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CARE photosThe two dogs who witnessed the gruesome murders of their humans in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, were rescued a week after the incident.The pet dogs were left alone with no food and water. One of them was left inside the house, while the other one was outside the gate.Animal welfare organization Community Animal Rescue Efforts (CARE) Inc. said, “only a few paid attention to two creatures left behind” following the tragedy in Barangay Tangub.CARE, in a Facebook post, said their rescuers were informed on April 10 about the living conditions of the two pets, whom they named Prince and Michael.“With no food and water for a number of days, Prince was padlocked inside and Michael braved the heat and cold outside the gate,” the group said.They added that concer...

Capitol photoRafael Coscolluela, the newly appointed provincial consultant, said he will work on ways to advance a “green economy” for Negros Occidental.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has appointed the former governor of the province as consultant for energy and environment affairs.Coscolluela said he will meet with renewable energy stakeholders to discuss the current status, constraints, issues and ways to enable faster transition to renewable energy utilization.He will also meet with power distributors to determine ways to ensure reliable, affordable and sustainable electric power for consumers in Negros, Coscolluela said.Also on his agenda is a review of current environmental concerns and initiatives to advance a “green economy”, he said.The aim is to connect all of th...

Si anay Third District congressman Albee Benitez ang nangin dinapit nga bisita sa economic consultation nga ginpatigayon sang Sabado.Sa amo nga pagtililipon sang mga negosyante, iya ginpahayg nga iya na gina buksan ang posibilidad nga magpapili bilang alkalde sang Bacolod.Sa economic consultation nga ginpatigayon sang negosyante nga si Vladi Gonzales sang sabado, nangin dinapit nga mga bisita sanday anay governor Rafael "Lito" Coscolluela kag anay 3rd district representative Albee Benitez.Si Coscolluela nagsiling nga sa sini nga panahon ilabi na nga may yara sang pandemya dako ang papel sang local government sa pag tapna sa pagdamo sang kaso sang COVID-19 kag pati na sa pag siguro nga indi tuman nga ma apektuhan ang magagmay nga mga negosyo.Si Benitez naman nag talakay kun ...

Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will remain under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) until April 30, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque announced Sunday, April 11.Roque, who announced the new quarantine classifications around the country, told DIGICAST NEGROS the request of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson to place Negros Occidental under the stricter General Community Quarantine (GCQ) was received by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) late.He does not know if the IATF would still deliberate on Negros Occidental’s request, Roque said.Negros Occidental has been under MGCQ, but Lacson on Friday had asked that it be reclassified to GCQ following a surge in COVID-19 cases in the province.Lacson said he is hoping the IA...

Bacolod DRRMO photoThe national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has extended the travel moratorium from the National Capital Region Plus, Cebu and Davao to Western Visayas from April 13 to 19 because of the alarming surge of COVID-19 cases, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunday, April 11.The IAFT earlier granted a similar moratorium from April 4 to 10.Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas, on behalf of the officials of Western Visayas requested that the moratorium on all incoming flights, sea voyages and land travel from Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan and Cavite collectively called the“NCR Plus bubble”, Cebu and Davao transporting returning residents and Authorized Persons Outside Residence be suspended for seven more days from April 11 to ...

Travel between Negros and Panay may be limited to Authorized Persons Outside Residence and essential travel, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Sunday, April 11.Leonardia said he was informed by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas that he and Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. are proposing the move for the protection of Western Visayas residents with the surge in COVID-19 cases.Treñas suggested that it be a collective decision of the leaders of Western Visayas, Leonardia said.“We will wait for everybody but Bacolod has already made its stand that we are in favor of that,” Leonardia said.Treñas said he has discussed the proposal with Leonardia and Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and they agreed to it.A new COVID-19 variant is suspected to be causing the rapid spread...

The surge in COVID-19 cases has caused the temporary lockdown of more seats of government and health facilities in Negros Occidental.Mayor Neil Lizares said the new Talisay City Hall will be closed on Monday and Tuesday while contact tracing and disinfection are underway.An employee assigned at the Talisay City Public Market tested positive for COVID-19 and contact tracing showed that the person had gone to the Talisay City Hall, he said.Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson, who tested positive for COVID-19, ordered the lockdown of the Himamaylan City Hall, City Health Office and Barangay Health Centers for seven days starting Saturday to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan said the La Castellana municipal hall will be closed from Monday to Wednesday fo...

The primary suspect behind the massacre of four family members, including a six-year-old girl, in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, asked for forgiveness after he executed his extrajudicial confession on Saturday, April 10.Jocelyn Espinosa-Nombre, 59, her sister Remedios Jemma Espinosa, 69, their nephew John Michael Espinosa, 35, and his six-year-old daughter who were murdered at their home in Barangay Tangub on April 4 were buried at the Bacolod Memorial Park Saturday.Christian Don Tulot, 39, who admitted killing the four victims, asked for forgiveness from their families, saying he did not want it to happen.He also asked for forgiveness for lying in his previous testimonies.In his extrajudicial confession, Tulot, an adopted son of Nombre's sister, said that on April 4, he wa...