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Jul222022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Lacson warns vs. dengue rise in rainy August, September

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson in a Zoom meeting with the health officers on Friday.*Richard Malihan photoThere is a downtrend in dengue cases in the ten worst hit local government units of Negros Occidental, but vigilance is needed to prevent an upsurge of cases with rains expected in August and September, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Friday, July 22.Lacson met with the health workers of the 31 towns and cities of Negros Occidental via Zoom Friday to discuss their response to the rise in dengue cases and to remind them to activate their dengue task forces.He will also a hold a separate meeting with the mayors of Negros Occidental to discuss their campaigns versus dengue and to remind them to make sure that they have a budget to fight the virus every year, Lacson said.As o...

Jul222022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NBI nabs 5 for ‘illegal recruitment’ of Negrenses for overseas jobs

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The NBI entrapment operation Friday afternoon*NBI photoThe National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested five persons for the alleged “illegal recruitment” of workers for overseas employment in an entrapment operation at their office at Yusay Arcade at Araneta Street in Bacolod City 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 22.They allegedly recruited persons for jobs in Australia and Japan, which did not materialize, without a license from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), NBI Bacolod chief Renoir Baldovino said.Arrested were Sandy Agena, Maricar Bangcale, Richard Hiponia, Maria Teresa Aragon and Arlene Alonday of KAS-A & SMV Management Consultancy Services located at the second floor of Yusay Arcade, he said.Two of those arrested denied that th...

Jul222022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

AWOL cop shot to death in Cauayan

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The policeman who shot to death in Cauayan Friday, July 22.*Cauayan PNP photoA member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who was reportedly Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) was shot dead in Brgy. Linaon, Cauayan town, Negros Occidental, Friday, July 22.Killed was Vincent Decena, 54, who was also tagged by the Cauayan police as high-value individual.Initial investigation showed that the victim was having his morning coffee at the Adelfa Coffee Shop when three unidentified men arrived and shot the victim several times from behind. Decena died on the spot.The suspects then fled on a gray van.Police have yet to establish the motive for the killing.*

Jul222022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros voter registrants 86,582, ‘youth will be a very big force’

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The long line of Bacolod residents waiting to register to vote in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections at Robinsons Place Bacolod Friday, July 22, with the deadline set at 5 p.m. Saturday.*Romeo Subaldo photoThe new voter registrants in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City hit 86,582 on Thursday, with almost half coming from the youth sector, Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said Friday, July 22.The top five areas with the most number of registrants were Bacolod City with 8,812, Bago City – 5,777, Kabankalan City – 4,935, Cadiz City – 4,866 and Sagay City – 4,120.The registration to vote in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on December 5 began on July 4 and will end at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 23.There was an unusually high numb...

Jul222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Balay Negrense rehab mulled

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Lyn Gamboa and Rep. Francisco Benitez (seated) with Roger Noshua Venzal, Edsie Valladarez, Tanya Lopez, Architect Rai Busmante and Ysabelle Paula Aquino Peñas (l-r, standing) at a meeting on the conservation of Balay Negrense*Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) recently met with key stakeholders at the forefront of a Conservative Rehabilitation Program for Balay Negrense, the province’s first museum in Silay City.Among those who attended the meeting were Negros Cultural Foundation Inc. president Lyn Gamboa, Negros Museum executive director Tanya Lopez, and Architect Rai Busmante.The Negros Occidental provincial government will be tapped for support and financial assistance for the repair and rehabilitation of Balay Negrense, a press release from the office o...

Jul212022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bishop, environment groups ask SP to revoke non-objection to LNG plant

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Representatives of environment groups submitting their statement of opposition to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental.*Various groups, led by San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, submitted a statement of opposition to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental with the demand to urgently revoke the Resolution of Non-Objection (RONO) enacted by the SP with regard to the planned construction of a 300 MW Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Combined Cycle Power Plant in San Carlos City, a press release from the Center for Energy, Ecology and Development said Thursday, July 21.“We maintain that the resolution of non-objection from the Provincial Board is premature, invalid, and is not representative of the multiple stakeholders from San Carlos who openly objected ...

Jul212022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Family claims body of killed rebel

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The encounter site in Brgy. Sandayao, Guihulngan City.*303rd IB photoThe family of the suspected rebel who died in an encounter with the state troopers in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, claimed his cadaver Thursday, July 21, at St. Francis Funeral Home.The family of Pompeo Landesa said that he joined the New People’s Army in 2005, the Army reported.His family urged his comrades to surrender to the authorities so they will not suffer the same fate.Landesa was among the rebels encountered by the troops of the 62nd Infantry Battalion after they responded to the reported presence of the rebels in the area that led to the firefight.The killed rebel was said to have warrants of arrest for illegal possession of firearms, and murder.Recovered from the encounter site were...

Jul212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Benitez elected LCP chairman, says it’s an honor for Bacolod

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (3rd from left) and the rest of the officials of League of Cities of the Philippines take their oaths before Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (left) on Thursday, July 21.*Al Victor Espino photoBacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez was elected chairman of the League of Cities of the Philippines during the 69th LCP General Assembly at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City on Thursday, July 21.“It’s a great honor for me and Bacolod City,” Benitez said.Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was elected LCP president, the post previously held by former Bacolod mayor Evelio Leonardia.Benitez, Rama and the rest of the newly elected LCP officials took their oaths of office before Local Government Secretary Benjam...

Jul212022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Kabankalan bust yields P1.1M worth of drugs

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The P1.1 million in suspected shabu recovered in Kabankalan City on Wednesday, July 20.*Kabankalan PNP photoA buy-bust operation in Brgy. Camugao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation of P1.156 million worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of two persons on Wednesday, July 20.Nabbed were Jomy “Toto” Consular, 42, and Leosella “Shela” Consular, 27, of Brgy. Hilamonan.Recovered from their possession were 170 grams worth of suspected shabu, the boodle money, two mobile phones, and a tricycle.The suspects are now in the custody of the Kabankalan police and are facing drug charges.*

Jul212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘Sabayang 4-5-6’ to be held in top 10 dengue-hit LGUs

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The Provincial Health Office is launching the “Sabayang 4-5-6 sa Negros Occidental” in the top ten dengue-hit local government units of the province from July 26 to August 2, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, July 21."Sabayang 4-5-6" is the implementation of the 4S (search and destroy breeding sites, seek early consultation, self-protection, and say “yes” to fogging only in hotspot areas) strategy.As of July 16 the Provincial Health Office recorded 2,375 dengue cases and 11 deaths in Negros Occidental or an 857.66 percent increase from last year.In relation to the regionwide “Sabayang 4,5,6” strategy of the Department of Health, the provincial government will be conducting on-site monitoring for dengue preparedness and response, a dengue a...