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There are about eight suspects behind threats being made against St. John's Institute teachers and students in Bacolod City, the SJI security and safety consultant said Tuesday, December 13.SJI that is on heightened alert shifted to full online classes starting Tuesday as an added precaution, SJI security consultant Abraham Ganzon Jr. also said.Ganzon said their investigation has come up with eight possible suspects, some of whom are current and former employees of the school.Lt. Jovito Pastrana, Police Station 2 officer-in-charge, said he has referred the SJI case to the Police Regional Anti- Cybercrime Unit to determine the source of the threats so charges can be filed.Posts on the Facebook page named “Huaming Par” on Saturday and Monday said that the school has a choice ...

The BSP Negros Occidental Council officers led by Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson, left.*Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson has been elected chairman of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Negros Occidental Council.The other elected officers are Dax Malony Montealegre – first vice president, Casius Sanchez – second vice president, Romel Yogore – treasurer, Hazel Cordero – assistant treasurer, and Arsenio Patiño –auditor.Elected sectoral representatives are Angelina Brillo, Romeo Camporaso, Jilson Vallejera, Casius Sanchez and Junbert Pabon.*

The drivers receiving their fuel subsidy* Kabankalan PIO photoA total of 1,520 tricycle drivers in Kabankalan City received P3,000 each in fuel subsidy from the city government led by Mayor Benjie Miranda.Councilor Rey Cordero, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Transportation, authored City Ordinance 2022-005 granting the fuel subsidy.The fuel subsidy is in the form of six fuel vouchers worth P500 each, a press release from the city government said.*

A manger scene in front of the Negros Occidental Capitol is a reminder of what Christmas is all about.*Ronnie Baldonado photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson Tuesday night, December 13, directed the release of the P40, 000 bonus of the provincial government’s employees this week and assured that the granting of performance based bonuses (PBB) will also be reviewed in January.Lacson made the announcement after he and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer led the switch on of the Christmas lights at the Capitol and its park in Bacolod City, which was accompanied by a burst of fireworks.The governor also marked his 63rd birthday on Tuesday.Lacson, in his speech, urged his fellow public servants, to “allow this season to rekindle and renew our promise to our fellow Negrenses t...

Lack of proper sanitation habits is seen as the reason for the majority of the 67 confirmed cholera cases, including two deaths, in Negros Occidental, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said Tuesday, December 13.Most of the cases are believed to have been caused by poor hygiene, especially in the handling of food, and not from contaminated water, he said.That is because of all of the water samples taken from areas where cholera cases were reported, only one tested positive for Vibrio cholerae at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, he said.He also pointed out that were no clustering of cholera cases.If it was the water that caused the cholera, it would not be just one person but an entire family hit, Tumimbang added.He said the long term focus sho...

The teenager who was stabbed in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.*PNP photoA 17-year-old teenager suffered injuries after he was stabbed at Hacienda Amanda, Barangay 8, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, December 12.Police withheld the name of the minor-victim.Initial police investigation showed that the victim was with his girlfriend when two people, allegedly armed with a bladed weapon, arrived.They allegedly stabbed the victim in the stomach and back.The victim was rushed to the Victorias Emergency Clinic and later transferred to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Bacolod City.Police identified one of the suspects as Jomer Sison, who turned out to be the stepbrother of the victim’s girlfriend.The other supect was allegedly ...

Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, Negros Occidental provincial health officer.*Two international organizations are helping health officials in Negros Occidental convince residents to get booster shots against COVID-19.Negros Occidental is lagging behind in its booster drive and needs to catch up on its coverage of children, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said Tuesday, December 13.Negros Occidental has fully vaccinated 78.71 percent of its target population, and 60.90 percent of its senior citizens, which has resulted in its remaining under Alert Level 2, the Department of Health reported on Tuesday.Relief International of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Reach Health of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are providing the pro...

NBI Bacolod chief Renoir Baldovino*The National Bureau of Investigation is still facing a blank wall in its probe into the 2021 assassination of the Negros Occidental provincial consultant on hospital operations despite the increase in the reward to P2 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of his killers.Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui III was shot to death by a sniper as he was leaving his office at Emerald Arcade in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, on April 12, 2021.The assassination appears to have been well funded and organized, Renoir Baldovino, National Bureau of Investigation- Bacolod head, said Tuesday, December 13.However, because they have been unable to profile the suspects, the motive of the killing is still unknown, he said.Their investi...

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