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Suspected marijuana was discovered inside a parcel during a K9 inspection at a courier warehouse in Barangay Junob, Dumaguete City, on Thursday, February 26.The discovery was made during an inspection conducted by the Seaport Interdiction Unit of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.Authorities recovered a transparent vacuum-sealed plastic containing about 50 grams of suspected dried marijuana bricks.Another plastic pack containing around 30 grams of dried marijuana leaves was also seized.Police said a glass tube, a sticker marked “WIZK HIGHDOL,” and plastic packaging materials were also recovered from the parcel.Investigation is ongoing to identify the sender and intended recipient of the parcel.Authorities said those involved may face charges for violation of Re...

A woman was killed while her husband was injured after the tricycle they were riding collided with a truck at the Circumferential Road in Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City, early Wednesday morning, Feb. 25.The fatality was identified as Jovelyn Amion, 33, a resident of Brgy. Busay, Bago City.The tricycle driver and husband of the victim was identified as Marlon Amion, 47, a resident of Brgy. Lopez Jaena, Silay City.The truck driver was identified as Jocel Ballesteros, 39, a resident of Brgy. Fabrica, Sagay City.A Traffic Enforcement Unit investigation report said the tricycle was traveling from north to south while the truck was headed east.Police said the vehicles collided upon reaching the area of the accident, resulting in injuries to the victims.The woman was rushed to...

Personnel of the Coast Guard in Negros Oriental inspect yachts in Tambobo Bay, Siaton town on Thursday,*PCG photoThe Coast Guard in Negros Oriental has discovered that at least 26 yachts in Tambobo Bay in Siaton town were “undocumented” and whose owners could not be located, an official said Thursday, Feb. 26.Lt. Marionne Abigail Enopia, Coast Guard Station Negros Oriental commander, said that the discovery came after an inventory of yachts and similar privately-owned sea vessels in the bay this week.The Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) were doing the inventory as requested by Siaton Mayor Albert Ator to determine their current state and status, she said.Some of the yachts have remained in the bay for months without departing and have been left unatt...

The scene of the shooting incident.*A pedicab driver was shot dead at Verbena Street, Brgy. 30, Bacolod City at around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25.The victim was identified as Harold Barrios, 45, a pedicab driver, and a resident of Purok Bagong Buhay in Brgy. 30.Police said they received a report of the shooting from the barangay secretary.Personnel of Police Station 6 immediately responded and brought the victim to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital where he was declared dead.He sustained a gunshot wound to the neck.Residents in the area told the police they heard a gunshot before discovering the victim.Ther police said their investigation also showed that the victim faced multiple complaints for physical injuries and for several other inci...

Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya has announced plans for a dedicated 7,490-square-meter football pitch at the Bacolod City National High School (BCNHS) oval, with full funding of P50 million provided by the city government.“We know there are a lot of teams in Bacolod and some of them are playing outside the city, so by having this quality turf it can help the athletes and can attract more competitions here in the city”, Gasataya said on Wednesday, Feb. 25.The FIFA-standard facility will feature artificial turf and professional-grade lighting, making it Bacolod’s first city-constructed football venue designed to boost grassroots sports and enable local teams to train within the city, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said.Groundbreaking is scheduled for...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Negros Occidental is also aiming to win the championship at the first ever Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet (NIRAAM) on March 1 to 7. “We will go out there to compete and win,” the governor said on Thursday, Feb. 26.   Mayor Greg Gasataya on Wednesday said Bacolod City is aiming for the championship.  Five cities in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod, will host the 2026 NIRAAM on March 1 to 7. The 12 contingents that will see action in the first Department of Education (DepEd)-led regional sports competition in the NIR are Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Bacolod City, Silay City, Kabankalan City, Dumaguete City, Canlaon City, Bais City, Bayawan City, Guihulngan City and Tanjay City. The opening ceremony will be held at the Panaad ...

Malogo River in EB Magalona*Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said if the provincial government decides to go ahead with a small scale bulk water project it would probably only cover three local government units.If they tap water from the Malogo River the project would only serve the water needs of EB Magalona, Victorias City and Manapla, Lacson said on Thursday, Feb. 26.The provincial government may scrap the bulk water project entirely or proceed with one on a smaller scale, he said.Lacson reiterated that he respects the Silay Sangguniang Panlungsod’s denial of the provincial government’s request for a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) for its proposed ₱1.2 billion Negros Occidental Bulk Water Supply Project.The project would have tapped water from the Hinali...

The sinking of the soil in Sitio Bairan, Brgy. Gen. Luna in Toboso, Negros Occidental, has stopped.The “sinkhole” in the area has remained at 11 feet, 5 inches deep since Feb. 18, Engr. Hospicio Carbajosa Jr., Toboso Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, said Thursday, Feb. 26.The sinking may have halted because the rains have stopped and the soil beneath the surface could have dried up, he said.However, soil also sank in Sitio Bugho, located about 3 kilometers from Bairan, also in Brgy. Gen. Luna.“We estimate that it is wider than Bairan, around 90 meters in diameter and about one foot deep,” Carbajosa said.A Mines and Geosciences Bureau team is set to visit the area again in the second week of March with the necessary equipment to determine the cau...