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A man who attended the 18th birthday party of his neighbor was shot to death at Aguntilang 3, Brgy. Riverside, Isabela, Negros Occidental, Tuesday, July 12.Killed was 26-year-old Milky Talanas.The victim who was at his neighbor’s party was attacked by an unidentified suspect with an unknown firearm, the police said.The victim succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, while the suspect fled.Police have yet to establish the motive of the killing.*

The requests of two groups to hold night markets in Bacolod City were referred by the Sangguniang Panlungsod for committee deliberations on Wednesday, July 13, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said.Sheila Versoza, president of the RTW and Retailers of Metro Bacolod Association Inc., is requesting to continue holding a night market at Ballesteros Street on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and for the passage of an ordinance establishing the night market.Micro Bacolod Vendors Organization president Marife Fernandez and secretary Ma. Veronica Saavedra in a letter submitted to the SP are also requesting to hold night markets near the Bacolod  City Government Center, at Ballesteros Street and at the Capitol Lagoon in front of the Provincial Capitol. Familiaran said their reques...

City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. and City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III (right)*The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod concurred the appointment of the new city administrator and legal officer at its regular session on Wednesday, July 13.Concurred were the appointments of Pacifico Maghari III as city administrator and Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. as city legal officer, SP Floor Leader Al Victor Espino said.Also approved was a resolution requesting Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to study the possibility of activating the Community Emergency Rescue Team under the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office covering the 61 barangays of Bacolod City, which was proposed by Councilor Kalaw Puentevella.A resolution urging different private and public schools in Bacolod to ...

Antonino Panique, Fr. Ernie Larida, Jojit Yap and Eugene Velasco (l-r) at a press conference Wednesday.*The Central Negros Electric Cooperative directors who were suspended by the National Electrification Administration for 30 days without pay are filing a motion for reconsideration to the decision finding them guilty of simple neglect of duty, Ceneco president Jojit Yap said Wednesday, July 13.However, they are complying with the suspension order that has already taken effect, Yap said at press a conference.Included in the NEA suspension order were Yap, and Ceneco directors Martha  Joyce  Cuenca, Ernie Larida, Antonio Panique and Eugene Velasco, and  former director Robert J. Javellana and   NEA project supervisor/acting general manager Danny L. Pondevilla.Yap reiterated t...

City PIO photoBacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways and the City Engineer’s Office to harmonize their flood control plans for Bacolod City.The first thing to do is to identify the problem correctly otherwise the solution will not be right, Benitez said at a press conference on Monday, July 11.If they have no major differences in their flood control response then they should move to implementation, he said.He stressed the need to be innovative and to incorporate new ideas in solving the problem.Benitez also said strainers should be placed in drainages to prevent them from being clogged.Meanwhile, the hiring of 280 traffic enforces has been approved and so far there have been close to 400 applicants....

A village watchman of Barangay San Isidro, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, was arrested during a raid on his home for possession of an illegal firearm on Sunday, July 10.Police identified the suspect as Edwin Rodrigazo, 58.The police conducted the raid after receiving  reports of alleged indiscriminate firing, and alarm and scandal by the suspect.The search warrant was issued La Carlota City Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Cyclamen Jison-Fernandez.Recovered from the suspect were a .45  caliber pistol, a homemade .38 caliber revolver, a silencer for .45 caliber pistol  and  ammunition.The suspect who is now in police custody was charged for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.*

Three persons were arrested in drug bust at Barangay 3, Bacolod City, on Monday, July 11.*PDEA photoA suspected drug den was dismantled by anti-drug operatives during a bust at Purok Lubi, Brgy. 3, Bacolod City, on Monday, July 11.Nabbed were suspected drug den maintainer Ernie Catahay, Michael Murillo and his cousin, Birgo Murillo. They were said to be high-value individuals.The drug sting operation also resulted to the confiscation of 12 grams of suspected shabu worth P81,600, an improvised glass tooter, disposable lighters, a pouch and the buy-bust money.The suspects who are now in the custody of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental are facing drug charges.*

A senior citizen was found dead at Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, on Monday, July 11.*Silay City PNP photoA 70-year-old man was found dead on the side of the road at Hda. Abo-abo, Barangay Bagtic in Silay City, Negros Occidental, on  Monday, July 11.The victim identified by the police as Noli Sibungga was covered in blood when he was discovered.The victim may have been hit with a hard object, a police report said.The victim’s relatives said he suffered from mental illness and was said to be an alcoholic, the police added.The police are still waiting for the result of the post-mortem examination of the victim's body.*

The Northern Territory delegation meets with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Governor's Office in Bacolod City on Tuesday*A delegation from the Northern Territory of Australia wants to strengthen cooperation with the business sector of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, July 12.The delegation that met with Lacson at the Governor’s Office in Bacolod City Tuesday morning also said they are aiming to also establish ties with Iloilo province and Iloilo City, he said.They are inviting the governors of Negros Occidental and Iloilo, and the mayors of Bacolod and Iloilo to visit the Northern Territory later this year.The delegation led by Januario John Rivas, Philippine Honorary Consul General to Darwin in the Northern Territory, included Sea...

Silay Councilor Ryan Gamboa currently represents the PCL Negros Occidental at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan*The Love Negros-United Negros Alliance (UNegA) coalition will name the person it will endorse for president of the Philippine Councilors League-Negros Occidental chapter in due time, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, July 12.“In the spirit of the coalition we don’t want any encounter of candidates… it will be a decision supported by the coalition,” said Lacson of Love Negros.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, a Love Negros leader, said a decision had been reached but he was leaving the announcement to the provincial officials.Silay City Councilor Ryan Gamboa of Love Negros is the current PCL Negros Occidental president.However, La Carlota Councilor Julius...