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Jul232024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Coronica appointed new BCPO director

PCol. Joeresty Coronica* Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez confirmed that PCol. Joeresty Coronica was appointed the new Bacolod City Police Office director effective Tuesday, July 23. Coronica, who is from Bacolod City, was previously the director of the Iloilo City Police Office. On Monday he was named “adopted son” of Iloilo City. Mayor Jerry Treñas said “I proudly turned over the signed Executive Order No. 106, Series of 2024, to Police Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, officially declaring him an adopted son of Iloilo City. His significant contributions to securing our metropolis are greatly appreciated”. Col. Noel Aliño, former BCPO director, is now the director of the Criminal Inv...

Jul232024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Cops file raps vs. ‘bodyguard’ for slay of Bacolod bizman

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The Bacolod police filed homicide raps against a “bodyguard”, who allegedly killed his businessman employer, before the Bacolod City Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, July 23. The charges were filed against Ronel Panggo Rafael, 34, of General Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental, PCapt. Francis Depasucat, Bacolod Police Station 4 chief, said. Rafael was accused of allegedly killing Jun Yanson Alaba of Brgy Estefania, Bacolod City, who was engaged in the money lending business, Depasucat said.Alaba was driving his Isuzu MUX from Homesite, Brgy Villamonte, Bacolod City, when a heated argument ensued between him and Rafael, a police report said.Rafael suddenly took a firearm and shot Alaba as the vehicle reached Paglaum Street, Brgy Villamonte, at 5:20 p.m. Mon...

Jul242024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Lacson denies leaving NPC for Marcos’ party

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Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson* Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson denied rumors that he took his oath as member of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.“That’s not true, I’ve been a founding member of the NPC (Nationalist People’s Coalition) since 1992,” Lacson said on Tuesday, July 23.The PFP president is Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. and its chairman is President Marcos.Tamayo has an open invitation to all governors to join the PFP, Lacson said.“I explained that I’ve been a loyal NPC member since 1992 and I’m already on my final years in public service and so I would like to maintain my status with the NPC,” he said. He also pointed out that there is already an alliance between NPC and PFP along wi...

Jul242024 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Negros U16 softball team wins Pony World Series title

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The softball team from Negros Occidental, composed mostly of players from Sagay City, that won the championship.* I Love Sagay FB photo The Philippines, represented by the softball team of Negros Occidental, clinched the championship in the 2024 PONY Girls Under-16 International World Series held in McAllen, Texas, in the United States on Monday (PH time).The Filipino squad, composed mostly of players from Sagay City, beat the local Bambinas, 5-2.“We are beaming with so much pride,” Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr. and Vice Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva said in a joint statement on Tuesday, July 23.The Negrense softbelles ended the tournament undefeated in eight matches.They also won against Mexico, San Antonio-Texas, Texas Selection, Texas Ball Club, Mayhem-Texas and Culiacan-...

Jul242024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Marcos’ focus on food security, agriculture good for Negros: guv

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It was heartening to hear the President’s genuine concern for the importance of agriculture, especially in relation to the local production of palay, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said.*Ronnie Baldonado photo President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s focus and dedication to agriculture and food security, which he emphasized in his State of the Nation Address, will have a positive impact on Negros Occidental, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, July 23.“As governor of a primarily agricultural province, it is heartening to hear the President’s genuine concern for the importance of agriculture, especially in relation to the local production of palay,” Lacson said.The president, in his SONA, emphasized the need to strengthen technical and financial support, contr...

Jul232024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Senators urging temporary suspension of PUV modernization program: Ejercito

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The Senate committee on public services passed a resolution on Tuesday, July 23, seeking the temporary suspension of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) until all the problems surrounding its implementation are resolved, Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito said. The resolution was authored by Sen. Raffy Tulfo and seconded by Senate President Francis Escudero, Senator Francis Tolentino and himself, Ejercito said. The resolution calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to temporarily suspend the PUVMP is expected to be brought before the Senate plenary on Wednesday for approval, Ejercito said. Ejercito said he supports the modernization program for the safety and convenience of the general public but it has to be done correctly and not abruptly.&nb...

Jul242024 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Modern Bacolod City hall to rise on historic downtown site

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The proposed design shows the façade of the modern city hall of Bacolod.* The Bacolod City government is building a modern and bigger city hall on its original site at the corner Luzuriaga-Araneta streets in downtown Bacolod.As of Tuesday, July 23, initial clearing and construction work were ongoing for a new four-story structure with spacious government offices and multi-level parking.“The old city hall was built 61 years ago. Soon, we will have a modern city hall with bigger and newer offices to better serve the Bacolodnons,” Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a statement.Considered a rehabilitation/improvement project, it has a budget of P223 million funded under the P4.4-billion loan package from the Development Bank of the Philippines last year.The city go...

Jul232024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NegOcc Palaro medalists to receive cash incentives

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The Negros Occidental athletes who won medals in the recent Palarong Pambansa in Cebu will receive cash incentives on Thursday, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, July 23. The provincial government is allotting about P800,000 for the purpose. Lacson said those who won gold medals will receive P5,000 each, silver - P4,000 and bronze - P3,000 as thank you gifts. The governor also congratulated the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts for their back-to-back win in the Palarong Pambansa secondary girl’s volleyball competition. Western Visayas that was in third place at the Palaro lost by one gold to Calabarzon, Lacson said.*

Jul232024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Farmer hacked dead

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A farmer was hacked to death during a drinking spree in Sitio Trencera, Brgy. San Benito, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, 2 a.m. Monday, July 22. Roberto Pinile, 40, was allegedly hacked by Dionesio Tabanao, 60, of Sitio Trencera after a heated argument in the middle of a drinking session The victim sustained hack wounds on his head, neck, and chest, and was rushed to the Calatrava Health Office but was declared dead on arrival. The father of the victim signed the certification of identification and refusal for autopsy. The police conducted a pursuit operation and arrested the suspect in San Carlos City.*

Jul232024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NOCPPO arrests most drug suspects in WV

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The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office arrested the most number of suspects in anti-illegal drug operations in Western Visayas in the first half of the year, the Police Regional Office-6 reported. PRO-6 reported that 1,600 persons were arrested in Western Visayas from January to June, and seized were P233 million worth of suspected shabu and P2.4 million in marijuana. Of the 1,600 arrests, NOCPPO recorded the highest with 593, followed by the Iloilo City Police Office with 300, Iloilo PPO with 270, and Bacolod CPO with 205. Aklan PPO had 39 arrests, Antique - 27, Capiz - 67, Guimaras - 27, and Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-6 with 72. RPDEU6 confiscated the highest volume of ...