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Aleia Aielle Aguilar won the gold at the Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Festival.*A 5-year-old girl, who has roots in Negros Occidental, is the youngest Jiu-Jitsu world champion.Aleia Aielle Aguilar won the gold medal in the Kids 1 Girls White Belt 16kg-B category at the Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Festival on Friday, her grandfather Art Aguilar said Sunday, November 13.She defeated Gabriela Vercosa of Brazil in the finals match.She is the daughter of Alvin Aguilar, founder of the Philippine Mixed Martial Art and Asian Champion in Tokyo. He was born in Bacolod City and is a Freemason in Negros.Her mother is May Masuda, first Filipina to win the World Jiu-jitsu Championship in 2009.*

Twenty-four alleged hungry and exhausted members of the New People’s Army voluntarily surrendered to the of 94th Infantry Battalion in Brgy Tambo, Ayungon, Negros Oriental, on Friday, November 11, the Army reported.They brought with them seven short firearms, three rifle grenades and one hand grenade and presented them to Lt. Colonel Van Donald Almonte, 94IB commander, and PLt.Col. John Mocyat Jr., Provincial Mobile Force commander, a press release from the Army said.BGen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Brigade commander, said "The Philippine Army and the Local TF ELCAC are very much willing to assist those NPA members who want to return to the folds of the law and are sincere to abandon the armed struggle”.“We are more than willing to assist all of you and more of your comrades to...

The Negros Occidental Schools Division has already implemented measures to prevent water and food-borne diseases in its schools following the rise in cholera cases, especially in the third District of the province.EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon, Silay Mayor Joedith Gallego and City Administrator Jonathan Ealdama of Talisay City also said on Sunday that their City Health Office personnel have also inspected school water sources and food sold nearby.Gallego said food vendors near schools in Silay City need permits to operate.The Department of Education 6 Regional Director Ramir Uytico said on Friday that he has directed the 21 schools' divisions in Western Visayas to check their schools’ water systems to ensure their safety.The divisions should check their water source, wat...

This road has been repaired so smaller garbage trucks can pass.*Bacolod PIO photoThe collection of garbage in Bacolod City is expected to normalize starting Monday, November 14, with the repair of the road leading to the Felisa Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Felisa, City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said Sunday.Maghari said the rains brought on by Tropical Storm “Paeng” had rendered the road impassable to smaller trucks of the city’s garbage collection contractor IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (IPM-CDC).Repairs have been made that will enable smaller trucks to pass and a budget has been allocated for the road's concreting, he said.Ephraem Hechanova, assistant city engineer, said P10 million has been allocated in this year’s budget to the start the concreting of...

A man was found with gunshot wounds in Brgy. 35, Bacolod City Sunday, November 13.*BCPO photoTwo persons were killed in separate shooting incidents in Bacolod City in the last three days.Nilo Payo, 59, was killed in Prk. Malipayon, Brgy. 35, on Sunday, November 13.The victim was found beside the seashore with multiple gunshot wounds.Police are looking at a grudge as the motive for the killing, adding that the victim was charged with murder in 2007. He was released from the National Bilibid Prison through parole.Bryan Diaz, 41, of Silay City was shot to death at Prk. Fortune B, Brgy. Estefania. On Friday, November 11.The victim was sitting on his black motorcycle when an unidentified person approached and shot him, the police said.The victim sustained a gunshot w...

Soldiers who neutralized rebels, including a ranking leader, in Negros Island were awarded medals.*303rd IB photoA total of 174 soldiers and members of active auxiliary units received Military Merit Medals after neutralizing suspected members of the New People's Army, including a top leader, in Negros Island in two rites held in Negros Island on Saturday, November 12.Forty-three soldiers and 11 CAFGU Active Auxiliary (CAA) members of the 62nd Infantry Battalion received their medals at the 62nd IB headquarters in Barangay Liba, Isabela in Negros Occidental, Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 3rd Infantry “Spearhead” Division commander, said Sunday, November 13.Arevalo said 120 soldiers and four CAA members of the 94th IB in Negros Oriental also received medals on Saturday.The Mili...

The crash in Calatrava town Friday, November 11, claimed the lives of three people.*Calatrava PNP photoThree women were killed while 36 others, including high school students and elementary pupils, were injured after the overloaded public utility vehicle they were riding on crashed into a tree at Barangay Malatas, Calatrava town, Negros Occidental, on Friday, November 11.Killed were Rutchell Visitacion, 32, of Barangay Malatas; Elma Baynosa, 72, of Barangay Hilub-ang; and Aranita Agravante, 63, of Barangay Hinab-ongan.Visitacion's seven-month-old baby boy sustained injuries and is still under observation. He was referred to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City.The injured passengers were brought to the Calatrava Municipal Hospital.Ma...

Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson and Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano during the League of Cities of the Philippines Convergence in Manila, recently.*Himamaylan City is pursuing a twinning agreement with Taguig City.Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson, in a Facebook post, thanked Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano for allowing him to pursue a twinning agreement with Taguig City “in accordance with our shared intention to promote equality and mutual benefit.”Through the twinning agreement they will utilize existing partners and networks in examining opportunities that present the possibility of new investments, stimulate sustainable economic movement, and create jobs, he said.“This sisterhood is also an essential step in achieving our aim of uniting distinct sociocultural comm...