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Jul12026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Joint enforcement team closes 97 stalls at Libertad Market Annex Building

City government workers clearing the illegal structures inside the Libertad Market Annex Building,*BCCO photoThe Bacolod City government’s crackdown on illegal structures continued Wednesday, July 1, as personnel from the City Legal Office (CLO) Enforcement Team and the City Administrator’s Office–Market Enforcement Action Team closed and cleared 97 stalls inside the Libertad Market Annex Building.Retired Police Col. Levy Pangue, team leader of the CLO Enforcement Team, said the operation was launched following alarming reports from the Libertad Market Vendors Association that stalls awarded to vendors were being used as storage areas, while several had been converted into makeshift dwellings and sites of alleged illegal activities.“Garbage was found everywhere, and we we...

Jul12026 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

CLMMRH starts shift to digital healthcare system

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The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City is continuing efforts to modernize healthcare delivery with the implementation of the SegHIS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Hospital Information System (HIS).As a major step toward digital transformation, the apex hospital or end-referral center of the Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Island Region partnered with Segworks Technologies Corp. in utilizing the SegHIS Plus Electronic Medical Record System to deliver more efficient, integrated, transparent and patient-centered healthcare services.CLMMRH chief information officer and project manager John Michael Gabriel Zaragoza said on Wednesday, July 1, that after the ceremonial signing of the project charter earlier this week, they ...

Jul12026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv commends 303rd Infantry Brigade on 40th anniversary, highlights strong partnership for peace, progress

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the 303rd Infantry Brigade anniversary rites.*Richard Malihan photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson lauded the 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army for four decades of "steadfast service" and commitment to maintaining peace and enabling local economic growth during its 40th Founding Anniversary celebration held at the brigade’s headquarters in Minoyan, Murcia, on Wednesday, July 1.Speaking before military officials, enlisted personnel, local officials and guests, Lacson emphasized that the contribution of the "Brown Eagle" Brigade is measured by the stability they preserve and the confidence they inspire across the province.“For decades, the men and women of the 303rd Infantry Brigade have stood alongside our lo...

Jul12026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Meeting with NegOcc mayors set on proposed aerial spraying of pesticides vs. RSSI

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A sugarcane federation is inviting Negros Occidental’s mayors to a meeting on July 10 to discuss the aerial spraying of insecticides to prevent the devastating and rapid spread of Red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in sugarcane fields.Manuel Lamata, president of the United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED), said on Wednesday, July 1, that they have invited Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and the mayors to listen to a proposal from a Davao-based group.The Davao group conducts the aerial spraying of systemic chemicals that are not harmful to humans, Lamata said.The governor said what makes the situation alarming is that the RSSI has returned just as the planting season has started, which is expected to lower crop production.“The RSSI pro...

Jul12026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Back to scratch: ASF resurgence forces Negros Occidental to restart hog biosecurity

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Negros Occidental’s pig population had already recovered from the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that hit last year, but unfortunately, ASF has resurfaced, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday, July 1.“So we have to go back to the same [biosecurity measures]. We will have to start from scratch,” he said.“We will have to disinfect our areas and go slow on repopulation,” Lacson added.He noted that after ASF hit last year, the pig industry had recovered and hog production was almost back to its original level.However, a total of 1,902 pigs have died from various diseases across 12 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental as of June 25, Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana said on Tuesday.These mortalities represent 3.27 percent of the total hog po...

Jul12026 by Mark GarciaNo Comments

German national found dead inside rented room in Sipalay

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A 66-year-old German national was found dead inside his rented room in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, police said.The man was discovered by his landlord at around 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, in Purok 3, Brgy. 2.He was brought to the Sipalay City Primary Care Facility, where he was declared dead by the attending physician.Police were informed about the incident on Tuesday afternoon, June 30, and conducted an investigation.Initial examination showed no external injuries on the body.Authorities said the man had reportedly been bedridden for a prolonged period due to acute coronary syndrome.Police initially found no indication of foul play and said the death appeared to be from natural causes, pending the issuance of the appropriate medical certification.*

Jul12026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P7.1M shabu seized in Sibulan buy-bust, man from Lanao del Sur arrested

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The arrested Lanao del Sur resident.*Photo courtesy of Bhoy PilsAuthorities arrested a 35-year-old man and seized P7.14 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday morning, July 1.The suspect was identified as alias “Noknok,” a resident of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur.The operation was conducted in Magatas, Sibulan, by personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police.The suspect allegedly told authorities that he had only been instructed to transport the illegal drugs to Bacolod City.He also claimed that he arrived in Dumaguete City on Tuesday.Authorities are investigating the source and intended recipients of the seized drugs.The suspect is under police custody while the...

Jul12026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Man killed in Hinoba-an stabbing; wife, alleged lover arrested

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A 46-year-old man was killed in a stabbing incident allegedly involving his wife and her purported lover in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, June 30.Police identified the victim as alias “Ed,” a resident of Sitio Batilo, Brgy. Po-ok.The suspects were identified as alias “Ge,” 56, of Brgy. Talacagay, and alias “Jima,” 52, the victim’s wife.Police said a concerned citizen reported the discovery of the victim’s body at around 7:30 a.m.The victim was found with multiple stab wounds.Based on statements obtained from the victim’s minor children, the couple allegedly had a heated argument at around midnight over marital issues involving a third party.Police said Ge, who was described as the alleged lover of the victim’s wife, later entered the residence and stabbe...

Jun302026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NegOcc declared under state of calamity due to severe sugarcane pest outbreak; NegOr to follow suit – Sagarbarria

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Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria and SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona (right) meet in Dumaguete City on Tuesday.*SRA photoThe Sangguniang Panlalawigan declared the entire Negros Occidental under a state of calamity Tuesday, June 30, due to the outbreak and continuing spread of the highly destructive Red Striped Soft-Scale Insects (RSSI) in the province’s sugarcane fields that has reached “critical levels.”Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria on Tuesday also said a state of calamity will be declared in Negros Oriental where sugarcane fields have also been hit by RSSI.The Negros Occidental SP’s declaration of a state of calamity was in response to Resolution No. 5 of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommending the declaration, which was submit...

Jun302026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Over 1,900 pigs die from diseases in Negros Occidental

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A total of 1,902 pigs have died from various diseases in 12 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental as of June 25, the provincial veterinarian reported on Tuesday, June 30.The mortalities represent 3.27 percent of the total hog population in the affected areas, Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana said. The affected livestock were located across 89 barangays, the majority of which are situated in southern Negros Occidental.Lemana said that authorities cannot definitively attribute all the deaths to African Swine Fever (ASF) since many of the hogs were not tested.Among the 12 affected LGUs, only the municipality of San Enrique has confirmed positive cases of ASF.However, Lemana noted that the clinical signs and symptoms exhibited by the dead p...