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 Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao (3rd from left) and Vice Mayor Andrew Torres (4th from left) with Bago Negros Energy Corp. vice president Passakorn Panyaratanakorn (2nd from left) and other officials during the groundbreaking.*  Bago City Information Office photoThe Bago Negros Energy Corp. (BNEC) broke ground for the construction of the 150-megawatt (MW) wind power project, the first of its kind in Negros Island Region, in a ceremony held in Barangay Calumangan on Wednesday, June 10.With a total initial project cost of PHP9.78 billion, the BNEC proposes to construct and operate 23 wind turbine generators (WTGs) aimed at strengthening power supply in the Visayas grid and supporting the national renewable energy roadmap.“We are not only witnessing the start of a structure, we are wi...

A 24-year-old cook remains in the intensive care unit after he was hit by a car in Isabela, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday night, June 9.The police identified the victim as  “Stephen,” a resident of Purok 3, Brgy. Camp Clark, Isabela.The incident happened along the National Highway in Brgy. Camp Clark at around 11:30 p.m., the police said.The Isabela police investigation showed that a white Suzuki Swift was traveling from Brgy. Libas when it sideswiped two tricycles parked along the roadside.Police said the victim was sitting at the back of one of the tricycles when he was also hit.The victim sustained a head injury and was brought to the Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Memorial District Hospital for medical treatment.He was later transferred to a hospital in Bacolod City...

Two barefoot men, one of them  armed with a gun, were caught by a closed-circuit television camera entering a house in Kabankalan City on Tuesday night, June 9.The incident happened at a house near the plaza of Brgy. Tagoc.CCTV footage showed the two men entering the house one after the other.The first man was wearing a jacket and shorts and was carrying a firearm.The second man had tattoos on his leg and was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, shorts, a cap, a watch, and a handkerchief covering his face.The footage showed the two men searching through items inside the house for several minutes.Before leaving, one of the suspects was seen taking a cellphone that was charging inside the house.The Kabankalan police said it has not yet received a formal report on th...

The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region seized P67.9 million worth of suspected shabu and P47.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the first month of PBGen. Romano Cardiño as acting regional director.PRO-NIR said the accomplishments were recorded from May 8 to June 8 under its intensified SAFE NIR Program.Police units across the region conducted 896 law enforcement operations during the period.The anti-drug campaign resulted in 214 operations and the arrest of 238 drug personalities, including 26 high-value individuals, 187 street-level individuals, and 25 unlisted individuals.Police seized about 10,136 grams of suspected shabu valued at P67,950,883.60.PRO-NIR also conducted 69 anti-smuggling operations that led to the arrest of 22 individuals and the confi...

The Romeo Nanta Command-New People’s Army, South Central Negros Guerrilla Front claimed responsibility for the killing of a land overseer, who was also a pastor and lupon member, in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental.In a statement dated June 10, the rebel group said it was behind the killing of Marlo Galan, also known as alias “Panoy,” in Sitio Mag-anay, Brgy. Bi-ao on Monday morning, June 8.Ka Dionesio Magbuelas, spokesperson of the Romeo Nanta Command, alleged that Galan was a former CAFGU member and an intelligence asset of the Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion.The NPA also alleged that Galan had a role in the Army operation in Brgy. Bi-ao on Jan. 30, where two of their members were killed, including Reynalde “Ka Amek” Erecre, whom the group identified as one of its ranking leaders...

The North Capitol Road in Bacolod City*The Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Office has requested the Bacolod City government to clear vendors operating along North Capitol Road, citing traffic congestion, sanitation issues, and security risks.In a letter to City Legal Officer Karol Joseph Chiu dated June 5, Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr. emphasized that public streets must remain dedicated to their primary purpose - vehicular and pedestrian traffic."Any permission granted for private use should not unduly impair public access, convenience, safety, or the general welfare," Nellas said.Nellas raised the following  concerns on the  vendors' presence:Traffic and Safety: The stalls obstruct the regular flow of traffic, causing lane congestion and p...

Philippine Red Cross Emergency Response Units assist in search and rescue operations at a collapsed Savemore structure in Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.*PRC photoDeputy House Speaker and Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Tuesday, June 9, that he is planning to directly provide assistance to the families whose relatives died in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Sarangani in Mindanao.The death toll had reached 38 in Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) and Region 11 (Davao Region) as of Tuesday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said.In Region 12, the OCD said 456 people were injured while four were missing.Meanwhile, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the Negros Occidental provincial government is just waiting for the OC...