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The body of the 16-year-old was found Sunday.*Cadiz PNP photoThe suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old student whose body was found in a sack floating in the Panikion River in Sitio Morente, Brgy. Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday has been arrested.Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said on Monday that murder charges would initially be filed against the 48-year-old suspect to ensure that he cannot gain temporary liberty.They are waiting for a post-mortem examination before rape charges can also be filed against him, the police chief said.The victim who was half naked sustained 11 stab wounds, many to the neck, Despi said.The 16-year-old was last seen alive at school on Friday afternoon and her parents reported to the police that she was missi...

The vehicles that figured in the accident.*Romeo Subaldo photoA truck loaded with beer crashed into a public utility vehicle in front of the Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center along Bangga Scala in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, on Monday, December 12, injuring four passengers.The truck driver said the vehicle suddenly lost its brakes, causing it to hit the gutter and damaged the cover of a manhole.This also caused the truck to bump the jeepney.Two of the four injured passengers were taken to the hospital.*

The scene of the accident.*A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured after a pickup truck ran over him at Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, Sunday, December 11.Police withheld the name of the minor-victim.The victim was on board his bicycle when he fell to the ground after the tricycle in front of him suddenly halted. The 43-year-old businessman driving the pickup did not notice the victim and ran him over.The minor-victim was rushed to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.Capt. Armilyn Vargas, Police Station 3 head, said an initial settlement has been reached by both parties.The minor-victim is now in stable condition, she said.*

Police beefs up security at SJI following threats made on social media.*SJI website photoSt. John's Institute (SJI) in Bacolod City is on heightened security alert following threats made on the lives of its teachers and students on social media, Lt. Jovito Pastrana, Police Station 2 officer-in-charge, said Monday, December 12.Posts on the Facebook page named “Huaming Par” on Saturday and Monday said that the school has a choice to fire one of its staff or its teachers and innocent students will be riddled with bullets fired by snipers.The shooting will start when it is least expected and innocent lives will be lost, one post said.Only one thing will calm the devil, for the staff member to be fired or for him to resign, it added.Examinations set on Friday were postponed ...

A sneak peek of the Christmas tree at the Capitol Lagoon Park in Bacolod City to be officially lighted up on Tuesday.*Ray Diaz FB page photoThe Christmas lights at the Capitol Lagoon Park in Bacolod City will be switched on at rites led by Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Tuesday, December 13.Lacson will also mark his 63rd birthday on Tuesday.At 4:30 p.m. Lacson will lead a storytelling activity at the park’s skating rink for children from orphanages, Capitol employees’ children and grandchildren, and others who wish to join, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.There will also be snacks and giveaways for the children, Diaz saidThe decorations at the Capitol Lagoon Park to be lighted up Tuesday.*Barbara Mijares photosThe ceremonial ope...

Globe is warning the public against unscrupulous groups and individuals who are taking advantage of the SIM registration law to scam people.“We have received reports that there are groups and individuals taking advantage of the new law by sending misleading text messages to unsuspecting mobile phone users. We would like to remind our customers to ignore these messages and report them to our Stop Spam website,” Anton Bonifacio, Globe Chief Information Security Officer, said in a press release from the firm Monday, December 12.Bonifacio said text messages informing users that their SIMs have been deactivated are just a ploy to get their personal information and hard-earned money. The SIM Registration law has yet to take full effect as its implementing rules and regulations are still ...

The Negros Occidental provincial government is giving its 1,740 job order and contract of service workers P5,000 each in gratuity pay and gift packs this Christmas, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Monday, December 12.The provincial government will start releasing the food gift packs at the lobby of the Capitol in Bacolod City at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, he said.The release of their gratuity pay is being processed, he added.The provincial government will also start releasing the P40,000 bonuses of the regular Capitol employees starting December 15.The P40,000 bonus will include the Collective Negotiation Incentive – P25,000, Service Recognition Incentive – P10,000 andProductivity Enhancement Incentive - P5,000.*

The Negros Occidental plaques of recognition.*The Negros Occidental provincial government has been ranked Top 1 among the six provinces in Western Visayas for its 83.68 percent growth in locally sourced revenues, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Monday, December 12.“The Year-on Year Growth of 83.68 percent is the mother of all awards…it represents the growth of our local revenues from 2020 to 2021,” Diaz said.The Negros Occidental provincial government through its Provincial Treasury Office led by Provincial Treasurer Amy Grace Bolivar was given the Top 1 performance award by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) and Regional Association of Treasurers and Assessors Inc. in Region VI (Regata VI) at rites held at the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in M...