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Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Diesel price to drop by about P1.20 a liter

Fuel prices are going down Tuesday, August 16, until August 22.Diesel should go down by P1 to P1.20 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippines projected Saturday.There will be either no change or a decrease of P0.10 per liter for gasoline, it added.On August 9 diesel prices went down by P2.20 a liter and P2.10 per liter for gasoline.As of August 9 gasoline prices have had a net increase of P17.55 per liter and diesel P30.15 per liter since the start of the year.*

Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NegOcc Little League in semifinals, earn team sportsmanship award

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Negros Occidental Little League, the Asia-Pacific Region Champion from Bacolod City, has been named the 2022 Girls with Game Team Sportsmanship Award Recipient after displaying sportsmanship both on and off the field throughout its time in Greenville, North Carolina.“On behalf of all of us at the Little League Softball World Series, we are honored to present the 2022 Girls with Game Team Sportsmanship Award to Negros Occidental Little League,” said Ashlea Nash, Little League Director of Softball Development, in a press release.“Since the moment they arrived, the players of Negros Occidental Little League have shown the excitement and sportsmanship that makes the Little League World Series experience so meaningful and have proven what it means to be Girls with Game,” Nash said.P...

Aug142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Lupon members complete barangay justice training

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The barangay justice training completers with the Granada Council led by Alfredo Talimodao Jr. and the officers of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central.*Twenty-nine members of the Lupon Tagapamayapa of barangays Granada and Handumanan in Bacolod City completed the two-day barangay justice training conducted by the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, in partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter.The training, hosted by Granada village chief Alfredo Talimodao Jr., was facilitated by assistant city prosecutors John Nil Acero and Ramon Jose Iligan with expressed clearance from city prosecutor Theresa Ditching.Club president Juliana Carbon, past president Josephine Natalaray and IBP local chapter vice president Jerry Llena also assisted in the trainin...

Aug122022 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Taxi driver who harassed minor passenger to face raps

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The taxi driver who harassed his minor passenger will be charged for acts of lasciviousness.*A 60-year-old taxi driver who touched the leg of his female minor passenger will face charges for acts of lasciviousness.A video of the 16-year-old girl being touched by the suspect has gone viral on social media.The victim was sitting in the front seat of the taxi on her way to Barangay 28 when the harassment happened on Wednesday, August 10.Based on the victim's post, she warned the driver to stop what he was doing but he did not listen and continued to touch her.The victim has no photo of the taxi or its plate number, but she filed the complaint before the Women and Children’s Protection Desk.The police identified the 60-year-old suspect with the help of the ride hailing ...

Aug122022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Military asset killed in Calatrava

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The military asset after he was killed.*Calatrava PNP photoA military asset was allegedly killed by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Friday, August 12.Killed was Renato Estrebello who was shot by five unidentified armed men outside his house.The victim was taken outside his house where he was shot several times by the assailants who reportedly identified themselves as NPA members.Police said that the motive for the killing was the victim’s alleged connection to the Army.*

Aug122022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

DA undersecretary resigns over sugar importation mess

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Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian*DA website photoDepartment Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has resigned after Malacañang announced that he “illegally” signed and issued Sugar Order No. 4 granting the importation of 300,000 MT of sugar without the authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.A copy of Sebastian’s resignation letter addressed to Marcos, who is also concurrent DA secretary, was released to the media by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles Friday night, August 12.Sebastian, DA undersecretary for operations and chief of staff to the agriculture secretary, apologized for having approved SO4 on Marcos’ behalf through the authority he had vested on him.“I has become clear that the same was not in keeping with your administr...

Aug122022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Police arrest teenager for allegedly stealing bike

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A 19-year-old was arrested after he allegedly stole a bike that was parked at a public market in Bago City on August 10.*Bago PNP photoA teenager was arrested at the public market of Brgy. Poblacion in Bago City, Negros Occidental Wednesday, August 10, for allegedly stealing a bike.Nabbed was Dorwin Arevalo, 19, of Purok Balintawak, Brgy. Don Jorge Araneta, Bago City.Police said that the bike, which was borrowed by a minor from his cousin, was parked at the public market when it was stolen.The minor was having his haircut when he learned about the stolen bike, which was worth P15,000. He immediately called for help from his cousin to look for the suspect, whom they later caught with the bike.The suspect is now in the custody of the Bago police.*

Aug122022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Capitol promotes Garcia, Pinongan

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Merle Garcia and Dr. Girlie Pinongan (right)*Two acting Negros Occidental provincial government officers have been promoted, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday, August 12.Merle Garcia is now Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer and Dr. Girlie Pinongan is Hospital Operations Department head in permanent capacities, he said.Dr. Placeda Lemana remains the Provincial Veterinary Office OIC.Filling up of other permanent positions will follow, Diaz said.The formal installation of the reshuffled heads of the provincial government hospitals will be held next week,We will introduce our new chiefs of hospitals and chief nurses to the communities where they will be assigned, Diaz said.*

Aug122022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Several stalls open at Negros food terminal

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Some stalls at the fish, fruit and vegetable sections have opened*Barbara MIjares photoSeveral stalls have already opened at the Negros Occidental Food Terminal Market at the North Capitol Road in Bacolod City.Some stalls at the fish, fruit and vegetable sections have opened and more are expected to follow on or before August 15.The provincial government will start charging rent to those awarded stalls at the food terminal on August 15, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday, August 12.The opening of seafood restaurants at the food terminal is also being readied.The provincial government will collect rent for the stalls on a daily basis to make it easy for the vendors, Diaz said.Diaz said priority for the rental of stalls was given to residents of Negro...

Aug122022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Capitol supporting Bacolod with ‘MassKara sa Panaad’

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The Negros Occidental provincial government is staging a “MassKara sa Panaad” in support of Bacolod City’s festivities in October, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday, August 12.Local government booths will open to sell goods and activities will also be staged at the Panaad Park in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod, during the MassKara Festival, he said.Diaz said provincial government officials, including its tourism officers and representatives of the Association of Negros Producers, met with Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Thursday to discuss programs that Negros Occidental and Bacolod City can jointly undertake.They discussed the MassKara Festival to be held in Bacolod City in October and the Negros Trade Fair in Makati City in September.They are also...