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Aug42026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Fish vendor dies, one injured in Pulupandan collision

A 26-year-old fish vendor died while a motorcycle driver was injured after their vehicle collided head-on with a sport utility vehicle in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental, on Monday afternoon, Aug. 3.The Pulupandan Municipal Police Station said the collision happened at around 5:31 p.m. along Negros South Road in Brgy. Palaka Sur.Initial investigation showed that a motorcycle with a sidecar was traveling from Valladolid toward Bago City when its driver allegedly lost control due to a mechanical problem with the handlebar.Police said the motorcycle swerved into the opposite lane and collided with a Suzuki Jimny traveling toward Valladolid.The motorcycle driver sustained minor injuries, while his passenger suffered serious injuries and was brought to the Valladolid District Hosp...

Aug42026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

CLO enforcement team member recovers suspected marijuana

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The recovered suspected marijuana.*BCCO photoA member of the City Legal Office (CLO) Enforcement Team discovered two packs of suspected marijuana in an abandoned black plastic bag along the corner of Galo and Lacson streets on Monday night, August 3.Radnie Ortoño, 36, was driving his tricycle back to his assigned post at the Capitol Lagoon at around 9 p.m. when he noticed the plastic bag along the roadside. Believing it could be someone’s lost property, he picked it up with the intention of turning it over to his supervisor for proper safekeeping, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said Tuesday.“I thought it might contain money that someone had accidentally lost, and I wanted to help return it to its rightful owner,” Ortoño said.Ortoño was previousl...

Aug42026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Motorcyclist dies after crashing into parked dump truck in Bacolod

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A 24-year-old motorcyclist died after his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a parked dump truck along the Economic Highway in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, early Tuesday morning, Aug. 4.The incident happened at about 3:15 a.m. in Purok Star Apple, according to the Bacolod City Police Office Traffic Enforcement Unit.Initial investigation showed that an Isuzu dump truck driven by a 43-year-old man from Victorias City was traveling northbound when the driver pulled over to the side of the road to check his vehicle.Police said the truck’s parking lights were turned on.Moments later, the truck driver reportedly heard a loud impact after a Yamaha NMAX motorcycle driven by the victim, a resident of Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, slammed into the rear of the parked truck....

Aug42026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod racer wins two races at Clark

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Bacolod racer Manuel “Boodgie” Chua Jr.*Bacolod racer Manuel “Boodgie” Chua Jr. recently took home two trophies from races at the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga.Chua, 43, who owns the BKC Racing Team, won the Track Attack Challenge Group 1 in the 2026 Petron Philippine Motorsport Championships on July 25. The following day, July 26, he placed second in the Unlimited Class Circuit Attack.A Bacolod-based businessman, Chua was also named overall first runner-up in the 2024 Petron Philippine Motorsport Championships’ Sailun Tire Track Attack Challenge in Batangas. He also received a Golden Wheel Award for completing in that season.Although Chua has always loved racing, he only began competing in official events in 2024.“If you really like racing and love spe...

Aug42026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Fisherman stabbed dead in Sipalay, suspect arrested

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A 44-year-old fisherman was stabbed to death allegedly by a fellow fisherman in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Monday afternoon, Aug. 3.Police identified the victim only by the alias “Marijoe,” while the arrested suspect was identified as alias “Roger,” 52.The Sipalay police said the incident happened at around 1 p.m. in Sitio Calangcang, Brgy. 4.Initial investigation showed that the victim was eating lunch with several companions aboard a pump boat when the suspect allegedly arrived and stabbed him in the left side of the abdomen.Police said the victim attempted to flee, but the suspect chased him and allegedly stabbed him twice more in the back and abdomen.The victim was brought by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to the Sipalay City Primary...

Aug42026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod SP approves ordinance elevating PESO into full-fledged department

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The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has unanimously approved on third and final reading an orddinace elevating the Bacolod Public Employment Service Office (PESO) into a full-fledged department under the Office of the City Mayor, Councilor Ceasar Distrito said Tuesday, Aug. 4.The measure, authored by Distrito, amends City Ordinance No. 957, Series of 2021, with the objective of strengthening the City’s employment generation programs, improving labor market services, and making government employment assistance more accessible to every Bacolodnon.Distrito said the ordinance is a major step toward modernizing the Bacolod’s employment services in line with Republic Act No. 8759, as amended by Republic Act No. 10691, which mandates the strengthening of Public Employment Service O...

Aug42026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Javi hails Eala as first Filipino to win WTA 500 crown, cites pa’s roots in Negros

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Alex Eala celebrating her victory.*WTA Facebook page photo“At the end of the fight, heart spoke. Alex Eala's victory is a victory for every Filipino who doesn't know how to give up,” Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) wrote on his Facebook post today, August 4.Benitez was reacting to Eala’s win at the Mubadala Citi DC Open Final in Washington, where she made history as the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA (Women's Tennis Association) Tour title by beating world No. 3 Jessica Pegula, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also earlier congratulated Eala on Facebook for her historic achievement.“You continue to redefine what is possible for Philippine tennis and inspire countless young Filipinos to dream without limits,” he...

Aug32026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

11 injured after fireworks malfunction at Kabuganaan Festival

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Eleven people, including a 17-year-old student, sustained minor injuries after aerial fireworks malfunctioned during the Kabuganaan Festival in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday night, Aug. 2.Kabankalan police chief, Lt. Col. Gary Alan Resuma, said all the victims received medical treatment and were later discharged from the hospital.The incident happened at around 9:30 p.m. at the football field in Brgy. 4 during the festival’s fireworks display.Initial investigation showed that aerial fireworks operated by Peacock Fireworks failed to launch properly and fell into an area where spectators and event personnel were gathered.The device prematurely exploded on the ground, sending shrapnel and debris toward the crowd.The injured included a reservist, city and of...

Aug32026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Pontevedra returns to compressed 4-day workweek

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Fridays will serve as the non-working day for most regular municipal operations in Pontevedra.*Ronnie Baldonado photoPontevedra, Negros Occidental, has returned to a compressed four-day workweek for municipal government offices and personnel starting this week, Mayor Jose Maria Alonso said Monday, August 3.Alonso on July 29 issued Executive Order No. 2026-33 ordering the return to the four-day work week.It supersedes Executive Order No. 22, Series of 2026, which had previously reverted municipal offices to a standard five-day schedule on June 1.Under the new order, municipal government employees will work from 7:30 a.m. . to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with a one-hour lunch break, maintaining the required standard total of 40...

Aug32026 by Joann VillanuevaNo Comments

Oil price rollback tomorrow

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PNA file photoFuel prices will decline by as much PHP2.09 per liter this week after a huge jump last week amid the supply risks given the latest United States-Iran military exchanges.According to the Department of Energy (DOE), gasoline prices are set for a decline of not less than PHP0.73 per liter, diesel by PHP0.60 per liter, and kerosene by PHP2.09 per liter.In an advisory, Jetti Petroleum said it will cut diesel prices by PHP0.60 per liter and gasoline by PHP0.80 per liter effective 6 a.m. on Tuesday.“Price change varies in some locations,” it said.Meanwhile, Seaoil said it will reduce gasoline prices by PHP0.73 per liter, diesel by PHP0.60 per liter, and kerosene by PHP2.09 per liter.Data released by the DOE during the day showed that domestic fuel supply rema...