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Jul172022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

SRA officer cites discrepancies in imported sugar resolutions

Board resolutions on sugar importation questioned.*PNA photoDeputy Administrator Guillermo Tejida III of the Sugar Regulatory Administration said on Sunday, July 17, that his office will not process the release of imported sugar that arrived in the country unless a new board resolution or instructions are issued by the Office of the President.Tejida, in a letter to Ignacio Santillana, SRA officer-in-charge, said the previous SRA board issued resolutions on the importation of sugar that had discrepancies.The sugar shipments had yet to arrive in Philippine territory, but a board resolution stated that the “subject imported sugar shipments have arrived and deliveries from the custody of the Bureau of Customs to the SRA-registered warehouses are currently m...

Jul172022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

PNP: Bacolod mechanic killed, 17th shooting case since June

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The 17th shooting incident in Bacolod City since June claimed the life of a car mechanic.*Nico Delfin photoA car mechanic was shot to death by unidentified men in his rented home at Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, Sunday night, July 17.This is the 17th shooting incident in the city since June.Killed was Jose Eduardo Boot, 37.Maj. Ritchie Gohee, Police Station 4 commander, said that 24 empty cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol were found at the crime scene, while the victim sustained gunshot wounds in the front and back part of his body.He said the victim just alighted from his motorcycle when he was attacked by the gunman.He was able to run but he succumbed to the gunshot wounds.Police are yet to determine the motive for the killing.*

Jul172022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Dengue alarming, guv to consult PHO if state of calamity needed

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) said he is meeting with Dr. Ernell Tumimbang this week.*Will a declaration of a state of calamity in Negros Occidental be needed amid the rising dengue cases?Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, who has called the rise in dengue cases alarming, said he will consult with Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, to determine if a state of calamity is necessary.“Usually you declare a state of calamity when your regular budget is not enough” to address the problem, he said on Sunday, July 17.Lacson said he will know if the dengue situation is still manageable after his meeting with Tumimbang. Negros Occidental has the highest number of dengue cases in Western Visayas this year at 1,869 or an increase by 777 percent compared to ...

Jul172022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Bacolod police seize over P200K in drugs

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Seized in a buy-bust operation at Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City, on July 14.*BCPO photoMore than P200,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations in Bacolod City.Nabbed in Barangay Handumanan on July 14 was suspected street-level individual Romeo Madera Jr., 33.Confiscated from his possession were nine sachets of suspected shabu worth P190,400, the P1,000 marked money, a pouch, and P400 in cash.In Barangay Pahanocoy, 20-year-old Michael Enson of Purok Dubai, Brgy. Tangub, was caught after he sold illegal drugs on Sunday, July 17.During the bust, he yielded three grams of suspected shabu worth P20,400, P300 buy-bust money, and a coin purse.Both suspects are now in police custody and will face drug charges.*

Jul172022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Woman survives gun attack in Kabankalan

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A woman was injured after she was shot by riding-in-tandem suspects at Sitio Malasbalas, Brgy. Orong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Friday night, July 15.The victim was identified as Gennybie Niñal, 38, of Sitio Manumbas, Brgy. Carol-an in the city.Based on the initial investigation, the victim was on board a multi-cab vehicle when she was waylaid and shot by one of the motorcycle-riding suspects.The victim sustained wounds on the back of her shoulder. She was brought to Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital.Police are still investigating the motive for the incident.*

Jul172022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘Spaghetti wires’ removed at no cost to city: Espino

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The removal of spaghetti wires along San Juan Street over the weekend.* Ronnie Baldonado photoThe removal and untangling of “spaghetti wires” on posts along San Juan Street in Bacolod City was conducted during the weekend at no cost to the city, Councilor Al Victor Espino said Sunday.The removal was conducted by representatives of Central Negros Electric Cooperative, and cable and telecommunication firms on orders of Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez.The aim is to remove all of the “spaghetti wires” in the city in about 140 to 150 days, Espino said.They are looking at the removal of 70,000 linear meters of “spaghetti wires”, he added.Benitez met with representatives of telecommunication firms on Sunday to also address their ...

Jul172022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Further drop in fuel prices on Tuesday

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Fuel prices are expected to further drop this week.Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc. said the price of diesel is expected to decline by P1.90 to P2.10 per liter on Tuesday, July 19.Gasoline prices will also drop by P4.60 to P4.80 per liter, it said.The price of gasoline went down by P5.70 per liter, diesel by P6.10 per liter and kerosene by P6.30 per liter last week.*

Jul172022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv lauds dedication of medical technologists

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Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson acknowledged the dedication and courage of medical technologists, particularly as frontliners in the fight against COVID-19, during the 11th PAMET Visayas Conference hosted by the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists Inc. - Negros Occidental Chapter in Bacolod City on Friday, July 15.Lacson said that medical technologists courageously exposed themselves to patients by being swabbers, and by performing the actual testing at the molecular laboratory, on top of enduring the heat of the PPEs they need to wear for long hours.“Humanity has been aware of the importance of medical technology in the health sector, but the recent health crisis, more than ever, highlighted the significance of medical technologists,” he said.The governo...

Jul172022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Driver dies after crashing motorcycle into tree

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Samuel Gustilo died after his motorcycle hit this tree*BCPO photoA driver died after his motorcycle crashed into a eucalyptus tree along Lacson Extension at Magsaysay Avenue, Brgy. Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, Saturday night, July 16.Killed was Samuel Gustilo, 50, of Brgy. 28.The victim’s motorcycle overshot the road and hit the tree.The impact of the crash caused his instantaneous death.*

Jul172022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolodnon gets life term for sale of P300 in shabu

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A Bacolod resident was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday, July 15, for the sale of P300 in shabu to a police poseur buyer.Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier of Bacolod Regional Trial Court Branch 52 sentenced Cezar Jan Adolfo Decosta to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.Decosta sold .107 gram of shabu to the police poseur buyer at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, of Feb. 10, 2020.On his arrest an additional 9.766 grams of shabu and drug paraphernalia were seized from Decosta.He was sentenced to 20 years and one day and to pay a fine of P400,000 for possession of the 9.766 grams of shabu.He was also sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of six months and one day as minimum, to two years and seven months as maximum and to pay a fine of P1...