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Tricycle driver gunned down

Tricycle driver gunned down

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BCPO photo A tricycle driver was shot to death by an unknown suspect at Sophia Gonzaga Road in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, Saturday, December 4. Killed was 44-year-old Raymond Tordillo of Estefania, who succumbed to a lone gunshot wound. Police said the victim was driving his tricycle when he was waylaid and shot by the assailant with an unknown firearm. The suspect escaped onboard a motorcycle. Police are still investigating the killing.*
Bacolod aims for herd immunity before Christmas or end of 2021

Bacolod aims for herd immunity before Christmas or end of 2021

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City PIO photo Bacolod City aims to hit COVID-19 herd immunity before Christmas or before the year ends, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Emergency Operations Center-Task Force deputy, said Sunday, December 5. Department of Health (DOH) data shows that 84 percent of Bacolod’s residents already received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines, while 66 percent were fully-vaccinated as of Sunday, he said in a press release. Bacolod inoculated 70,752 residents during the three-day "Bayanihan Bakunahan", which was above the 66,171 three-day quota originally set by the DOH for the city, he also pointed out.
Army thwarts NPA extortion in Calatrava

Army thwarts NPA extortion in Calatrava

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Troops of the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion thwarted an extortion activity of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) after engaging about five of them in a firefight in Sitio Ania Dos, Brgy Winaswasan, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, December 5, an Army press release said. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, 79IB commander, said an encounter broke out while the troops were conducting combat operation in response to information from concerned citizens on the presence of armed men reportedly conducting extortion activities in the area. "Our troops received information from concerned citizens that a group of armed men were threatening and collecting food by force from the residents, not only in barangay Winaswasan but also in the neighboring b...
Guv expected to announce Capitol bonuses on birthday

Guv expected to announce Capitol bonuses on birthday

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Richard Malihan photo The Negros Occidental provincial government employees are hoping Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson will announce the amount of their Christmas bonuses on his birthday. Renelo Lastierre, Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) president, said that they are expecting the governor to make the announcement during the switch-on of the Capitol Christmas lights on his birthday on Monday, December 13. PACE has endorsed four probable sources of their bonuses, which are the Collective Negotiation Incentive that is allowed up to P25,000, the Productivity Enhancement Incentive that is usually P5,000, Incentive Benefits for Exemplary Services and the Service Recognition Incentive, Lastierre said. According to the budget officer, the provincial government has sufficien...
Former EB Magalona mayor succumbs to COVID-19

Former EB Magalona mayor succumbs to COVID-19

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Former Negros Occidental board member and EB Magalona mayor David Lacson, who was hit with COVID-19, passed away Friday evening, his cousin former board member Patrick Lacson confirmed. The 46-year-old former mayor passed away at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City. “He was a kind hearted, principled man… He loved his family, the people of EB Magalona and Negros”, his cousin said. Patrick Lacson, on his Facebook page, said “I’m happy that there is nothing but love between us, not even politics was able to destroy.” Former Negros Occidental board member Enrique Miguel Lacson said the former mayor was admitted at the Riverside Medical Center on Wednesday and was suffering from pneumonia. David Lacson is survived by his wife, Risa, and children Moki, Drianna and J...
DOH determining if expired jabs have shelf life extension

DOH determining if expired jabs have shelf life extension

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Capitol file photo The Department of Health is coordinating with the manufacturer of AstraZeneca vaccines to determine if those that recently expired have an extension on their shelf life and can still be used, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday, December 3. The Negros Occidental provincial government was not able to utilize 14,620 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that it received from the national government in November because they were nearing expiration and local government units did not want to accept them, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said on Thursday. Their expiration date was November 30. Vergeire said the 14,620 doses are being stored under definite guidelines to ensure their efficacy should the manufacturer state that there is an extensi...
Spreading ‘manipulated’ sex video violation of anti-voyeurism act: NBI

Spreading ‘manipulated’ sex video violation of anti-voyeurism act: NBI

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The persons caught spreading an alleged manipulated sex video and photos of a Negrense beauty queen will be held liable for violating the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 and the identity theft law, National Bureau of Investigation Bacolod Chief Renoir Baldovino said Friday, December 3. The beauty queen sought the help of the NBI Thursday following the spread of a video and nude photos that she said were manipulated to make it appear that she was the one in them, Baldovino told DIGICAST NEGROS earlier. The Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 carries the penalty of imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and a fine of not less than P100,000 but not more than P500,000, or both, at the discretion of the court, Baldovino said. The ...
La  Carlota bridge collapses, 1 injured

La Carlota bridge collapses, 1 injured

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A steel bridge that was up for demolition collapsed in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Friday, December 3.* A worker was injured when a steel bridge up for demolition collapsed in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, at about 2 p.m. Friday, December 3, Mayor Rex Jalando-on said. Jomer Savilla, 39, of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, sustained head and leg injuries. The bridge that connects barangays Nagasi and Cubay in La Carlota City had not been used for about 20 years and was being demolished by a contractor of the Department of Public Works and Highways, the mayor said. There is a concrete bridge that connects the two barangays that is currently in use and another one is under construction, he said. The old bridge was being demolished so it would not pose a danger, Jaland...
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