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The Bacolod City Police-City Drug Enforcement Unit seized 1,535 grams of shabu worth P10.438 million at Hermelina Homes Subdivision.*PNA photo courtesy of Llanee Zil MenarThe police arrested 13 suspects and seized shabu worth P13.5 million in buy-bust operations in Bacolod City and Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental, from Friday to Sunday, June 27 to 29.The City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested five persons and seized suspected shabu worth P10,438,000 in an operation at Hermelinda Homes Subdivision in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, on Saturday.Arrested were Nadal Verde, 42, a high value drug personality along with Cheryl Bulandras, 36, Richard Javellana, 34, John Kyle Treyes, 23, and Angelo Martinez, 23.Recovered from them was susp...

Megastar Sharon Cuneta singing at the inauguration rites of the Negros Occidental officials.*Richard Malihan photoSenator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, June 28, said he will fulfill his campaign promise to work towards food security in the country and to bring down prices.Pangilinan and his wife, megastar Sharon Cuneta, joined the inauguration of the Negros Occidental provincial government officials led by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Capitol in Bacolod City.They thanked the governor and the Negrenses for their support in the May polls.Pangilinan said they were in Negros as a gesture of appreciation for the support of the Negrenses.“I won big here, I was number five,” he said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Senator Francis Pangilinan (right)*“I believe ...

Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (left) and Rep. Greg Gasataya (right) exchange roles in the presence of Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla Saturday night.*Bacolod PIO photoDepartment of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla has expressed optimism about Bacolod becoming a leading city in the Philippines with its new set of officials paving the way forward.Remulla, who administered the oath of office to incoming mayor Greg Gasataya at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds Saturday night, May 28, lauded the quality of leadership the new local chief executive can offer to the city.“You deserve a person like Greg to lead the city. Bacolod will lead the country one day. You have everything it ta...

Gladys Amylaine D. Sales was installed as the new Schools Division Superintendent of DepEd Negros Occidental at Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City on Friday, June 27.The installation was officiated by Dr. Anthony Liobet, Schools Division Superintendent of Himamaylan City and concurrent Negros Island Region assistant regional director.Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, who represented Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the event, assured the provincial government’s continued support for DepEd’s programs and activities,He also urged the DepEd to make every effort to maintain and strengthen all its educational initiatives.*

Three persons were killed in separate incidents in Negros Occidental and Oriental on Friday and Sunday, June 27 and 29.Two of them were stabbed dead while they were on their way home in Sitio Aw-a, Brgy. Poblacion, Sta. Catalina, Negros Occidental, Sunday morning.Lance Kyle Bargasa and Paulo Cuenca, residents of Sitio San Ramon, Brgy. Poblacion, died after they were allegedly stabbed by alias “Reymark” and “Mark Angelo” of Sitio Kasla, Brgy. Nangka, Bayawan City, the police reported.The victims were going home from a disco in Sitio Aw-a when the stabbing occurred, the police said.The police arrested the suspects in a hot pursuit operation and they are now detained at the Sta. Catalina Police Station.Meanwhile, a man was found dead after he was shot by two suspects in Si...

Reyno Jison Abasolo*An incentive of P100,000 will be given to a Negrense who topped the June 2025 Special Professional Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers in the Secondary level, Rep. Emilio Yulo III (Neg. Occ., 5th District) said on Saturday, June 28.Reyno Jison Abasolo, a graduate of the Binalbagan Catholic College, topped the examination with a 90.60 percent rating.Abasolo is the pride of the 5th District, Yulo said, adding he hopes he serves as inspiration to other students.“This is not just a victory for him, it’s a victory for all those studying in small schools,” he said.Graduates from the 5th District who top board examinations will be given incentives of P100,000, Yulo said.*

Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman*The mass oathtaking of the newly elected officials of the 5th District of Negros Occidental will be held at the municipal auditorium of Moises Padilla on Monday morning, June 30, Rep. Emilio Yulo III (Neg. Occ., 5th District) said Saturday.The guest of honor will be Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, he added.She is also expected to administer the oath of office of the newly elected officials of the 5th District.This is the first time that all newly elected officials of the 5th district will have a mass oathtaking, Yulo said.For Moises Padilla, the newly elected officials who will take their oaths will be led by re-elected Mayor Ella Garcia Yulo and her husband Vice Mayor Pimpoy Yulo.*

Rescuers gather the dead in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City.*Silay City DRRMO photoSeven government employees of Silay City in Negros Occidental died, while 17 others were injured when a mini dump truck they were riding on fell on its side in Sitio San Juan, Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, at about 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 27.The city government's dump truck was traversing a downhill section of the road when its brakes failed causing it to swerve and fall on the cement pavement.Bodies scattered on the road were covered with banana leaves by residents while waiting for rescuers to arrive.The government employees were returning from a tree planting activity in Sitio Lantawan, Brgy Patag, which he had also attended, Silay Mayor Joedith Gallego said.Dead on the spot wer...

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla*The elected officials of Bacolod City led by Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Mayor Greg Gasataya will take their oaths of office at the Bacolod City Government Center 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28.Gasataya is expected to take his oath before Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla.“Bacolod, through your love and unwavering support we are now entering a new chapter of service, heart, and unity. It would be one of my greatest joys to take my oath before my dearest Bacolodnons and no other than the Secretary of DILG, Sec. Jonvic Remulla”, Gasataya said in a Facebook post.Benitez will take his oath before Barangay 18 Punong Barangay Madeline Diaz, Vice Mayor Claudio “Kalaw” Puentevella before Taculing Barangay ...