100 days are his health program, removal of spaghetti wires, housing, an e-governance system, a professionalized and friendly city hall for the public, solar lights, and expedited building and business permits, Maghari said.*

Henry Pryde Teves continued to carry out work as governor of Negros Oriental on Friday.*Negros Oriental Facebook page photoLocal Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Friday, October 7, advised Henry Pryde Teves to recognize the authority of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which directed him to step down as governor of Negros Oriental.While the Comelec has proclaimed Roel Degamo as the rightful governor of Negros Oriental, Teves said he will only step down if ordered by Supreme Court.The SC is expected to convene on October 11 to rule on Teves’ application for a temporary restraining order on the Comelec ruling in favor of Degamo.“In the absence of a TRO or a ruling from a high court, the DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) finds no reason to...

All 31 towns and cities in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City, are joining the first ever MassKara sa Panaad that kicks off 4 p.m. Monday, October 10, and runs until October 16, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday.The MassKara sa Panaad will kick off with a parade of festivals and a presentation of festival dances at the Panaad Park in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.Each congressional district will provide the entertainment for guests from October 11 to 16.Free guided tours of the LGU pavilions and the Balay Kalamay Museum will also be held, Diaz said.Buses will ferry those joining group tours from the Capitol and back twice a day from October 12 to 15, he said.The tours will start at 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, Diaz said. *

Soldiers figured in an encounter with the rebels in Himamaylan City on Thursday, October 6.*Aksyon Radyo Bacolod photoGovernment soldiers clashed with members of the New People’s Army at Sitio Sig-ang, Barangay Carabalan in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, Thursday, October 6.The mayors of Himamaylan and Binalbagan have suspended classes in affected areas, and evacuations were reported.The encounter with 20 armed men believed to be members of NPA’s Central Negros 2 led to a 40-minute firefight.Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, said the troops of the 94th Infantry Battalion were responding to the information on the alleged sightings of armed men in the area.No casualties were reported on the part of the Army.Pasaporte said the rebel...

More policemen will be deployed in the streets of Bacolod City to secure the ongoing MassKara Festival.*BCPO photoAt least 315 policemen are augmenting the security deployment for the ongoing MassKara Festival in Bacolod City.Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, Bacolod police director, received the augmentation personnel from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and Police Regional Office (PRO-6), at the Bacolod City Police Office on Thursday, October 5.Of the 315 personnel, 26 are commissioned officers while 289 are non-commissioned officers.Most of the commissioned officers came from the NOCPPO and Iloilo Police Provincial Office, Lt. Col. Sherlock Gabana, BCPO public information officer, said.The augmentation personnel will be distributed to the different f...

The scene of the crime in Escalante City on Wednesday, October 5.*Escalante PNP photoA traffic enforcer was shot to death in front of a school in Barangay Alimango, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday night, October 5.The victim was identified as Reymond Lucero, 46. He was supposed to fetch his wife, a teacher.The victim was about to park his motorcycle when the unidentified suspects on board two motorcycles suddenly shot him, a police report said.The police said that the motive for killing of the victim may be related to his work as a traffic enforcer.*

Roel Ragay Degamo met with the provincial government department heads as shown in this photo posted on his Facebook page.*There appeared to be two working governors in Negros Oriental on Thursday, October 6.Roel Ragay Degamo, whom the Commission on Elections proclaimed governor of Negros Oriental on Monday, in a Facebook post said he met with the provincial government department heads and the hospital chief on Thursday.Degamo took his oath as governor of Negros Oriental before President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday.Meanwhile, Henry Pryde Teves, whose proclamation as governor of Negros Oriental was annulled by the Comelec, has refused to step down until the Supreme Court rules on the governorship issue.Teves informed Negros Oriental department, unit and division heads o...