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Victorias Mayor Javi Benitez and his girlfriend Sue Ramirez at the Gawahon Eco Park on Sunday.*Victorias Mayor Javier “Javi” Benitez said on Sunday, August 14, that he is pushing for the passage of an ordinance creating the Gawahon Development Authority to manage and further boost the protection of the Gawahon Eco Park in his city.Benitez, at the 17th anniversary of the Northern Negros Natural Park held at the Gawahon Eco Park, stressed the need to strike a balance between environmental protection and economic development.They are conserving the environment by having Bantay Bukid personnel  protect trees and birds at the  Gawahon Eco Park, which they will make as sustainable as possible, he said.They will go after those engaged in illegal logging and hunting, he s...

Police investigating the robbery incident at a 7-Eleven store.*Cauayan PNP photoTwo unidentified persons robbed a 7-Eleven store at Magsaysay Street in Brgy. Poblacion, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Saturday, August 13.Initial investigation showed that the two suspects entered the store and held the cashier at gunpoint and declared hold-up.The  suspects carted away at least P20,000, which they took from the cash drawer.The police are still investigating the incident.*

Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, Rep. Francisco Benitez and Victorias Mayor Javier Benitez (l-r) at the Inter-local Health Zone meeting on Friday.*Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) rallied the Third District Inter-local Health Zone (ILHZ) to continue the work of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of his District Office with the support of the provincial government and local government units on Friday, August 12.The EOC was created to coordinate and better manage the response to medical  needs of the populace at the start and at the height  of the COVID-19  pandemic in 2020 to 2021, a press release from his office said Sunday,  August 14.He convened the members of the North Central Negros ILHZ together with Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, Teresita Lopez...

A man was gunned down at Crossing Danao, Brgy. San Jose, Toboso, Negros Occidental, Saturday, August 13.Killed was 40-year-old Ryan Oland Julian.The victim was standing beside his motorcycle when he was shot to death by his assailants.Julian was shot on the chest causing his instantaneous death.Recovered from the scene was a fired cartridge of a .45 caliber pistol and a slug.The suspects fled  in an unknown direction after the incident.The motive of the killing has yet to be established.*

Officials of five Land Transportation Offices in Negros Occidental have been reshuffled.The reshuffling was done in the exigency and best interest of the service, LTO Regional Director Lenard Tabaldo said in his office order.Renato Novero, who was previously assigned at the Himamaylan District Office, has assumed the post of chief transportation regulation officer (TRO) of the LTO Bacolod City District Office.Reuben Tampos, who previously headed the Bacolod City District Office, is now supervising TRO of the EB Magalona District Office.Joseph Danoy Sr. of the Bacolod City District Office has been assigned as supervising TRO of the Cadiz City District Office.Marilyn Desuyo, who was assigned at the Cadiz City District Office, is now administrative officer III of the LTO P...

A “Tokhang” surrenderee who was caught with more than 621 grams of shabu in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on two counts and ordered to pay a fine of P2.5 million.Bacolod Regional Trial Court Branch 52 Executive Judge, Raymond Joseph Javier, sentenced Sunny Delara Capa, alias Blut, to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000 on Friday, August 12, for the sale of .151 gram of shabu to a policeman in violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.Capa was also sentenced to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P2 million for possession of 621.29 grams of shabu.His first cousin Ely Lorence Demadara Sazon was also found guilty of possession of 5.92 grams of shabu and sentenced to 20 years and one day imprisonment and to pa...

The taxi driver who harassed his minor passenger will be charged for acts of lasciviousness.*A 60-year-old taxi driver who touched the leg of his female minor passenger will face charges for acts of lasciviousness.A video of the 16-year-old girl being touched by the suspect has gone viral on social media.The victim was sitting in the front seat of the taxi on her way to Barangay 28 when the harassment happened on Wednesday, August 10.Based on the victim's post, she warned the driver to stop what he was doing but he did not listen and continued to touch her.The victim has no photo of the taxi or its plate number, but she filed the complaint before the Women and Children’s Protection Desk.The police identified the 60-year-old suspect with the help of the ride hailing ...