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Jul42022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man stabbed to death after robbery attempt

The robber entered the house through the window.*A man was stabbed to death by a house owner following an alleged robbery attempt at Hacienda Lucricia in Brgy. Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, early Monday morning, July 4.Killed was 51-year-old Recardo “Hardy” Nasis, who turned out to be the second cousin of the owner of the house, 52-year-old Leo Diaz, whom he tried to rob.Diaz, who was sleeping in his room, was awakened by the noise and saw a man enter his home after destroying the bamboo grills of his window, the police said.The robber was armed with a bladed weapon. Diaz was able to grab the bladed weapon from Nasis and stabbed him several times, the police said.The suspect was arrested, while the victim who was immediately brought to the Talisa...

Jul42022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Mayor vows more businesses, jobs to boost Cadiz economy

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The Cadiz City officials led by Mayor Salvador Escalante with Rep. Alfredo Marañon III (6th and 5th from left) after their oathtaking rites on Monday, July 4.*Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. pledged to attract more businesses to invest in Cadiz City and opportunities for employment for Cadiznons in his message following the ceremonial oath taking of the city’s officials at the Cadiz City Arena on Monday, July 4.Escalante also vowed to champion the protection of the environment, promote food security and sufficiency, open more avenues for public and private sector collaboration, and ensure efficiency in government service.The Cadiz officials took their oaths of office before Rep. Alfredo Marañon III (Neg. Occ., 2nd District) as the city marked its 55th Charter Day...

Jul42022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

COVID-19 action team for Bacolod expected

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is set to issue an executive order creating a COVID-19 action team, City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. confirmed Monday, July 4. Benitez has instructed Secretary to the Mayor Karol Joseph Chiu to prepare the EO, he said.The mayor met with City Health Office (CHO) officials led by Dr. Carmela Gensoli to discuss the slight increase in COVID-19 cases in the city on Monday.The Department of Health reported that Bacolod City had four COVID-19 cases on July 1, eight on July 2, eight on July 3, and six on July 4.The COVID-19 cases have slightly increased in Bacolod but are manageable, Gensoli said.They are waiting for the mayor’s EO creating a COVID-19 action team, which is expected to be composed of the CHO, Disaster Risk Redu...

Jul42022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Flying Fox conservation forum held at Mambukal

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Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Philippine Flying Fox Conservation and Management Forum*Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson welcomed participants to the Philippine Flying Fox Conservation and Management Forum at the provincial government-run Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia, Monday, July 4.The forum entails a comprehensive conservation and management plan to preserve the vulnerable flying foxes.The event was attended by executives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, environment stakeholders, representatives from the different regions of the country, the academe and non-government organizations. Lacson said that flying foxes are considered endangered, and the Philippines is host to ten of t...

Jul42022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

PDEA hopes to clear more brgys in Bacolod of drugs, lessen crimes

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PDEA 6 Regional Director Alex Tablate (left) and Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez discuss the drug situation in Bacolod on Monday, July 4.*The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) hopes that under the Benitez administration more barangays in Bacolod City can be cleared of drugs, which will subsequently also reduce crimes in the city, PDEA 6 Regional Director Alex Tablate said Monday, July 4.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez discussed the shooting incidents in the city with him during their meeting at the Bacolod City Government Center Monday morning, Tablate said.The mayor noted that around 60 percent of the crimes in Bacolod are drug-related, Tablate added.There are currently only 13 out of 61 Bacolod City barangays that are drugs cleared.Tablate said f...

Jul32022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Call for unity in the sugar industry

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Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer*Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer along with sugar planters in southern Negros called for unity in the sugar industry under the new administration.“Hope remains high for us in the sugar industry with no less than President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. heading the Department of Agriculture,” Ferrer said in a press release.In turn, “it is best for the various stakeholders in the sugar industry to unite and stand behind our new president and DA secretary especially now where the industry is beset with major problems,” Ferrer added.The same sentiment was echoed by Roberto Cuenca, president of the Asociacion de Agricultores De La Carlota Y Pontevedra Inc. (AALCPI) who congratulated the 17th president of the country a...

Jul32022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

9-year-old dies, 11 injured in two vehicular accidents

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A crowd gathers at the scene of the accident in Sitio Mambucano, Brgy. Cabatangan, Talisay City, on Sunday, July 3.* Campuestohan Highland Resort Emergency Response Team photoA 9-year-old girl was killed, while 11 others were injured in separate vehicular accidents in Negros Occidental during the weekend.The girl, whose name was withheld by the police, suddenly crossed the street and was hit by an incoming sedan carrying a family on their way to a church on Saturday, July 2, the police said.The impact of the incident threw the victim to the opposite lane, where she was run over by a motorized pedicab loaded with 15 sacks of feeds.The girl was rushed to the Bago City Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.Both drivers were detained at the police station bu...

Jul32022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Diesel price rollback seen

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A diesel price rollback is expected on Tuesday, July 5.Diesel should go down by P2.80 to P2.90 per liter from July 5 to 11, Unioil Petroleum Philippines said Saturday.Gasoline should have no price change to a rollback of P0.10 per liter, it added.*

Jul32022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Bacolod shootings continue in July : One killed, 1 injured

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A livestock raiser was shot to death at 18th Street in Barangay 5, Bacolod City, on Saturday, July 2.*BCPO photoThe first two days of July were marred by two more shooting incidents in Bacolod City.These brought the shooting incidents in Bacolod City to 15, with 13 recorded in June.Ten persons were killed in the 13 shooting incidents in June, including two minors.On Saturday, July 2, livestock raiser Geory Adeva, 52, of Barangay Handumanan was gunned down by a motorcycle-riding suspect along 18th Street in Barangay 5, a police report showed.The victim, on board his motorcycle, was on his way home when the unidentified assailant tailed him and shot him in the head multiple times. He died on the spot.Recovered from the scene were five fired bullets from an unknown fir...

Jul32022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Returning SP members likely to retain committees

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The Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan will hold its inaugural session on Tuesday afternoon, July 5.*The ten returning Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan members will most likely retain most of their SP committee chairmanships, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer said Sunday, July 3.Only Andrew Martin Torres of the 4th District and Anthony Occeño of the 5th District are the new members of the provincial board.Ferrer said a decision will have to be made on what committees will be assigned to them.The members of the SP usually give the vice governor a free hand to appoint the committee chairpersons.The major committees are usually given to the senior members of the SP, Ferrer said.The reelected SP members are Rommel Debulgado and Araceli ...