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Oct242022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Plane overshoots MCIA runway, Bacolod-Cebu flights cancelled

The Korean Air plane that overshot the runway of the Mactan Cebu International Airport.* PIO Lapu-Lapu City photoPhilippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled their Cebu-Bacolod and Bacolod-Cebu flights on Monday, October 24, after the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was closed.The MCIA was closed after a Korean Air plane from Incheon, South Korea, overshot the runway after attempting to land during heavy rains Sunday night.The airport will be closed until midnight Tuesday, October 25 while the Korean Air plane is being removed, Glenn Napuli, MCIA legal manager, said Monday.He said the MCIA management is working on partially opening portions of the runway before midnight of October 25.A Cebu Pacific advisory said among its cancelled flights Monday was 5J 126/1...

Oct242022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Arroyos turn over medical equipment to hospital on former solon’s birthday

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Deputy Speaker Gloria Arroyo, Mike Arroyo and former Rep. Ma. Lourdes Arroyo (l-r, seated), Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Rep. Emilio Yulo III (Neg. Occ., 5th District), Dina Arroyo–Tantoco and former Bacolod Coucnilor Ricardo “Cano” Tan (l-r, standing) at Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr. Memorial District Hospital.*The Next Generation Advocate Foundation, through the Arroyo family, turned over medical equipment to the Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Isabela, Negros Occidental, on Monday, October 24.Dina Arroyo–Tantoco, who represented the foundation, said the turnover was being held on the birthday of her father, the late Rep. Ignacio “Iggy” Tuason Arroyo Jr. (Neg. Occ., 5th District).She said their family was also able to get Department of Healt...

Oct242022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

MassKara shows world PH back on track: Marcos

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (5th from left) at the culminating activity of the MassKara Festival at the Paglaum Stadium on Sunday, October 23.*Ronnie Baldonado photoPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Bacolod’s successful staging of its 43rd MassKara Festival has shown the entire country and world that the Filipino people are ready to return to their normal lives and that the Philippines is on its way back to economic recovery.Bacolod’s MassKara Festival also serves as an example for the rest of the Philippines, said Marcos, who spoke at a program during the MassKara Festival arena dance competition at the Paglaum Stadium in Bacolod Sunday afternoon, October 23.Marcos, whose supporters chanted “BBM, BBM” as he entered the stadium, said he will keep his promise to the Filipin...

Oct242022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Granada street, arena dance MassKara champ, wins P1M

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The winning Barangay Granada performers*Ronnie Baldonado photoBarangay Granada won the 43rd MassKara Festival street and arena dance competition grand championship and P1 million on Sunday, October 23, festival director Pinky Mirano Ocampo said.The awarding of the winners, a concert and fireworks at the Paglaum Stadium in Bacolod City capped the three-week MassKara Festival celebration.Barangay Granada also won the best in music, most disciplined and Pau-Pau Choice awards, she said.Granada was also the champion for three successive years in 2014, 2015 and 2016.The first runner was Barangay Sum-ag that also won the best in mask and costume award and took home P500,000, Ocampo said.The second runner up was Brgy Estefania that also won the best in in concept award and ...

Oct242022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man hacked to death by minor, sexagenarian

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The man who was hacked to death in La Castellana Friday.*La Castellana PNP photoA man was hacked to death allegedly by a minor and his sexagenarian father in Brgy. Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Friday night, October 21.Killed was 57-year-old Elmer Silverio.Police said the minor suspect was having a drinking spree at a store when his father, 62-year-old Joel Parcon, arrived and talked about their grudge against the victim’s brother.This led to a heated argument after the victim, who was said to be armed with a bamboo club, arrived in the area and confronted the two, police said.But when the victim, who was on board his motorcycle, fell to the ground and was hacked by the suspects several times. He died on the spot, the police said.In a police pursuit oper...

Oct242022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Classes in 3 Himamaylan sitios to resume Oct. 24

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Evacuees of Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City return to their homes.*Mayor Tongson FB photoClasses in the three sitios of Barangay Carabalan in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, will resume Monday, October 24.Mayor Raymund Tongson, in an executive order issued October 20, said that the resumption of classes in Sitios Campayas, Medel, and Sig-ang was based on the recommendation of School Division Superintendent Gladys Amylaine Sales.Residents of the three sitios were the last ones to return home after the Army and the Incident Management Team previously cleared other areas in the village of insurgency.The encounters between the state troopers and members of the New People’s Army that started on October 6 claimed the lives of two soldiers and a ranking rebel leader.It...

Oct242022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Carpenter dies of electrocution

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A carpenter from Bacolod City died while doing construction work at Barangay 3 in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, Saturday morning.The fatality was identified as Anthony Bellardo, 47, of Barangay Villamonte.Police said the victim fell to a cemented pavement, hitting his head first, after he accidentally touched a live wire of the neighbor’s house that was under construction.He was immediately rushed to Sipalay City Infirmary but he was declared dead on arrival.*

Oct232022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Brgy 17 grand champion in Electric MassKara tilt

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The winning Barangay 17 dancers*Ronnie Baldonado photoBarangay 17 was the grand champion in the Electric MassKara float and dance-off competition in Bacolod City Saturday night, October 22, which drew a crowd of 35,000.It bested 12 other barangays whose dazzling floats and performers paraded through Megaworld’s The Upper East towards the Bacolod City Government Center for their dance-offs.Barangay 17, which won P300, 000, also bagged the best mask, costume and float special awards.First runner up was Barangay 25 that won P200,000 and second runner was Barangay 32 that won P150,000.The winning Electric MassKara float of Barangay 17.*Andrew Altarejos photoAmong the guests at the Electric MassKara were First Lady Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos and her sons Vinny and Rep....

Oct232022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

SP hearings on Neg. Occ. P5.1B budget for 2023 set

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Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer*Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said on Saturday, October 22, that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Finance is set to start holding hearings on the proposed P5.1 billion 2023 budget for Negros Occidental.The committee headed by Board Member Rommel Debulgado will be inviting provincial government department heads to the hearings to discuss the budget allocations, Ferrer said.The SP aims to approve the 2023 budget by the first week of December, he said.The proposed General Fund Budget for 2023 is P4,952,981,428, while the annual operating budget of the Economic Enterprise Development Department is P190,379,525.15.Ferrer said the bonuses of the provincial government employees will be a priority.*

Oct232022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Marcos orders DA to curb spread of ASF in Region 6

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture’s Western Visayas office on Sunday, October 23, to test all pig breeding sites in the region to control the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF).The directive came after the DA – Western Visayas regional office reported during a situation briefing in Bacolod City that cases of ASF had been reported in Iloilo, a press for the Office of the Press Secretary said.Marcos said all measures to prevent its spread is already in place, including banning pork products from infested areas.He said testing all breeding farms for ASF is one of the most effective ways of controlling the spread of infection.Marcos noted that one of the challenges in fighting the infection is that ASF has been reported to spread through ...