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Jan312023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Recent suspected drug-linked killings challenge to DILG: bishop

San Carlos Bishop Gerardo AlminazaSan Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said on Monday, January 30, that the recent suspected drug killings are a big challenge to the newly launched campaign against illegal drugs of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).The DILG has said that its campaign will be “within the framework of the law and with respect for human rights and with focus on rehabilitation and socio-economic development” dubbed as “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan or BIDA”, he noted.“It also challenges those among us who are still in denial about the massive human rights abuses under the previous administration and its enduring negative consequences and impact even until now,” he added.“We reiterate again our cry which has now become even louder and urge...

Jan312023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Comelec hopes new voters in Neg. Occ. reach 50,000

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Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria holds up the list of the latest number of voter registrants in Negros Occidental.*The Commission on Elections hopes to hit 50,000 new voter registrants for Negros Occidental and Bacolod City by the end of Tuesday, January 31, Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said Monday.The registration of voters for the Barangay and Sagguniang Kabataan Elections began in December and ends at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The elections are set on October 30.As of January 28 Negros Occidental and Bacolod City had registered 47,287 new voters.Of the total voter registrants, 11,640 are youth voters for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections, he said.There was no surge in voter registrants as the deadline neared, Ananoria said.In fact th...

Jan312023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Albee wants 122 vehicles of city government found

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez during the inventory of the city governent vehicles on Saturday.*Bacolod PIO photoThere were 122 out of about 500 vehicles owned by the Bacolod City government that were not accounted for during a final inventory conducted at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) grounds on Saturday, Secretary to the Mayor Karol Joseph Chiu said Monday, January 30.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has directed the Public Order and Safety Office to look for the 122 vehicles.Employees who were issued city government vehicles were required to bring them to the BCGC grounds for inventory.Only 378 vehicles were accounted for on Saturday, Chiu said.City employees who cannot account for vehicles assigned to them could face malversation ra...

Jan312023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Ombudsman clears Villarosa, reinstates him as brgy captain

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Tangub barangay captain Noli Villarosa*The Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas) has reversed a ruling against Tangub barangay captain Noli Villarosa and ordered his reinstatement, his lawyer Caesar Distrito said Monday, January 30.The Ombudsman in a January 9 decision absolved Villarosa and Kagawad Jose Ray Pendon of the charge of simple misconduct.“This is a vindication on the part of Kap Noli Villarosa and Kag. Jose Ray Pendon, who were just fulfilling their obligation as barangay officials,” Distrito said.This means the return of the two to office, the payment of their salaries and benefits, and the removal of the order perpetually barring Villarosa from running for office, Distrito said.On Sept. 1. 2022, the Office of the Ombudsman had granted the motion for reconsider...

Jan302023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Cops seize more than P200K in shabu, nab six in Negros

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The seized drugs in San Carlos City.*Six persons were arrested and more than P200,000 in suspected shabu was seized in buy bust operations in Negros Occidental on Sunday, the police reported on Monday, January 30.The police arrested two persons and seized P176,800 in suspected shabu in San Julio Subdivision in Brgy 2, San Carlos City, 10:06 p.m. Sunday.Nabbed in the buy bust operation were Oscar Dadale Siroy Jr., 30, and Mariel Dagumanpan Paslon, 24, of Brgy 6, San Carlos City.Estimated weight of the seized suspected shabu was 26 grams, the San Carlos police reported.The arrested persons are detained at the San Carlos Police Station.Two persons were also arrested and 5 grams of suspected shabu worth P34,000 was seized at Purok Paglaum, Brgy. Tanza, EB Magalona, at 1...

Jan302023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

2 die in road mishap after Dinagsa Festival

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Two teenage cousins who were on their way home from the Dinagsa Festival in Cadiz City died when their motorcycle hit a parked truck at the Access Road in Hacienda Baga-as, Brgy. Efigenio Lizares, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, 8 p.m. Sunday, January 29.Killed were motorcycle driver Nataniel Bendoy Conde, 18, and his passenger Alvin Pabela Bendoy, 19, both of Hacienda Mariano, Brgy. Bactic, Silay City.Their motorcycle hit a parked Fuso Truck that was facing north. The driver of the truck was Elmar Tapalla, 28, of Brgy. Inapoy, Mabinay, Negros Oriental, the police report said.The motorcycle was heading north when it hit the truck, and both the driver and passenger fell on the payment sustaining serious injuries as a result of the impact, the report said. They were declared dea...

Jan302023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

House committee approves Murcia TESDA training center

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Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District)*Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) said his bill establishing a Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training center in Murcia, Negros Occidental, was approved by the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education Monday, January 30.House Bill 2333 seeks to widen access to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs for Murciahanons and neighboring local government units, he said.“We hope to bring more opportunities for education, employment, and growth for Muricahanons and nearby residents,” Benitez said.Benitez said he envisions the center to offer courses on digital literacy to equip Murciahanons with cognitive and technical skills to stay ahead in the ...

Jan302023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bago gov’t personnel join training on mgmt of dead, missing persons

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Bago Vice Mayor Ramon Torres speaks at the opening of the five-day Coaches’ Training on the Management of the Dead and Missing Persons for the personnel of various government offices and agencies in the city held at the Bago City Community Center Monday, January 30.*Bago PIO photoPersonnel of various government offices and agencies in Bago City are attending the five-day Coaches’ Training on the Management of the Dead and Missing Persons (MDM) this week, January 30 to February 3.The training, in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Central Office, is being conducted at the Bago City Community Center.It is aimed at enabling participants to acquire the knowledge, skills and overall understanding of the policies and guidelines on the manageme...

Jan302023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Two planters groups call for 350,000 mt importation

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Two planters federations joined the call for a lesser volume of sugar importation than the 450,000 metric tons proposed by the Sugar Regulatory Administration for the two months buffer stock of sugar.In a joint letter submitted to the SRA Monday, January 30, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) headed by Enrique D. Rojas and the Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers (PANAYFED) headed by Danilo A. Abelita called for the importation of only 350,000 mt of sugar to arrive in two tranches after the close of the current milling season and before the opening of the coming milling season on September 2023.The stand of NFSP and PANAYFED was reached in collaboration with the Confederation of Sugar Producers Association (CONFED) headed by Aurelio Gerardo J. Valderrama, Jr, whi...

Jan302023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NPA claims responsibility for killing Ilog landowner

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The Armando Sumayang Jr. Command of the New People’s Army (ASJC-NPA) on Monday, January 30, claimed responsibility for the killing of a landowner in Ilog, Negros Occidental.Silas Vargas Granada, 65, was shot to death at Sitio Gumayon, Brgy Pinggot, Ilog, Negros Occidental, at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 28, the police reported.A group of about 30 unidentified armed men with high powered firearms visited the house of the victim and a confrontation occurred. The confrontation became hostile and the armed men shot the victim on the head several times, which resulted to his instantaneous death, the police added.The police said the NPA had also killed the father of Granada in the past over a land dispute.Andrea Guerrero, ASJC-NPA spokesperson, alleged that Granada was an intelligen...