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The farmer who was gunned down while on his way home at Barangay Agboy, Candoni, on Monday, July 4.*Candoni PNP photoA farmer was shot to death at Sitio Bali, Barangay Agboy, Candoni, Negros Occidental, Monday, July 4.The fatality was identified as 53-year-old Angelito Chavez, who was walking  home from a farm when he was attacked by an unidentified man.The suspect, who was wearing a gray jacket, shot the victim multiple times, and fled.Chavez was brought to the Candoni Rural Health Unit where he was declared dead on arrival.The police are still investigating the case, as the motive for the killing has yet to be determined.*

CIDG-Negros Oriental photosA 48-year-old trader was arrested in an entrapment operation for selling fake cigarettes at Brgy. Bagawines, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, on  Monday, July 4.Police identified the suspect as Abdul Jalil Mangundaya Mamarinta, and a resident of Brgy. 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.He was caught in the act selling fake cigarettes to a police-poseur buyer for P77,000.Recovered from his possession were four boxes of fake cigarettes worth P220,000, and the P1,000 marked money.The suspect, who is detained at the local police station, will be charged with violation of Republic Act 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.*

Former Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella at a press conference Tuesday.*NIco Delfin photoFormer Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella said on Tuesday, July 5, that his legal team is still studying what charges to file against a former executive assistant of his political rival who filed multiple cases against him that have all been dismissed.Malicious prosecution or a case that could carry a harsher penalty will be filed against Samuel Montoyo, an executive assistant of former mayor Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who lodged eight cases against him, Puentevella said at a press conference at the Negros Press Club.The “harassment” cases filed against him were geared towards destroying his family name and credibility, Puentevella said.The last case dismissed by the Office of the Omb...

Philippine Councilors League - Negros Occidental president Ryan Gamboa*Philippine Councilors League - Negros Occidental president, Ryan Gamboa, said on Tuesday, July 5, that he will   abide with whatever his party decides as far as his PCL post is concerned.“I haven’t made a decision about what I’m going to do with regards to PCL. I’m still waiting for the advice from my party leaders,” said Gamboa, who is a member of Love Negros.If they still endorse him well and good but he is also okay to hand over the position to whomever they choose, Gamboa said.La Carlota City Councilor Julius Martin Asistio, the son of Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer, is interested in running for the PCL- Negros Occidental presidency, Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, United Negros Alliance sec...

Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer (right) pledged that the Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan will support the programs of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson in his speech at the SP's 36th inaugural session on Tuesday, July 5.*Richard Malihan photoVice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer pledged that the Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan will set a pro-poor legislative agenda.“We will legislate measures that are  responsive to their needs”,  Ferrer assured  in his speech  at the 36th inaugural session of the Negros Occidental SP at the Social Hall of the Capitol in Bacolod City on Tuesday, July 5.He also said they will support the proposals and programs of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson for the growth and development of the province.“Let us sustain a collaborative and p...

Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya*Rep. Greg Gasataya has filed House Bill 297 seeking the creation of a second congressional district for Bacolod City.The bill seeks to create the 1st and 2nd Legislative Districts of Bacolod by apportioning the 61 barangays of the city, Gasataya said Tuesday, July 5. Philippine Statistics Authority records as of Aug. 1, 2015 show that that Bacolod City has a population of 561,875 with an average growth rate of 1.78 percent annually, he said.The apportionment of the Lone District of Bacolod City into two Legislative Districts has become a matter of necessity, he said.It will ensure that efficient and effective public service is rendered to Bacolod residents and that the city has adequate representation in Congress, Gasataya said.It wil...

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez wants traffic problems in Bacolod City addressed.* Levi Trio photo Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has ordered the creation of the “Bacolod City Task Force on Spaghetti Wires” and the convening of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Council, his spokesman Lyzander Dilag announced Tuesday, July 5.Benitez in Executive Order (EO) 004, Series of 2022, directed the reconvening of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Council to address the worsening traffic problem in Bacolod through an “efficient and effective comprehensive traffic plan and management for the city”.EO 003, Series of 2022, creating the “Bacolod City Task Force on Spaghetti Wires” ordered the removal, clearing and reorganizing of all “spaghetti wires” located at the main t...

Lawyer Lyzander Dilag, spokesman of Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Benitez, at a press conference Tuesday, July 5.*The  remaining 2022 Bacolod City government  general services  budget  is  P153,315, 623, which leaves the  City Mayor’s Office  (CMO) with only  P78,445,475 left to spend for the rest of year,  lawyer Lyzander Dilag, spokesman of Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Benitez, said Tuesday, July 5.The near depleted budget leaves the CMO with limited funds, but it will not hinder Benitez from breaking new ground in the service of the people of Bacolod, Dilag said at a press conference.The CMO under the previous administration spent P82 million in a month from May to June that would translate to about P2.9 million a day, Dilag said.He said the...