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A Bacolod mother was sentenced to life imprisonment for the sale of shabu to a policeman at Purok Lampirong, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, on June 15, 2020.Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier of Bacolod Regional Trial Court Branch 52 on Thursday, September 22, sentenced Ma. Luth Belnas Tolentino, alias Neneng Aluman, to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000 for the sale of .077 gram of shabu for P300.She was also sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of 12 years and eight months as minimum to 17 years and eight months as maximum and to pay a fine of P300,000 for possession of 2.203 grams of shabu.Tolentino was also found guilty of possession of dangerous drugs paraphernalia and sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of six months and one day as minimum to two yea...

The P4 million worth of drugs seized in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, Saturday, September 24.*BCPO photoTwo high-value suspects were arrested in a drug bust operation that led to the recovery of P4.59 million worth of suspected shabu at Prk. Riverside, Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, on Saturday, September 24.Nabbed were Erwin “Boy” Belonio, 34, of Brgy. Handumanan, and Anthony “Tiboy” Solon, 38, of Brgy. Bata.Recovered from the suspects were 675 grams of suspected shabu worth more than P4 million, the P3,000 buy-bust money, a sling bag, a coin purse, and P300 cash proceeds.The suspects are now detained at Police Station 3.Meanwhile, high-value individual Noel “Nognog” Dadivas was arrested in a drug-bust operation at Prk Sigay, Brgy. 2 in Bacolod, Friday, September 23.The sus...

The P1.02 million in shabu seized at the BREDCO port in Bacolod City, Sunday, September 25.*Police Station 2 photoLaw enforcers intercepted P1.02 million worth of suspected shabu from an Iloilo-bound passenger in the BREDCO port at the Reclamation Area in Bacolod City Sunday, September 25.Nabbed was Rhemhon Dumancas, 36, of Brgy. Patlad, Dumangas, Iloilo.A random K-9 sweeping and passenger profiling led to the arrest of the suspect.A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent, in an interview with Aksyon Radyo, said the suspect refused to go through the port scanner and instead went to the comfort room where he threw a package in a trash can.When the authorities investigated, they found plastic packs of suspected shabu weighing 150 grams worth more than P1 million.The...

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in New York.*Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Saturday, September 24, that he held talks on waste management for Bacolod City during his visit to the United States with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Discussed was a possible waste to fuel program, Benitez said.The mayor joined Marcos on his just concluded trip to the United States.The president delivered the Philippine national statement at the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York, and met with business groups and Filipino communities.Benitez, his brother Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) and Bacolod City officials joined the Bacolod night at the closing of the Negros Trade Fair at Glorietta 2 in Makati City Sunday...

The City Health Office has identified three Bacolod barangays as dengue hotspots.Mansilingan, Taculing and Brgy 12 were identified as hotspots. Hotspots are areas with increasing number of dengue cases for four consecutive weeks or deaths, the CHO said in a report released Sunday, September 25.The CHO said as of September 10, or morbidity week 36, Bacolod City had 755 dengue cases and 10 deaths. The latest fatality was a 6-year-old girl from Barangay 12.The figure is 226.9 percent higher than the cases last year, which were 234 with three deaths, the CHO report said.The Bacolod barangays with the highest number of dengue cases are Mansilingan- 101, Taculing – 61, Estefania – 55, Tangub - 52, Villamonte – 47, Singcang – 45, Alijis – 44, Sum ag – 38, Cabug – 38, Mandalagan - ...

The Masskaride route.*More than 2,500 bikers are expected to flood the streets of Bacolod in their best MassKara costumes for the Masskaride on October 1 after the official kick off of the first MassKara Festival under Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez.This is the first MassKara costume fun ride and over the weekend, organizers announced that they already have 2,526 registrants and counting.The fun ride is open to bikers’ 15-years and older who will traverse a 20-kilometer stretch that will kick off from the Bacolod City Government Center at 5:45 a.m. on October 1.The route will pass through major Bacolod streets covering the Circumferential Access Road towards Barangay Bata, proceeding to Mandalagan-Lacson, Gatuslao St., the Public Plaza, Rizal Street and onwards to M...

The Patent Ductus Arteriousus (PDA) surgery.*CLMMRH photoThe Cardiovascular Surgery and Intervention (CVSI) Team of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City performed its first Patent Ductus Arteriousus (PDA) surgery on three pediatric patients on Friday, September 23.The patients were from Bacolod City, Binalbagan, and La Carlota, the CLMMRH posted on its Facebook page.“Aged 2, 3, and 6 years old, the patients have failing hearts and with failure to thrive. They were advised to have surgery in Manila or Iloilo but their families’ financial incapacity hindered them from seeking treatment outside of Negros,” the post said.Through the CVSI Team of CLMMRH, the PDA ligation procedures of the patients were facilitated.The surgical team was co...

The 94th Infantry (Mandirigma) Battalion soldiers who discovered the arms cache of the New People’s Army .*94th IB photoTen improvised landmines, including eight anti-personnel mines and two anti-tank mines, and 1,932 rounds of .30 caliber ammunition were recovered by soldiers of the 94th Infantry (Mandirigma) Battalion in an abandoned New People’s Army camp in Sitio Double Yarding, Brgy Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, September 22.Information from the former contacts of the New People’s Army and former rebels led to the discovery of the arms cache utilized by the Central Negros 2 Front of Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros.Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, said the discovery of the NPA arms cache is a big boost to their efforts t...

An accountant was arrested for 67 counts of qualified theft at Crossing Sawmill, Brgy. Himogaan Baybay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Thursday, September 22.Nabbed was Jacob Garcia, 24, the police reported Friday.He was apprehended by virtue of warrant of arrest issued by Negros Oriental Regional Trial Court Branch 41 Judge Leoncio Ragay Bancoro for 67 counts of qualified theft on September 21.A total of P2,010,000 bail, or P30,000 for each case, was recommended for his temporary liberty.Garcia allegedly took more than P2 million in cash from his former work place.He is currently detained by the Sagay police.*