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Jun32021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Negros Oriental kagawad shot dead

A barangay kagawad in Dauin, Negros Oriental, was shot dead by unidentified suspects at Upper Maayongtubig on Thursday, June 3.Killed was Barangay Maayongtubig Kagawad Agustin Aragones, who was watering his plants when the unidentified assailants entered his home.The victim, who was shot at close range, sustained gunshot wounds to the head.He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.Capt. Louie Batuto, town police chief, said they are eyeing a grudge, business, or politics as the motive for the killing.The killing came a month after Barangay Bagacay captain Stephen Alam was killed inside the village hall, also in Dauin.*

Jun32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

VTI offers free rides for APORs, health care workers in June

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Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) is offering free rides for Authorized Persons Outside Residence and Health Care Workers in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City in June.“To help with the Philippine government's COVID-19 response and recovery interventions, VTI is implementing this ‘Libreng Sakay’ to ease the burdens of the Filipino workers who travel back and forth due to their jobs. This is also part of VTI's corporate social responsibility,” Leo Rey Yanson, VTI president and CEO, said Thursday, June 3.VTI has allocated 25 “Libreng Sakay” buses, 18 for Negros Occidental and seven for Bacolod, Jade Marquez Seballos, VTI Media Relations head, said.The “Libreng Sakay” buses began serving Negros Occidental routes Tuesday, June 1, and those for Bacolod will begin operating Friday, June 4,...

Jun32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

House approves bill creating online platform for farmers

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The House of Representatives approved a bill creating online platforms for farmers on third and final reading Wednesday, June 2.House Bill 9205 co-authored by Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) mandates municipalities and cities to establish an Agriculture Information System (AIS).Farmers will be registered in the AIS and the local agriculture office will help them input information about their harvest and produce, Benitez said.This online platform will link farmers with potential buyers, he added.*

Jun32021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Photo of the Day (June 3, 2021)

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TRIBUTE. Negros Occidental Eugenio Lacson joins Victorias City in paying tribute to Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan, a Victoriahanon, who is now the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Central Command head, in rites held at the Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts and Cultural Center, Wednesday, June 2.*Capitol photo

Jun32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod docs raise Covid alarm, health care system overwhelmed

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Infectious disease specialists warned Wednesday, June 2, that the COVID-19 situation in Bacolod City is very alarming - hospitals are full and health care personnel are overwhelmed.Hospitals are faced with lack of nurses and COVID-19 patients are waitlisted for admission, the doctors said at a virtual press conference called by Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia.On Monday, the Department of Health classified Bacolod City as a high risk area for COVID-19.The press conference was joined by eight members of the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Bacolod City.Dr. Dolores Rommela Tiples-Ruiz, president of the group, said the COVID situation appears to be worse now with more severe critical cases.She stressed the need for more public awareness about th...

Jun32021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Iloilo city, province adopting steps to halt entry of Negros travelers

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Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said Wednesday, June 2, that they have requested the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force to extend the suspension of travel from Negros to Iloilo and vice versa until June 15 .Treñas said they are waiting for the RIATF response but in the meantime measures are being put in place to temporarily prevent Negros Occidental travelers from entering Iloilo city and province to curb the COVID-19 surge in their areas.Iloilo City that remains under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) is issuing quarantine passes that will limit people from leaving their residences, he said.“All travelers without quarantine passes will be detained by authorities and requested to return to where they came from,” he said.Defensor ...

Jun32021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

2 men killed in vehicle, child survives shooting

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BCPO photoTwo men were killed inside a vehicle in a gun attack at a secluded area of the BREDCO port in Bacolod City Tuesday night, June 1.Killed were Dexter Bryan Ursos, 41, of Barangay 4; and Fernando Mahipos, 39, of Barangay 14, the police said.Also found in the vehicle was a 2-year-old girl, whose name was withheld by the police. She was unscathed and is now in the custody of authorities.Recovered from the scene were eight empty cases of fired cartridges, deformed slugs of a suspected .45 caliber pistol and .9mm caliber, and a metal fragment.Police probers also recovered a sachet of suspected shabu, drug paraphernalia, P4,000 counterfeit money, and other personal belongings of the victims from the vehicle.The police have yet to establish the motive of the killin...

Jun22021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Moises Padilla VM, 3 councilors facing arrest warrants ‘on leave’

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Four officials of the Moises Padilla government, including the vice mayor, have been on leave for three months now after they were allegedly tagged in the murder of Councilor Jolomar Hilario in March 2019.Warrants for the arrest of Vice Mayor Adrian Villaflor, councilors Vincent Garcia, Jose Morito Flores, and Jimmie Don Plaza, and several others were issued by La Carlota City Regional Trial Court Judge Cyclamen Jison Fernandez in February.The murder case is a non-bailable offense.In a statement issued Wednesday, June 2, Villaflor said that he was on official leave.“Contrary to the fake news and the lies being spread around, I am not in hiding. As a dedicated public servant in the town of Moises Padilla, my office continues to perform and fulfill the duties and responsibili...

Jun22021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘Dante’ triggers floods, landslides, retired cop missing in Hinoba-an

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Radyo Alagad photoHeavy rains brought on by Tropical Storm Dante triggered flooding that caused persons to go missing, evacuations and landslides in three towns and one city in Negros Occidental starting Tuesday night, June 1.The evacuees returned to their homes after the water subsided Wednesday, June 2, Zeaphard Caelian, Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said.In Hinoba-an town, one of seven persons reported missing in separate areas had not been found as of Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Ernesto Estrao said.The six were found alive but the search for retired policeman, MSgt, Dacoscos, who was onboard his pickup when it was swept away by strong current at Barangay Bulwangan, Hinoba-an, was still ongoing, the mayor said.Dacoscos, with his wife on board, ...