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The slain CAFGU member was laid to rest in Moises Padilla on October 2.*303rd IB photoThe 62nd Infantry “Unifier” Battalion of the Philippine Army gave full military honors to a slain Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member in Brgy. Poblacion 4, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, October 2.Joselito Raboy who was assigned the Quintin Remo patrol base was off duty when he was waylaid by his assailants at Sitio Kabayabasan, Brgy. Montilla, on September 24.Raboy served as a dedicated active auxiliary of the Quintin Remo patrol base, who helped in maintaining peace and order in the community against the rebels’ threats and extortion, the Army said, adding that the victim is known to be a law abiding citizen and a good father to his wife and three young chil...

The drugs recovered in the buy-bust operation.*An alleged drug personality in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, was arrested in a buy-bust operation at Barangay Tapi on Monday, October 3.Nabbed was 45-year-old Reniel Cabison, the Top 8 drug personality in the city, the police said.During the bust, he yielded 11 grams of suspected drugs worth P74,800, a .38 caliber revolver loaded with three live ammunition, two live ammunition for a .357 caliber gun, the buy-bust money, and drug paraphernalia.The suspect is now in custody of the police and facing drug charges.*

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (center) at the LPP general assembly in South Cotabato.*LPP photoThe League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president wants the governors to have a voice in pinpointing their pet projects for national government funding, Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, October 4.LPP national president, South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, wants the funds for the provincial governments’ projects to be taken from the national executive budget, Lacson said.This was raised at the LPP General Assembly in South Cotabato on Friday, September 30, Lacson said.The LPP meeting was only attended by 11 governors, including Lacson, as the others whose areas were hit by Typhoon “Karding” begged off.Lacson also said the governors...

A 26-year-old man suffered second degree burns after he was electrocuted when he touched a live wire while installing a tarpaulin at Lopez Jaena Street in Brgy. 31, Bacolod City, on Monday, October 3.Lt. Dax Santillan, Bacolod City Police Station 6 acting chief, said the victim was identified as Joemil Dela Cruz of Purok Mainabyanon, Brgy. Singcang-Airport.The Bureau of Fire Protection team and other volunteer rescue teams immediately helped the victim and took him to a hospital.*

Seven out of 35 water refilling stations in EB Magalona, Negros Occidental, have been closed down, Mayor Marvin Malacon said Tuesday, October 4.The seven water refilling stations were ordered closed for lack of business permits on Monday, he said.They will be allowed to reopen when they comply with the necessary requirements and obtain business permits, he said.All EB Magalona refilling stations are required to submit monthly bacteriological test results to ensure their water is safe for public consumption, he said.A 30-year-old female from Barangay Batea in EB Magalona earlier tested positive for cholera and has since been discharged from the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City.Water samples from the barangay have been sent to the Research Institute...

Three Negros Occidental residents are among the 433 bettors who won the P236,091,188.40 jackpot prize of the 6/55 Grand Lotto on Saturday, Jose Manuel Villagracia, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) provincial head, said on Tuesday, October 4.There are also five winners of the jackpot prize from Negros Oriental, the PCSO reported.This means they will each win P545, 245.24, minus 20 percent tax.In Negros Occidental two winners placed their bets at lotto outlets in Bacolod City and one in Pontevedra, Villagracia said.They will have to claim their winnings at the PCSO headquarters in Manila, he said.There are 91 lotto outlets in Negros Occidental, 35 of which are in Bacolod City, he said.An average 200,000 bets are made in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City a...

Bills requiring the registration of SIM card and seeking the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) are now up for signature by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4th District) said Tuesday, October 4.Ferrer joined Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez at the ceremonial signing of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act and the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections Postponement Act bills in Makati City on Tuesday.Copies of the two measures will then be submitted for the president’s approval and signature, she said.The SIM Registration Act seeks to put an end to SIM-enabled text and online scams, by requiring users to register their SIMs with valid identificatio...

The 15 Manokan Country stalls closed down Monday have resumed operations.*City PIO photoThe 15 stalls at the Manokan Country in Bacolod City that were closed down Monday for failure to pay rent arrears have resumed operations in time for the MassKara Festival.The 15 tenants were allowed to reopen after they signed compromise agreements to pay their arrears totaling about P7.1 million in 26 months, or until December 2024, City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said.Those who default on payments for two months and fail to obtain business permits will again face closure, he said.They are required to obtain business permits and undergo sanitary inspections by the City Health Office, Maghari said.*

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran at the meeting to address the flooding problem in Bacolod City.*Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez held a meeting with the Department of Public Works and Highways, Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, and City Engineers Office on Tuesday, October 4, to come up with short and long term solutions to the flooding problem in Bacolod City.Twenty-two problematic areas where water rose from 0.5 to 2 feet during a downpour on Monday were identified.City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said these areas will be prioritized for declogging of drainages.There is a need for vendors and residents to have discipline in the disposal of waste, because the main cause of the flooding is the garbage clogging drainage systems, ...

Former president Rodrigo Duterte (3rd from left, seated) with Leo Rey Yanson, Mhel Sillador, Carmen Villanueva (l-r, seated), Bacolod Councilor Cindy Rojas, Guia Go, Bobby Rojas and Ginnette Yanson Dumancas (l-r, standing) in Talisay City Monday night.*Former president Rodrigo Duterte was in Negros Occidental Monday night, October 3, to visit the wake of a Bacolod resident who wrote a song for him during the COVID-19 pandemic.Duterte visited the wake of Freddie Mandajoyan Jr., 25, at the Valley of Peace chapel and had dinner with the Yanson family at their beach house in Talisay City before leaving for Davao Monday evening on a private plane, former Bacolod councilor Bobby Rojas said.Mandajoyan, also known as Jun Istalyon, of Barangay Granada, Bacolod, wrote the song “Hihilom a...