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Twelve persons, including five minors, were arrested in Bacolod City for violation of the Anti-Vandalism Ordinance, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported on Monday, May 6.Arrested were three minors from Purok Totong, Brgy. Felisa, two minors from Brgy. Handumanan, an 18-year-old man from Brgy. Mansilingan, Kenneth Cioco, 32, from Brgy Vista Alegre, Daniel Almores Jr., 21, from Brgy. Mandalagan;American citizen Jean Clifford Rabinowitz, 30, who is temporarily residing in Brgy. Taculing, and Glemar Gabuya, 35, Roger Delfin, 38, and Rey Cabison, 40, all from Brgy. Tangub.They were arrested by the BCPO’s Task Force Against Vandalism since last month. On April 3, the BCPO Anti-Vandalism Task Force was formed with Lt.Col. Lester Leada as the Overall Supervisor. ...

A farmer was found dead after he was hacked by an unidentified suspect in Purok Himpod, Brgy. Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, May 5. The 36-year-old farmer, whose name was withheld by the police, was found dead in a pool of blood on the roadside.The victim’s live-in partner said he was on his way home at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, but did not arrive home.The next day, he was found on the roadside with hack wounds on his body.* 

A Sipalaynon drowned in a man-made lake in Brgy. San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, May 4.The 48-year-old man, whose name was withheld by the police, drowned in Cansibit Lake at the old Maricalum Mining Corporation site. The victim had joined a drinking session with his family and later swam in the lake. His companions noticed that he was missing at about 3 p.m. on Saturday and his body was found in the lake at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The police said there was no foul play involved.* 

A truck driver died when his truck fell on its side at Araneta Street in  Purok Progreso, Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City, past 3 a.m. Sunday. The truck driver was Alejandro Cartagena, 52, of  Brgy 2 Poblacion, Isabela, the police said. His helper  Rolet Carampatana of Brgy Tinongan, Isabela, sustained minor injuries. The truck that  had travelled from Murcia was  going back to Isabela when  it  overtook a motorcycle and a tricycle and fell on its side, the police said.* 

The Negros Oriental congressmen and governor support the creation of the NIR.* The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCII) has reiterated its call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to sign the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) into law, in a second open letter in response to claims made by the Diocese of Dumaguete.The NOCCII in its open letter signed by its president Edward Du, dated May 2, said the business community of Negros Oriental wishes to refute the claim of the Diocese of Dumaguete that the creation of NIR would violate the 1987 Constitution and requires the conduct of a plebiscite.The bill seeking the creation of the NIR composed of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor has been sent to the Office of the President. Marco...

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma*PCO photo Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Friday, May 3, dismissed the Central Negros Electric Cooperative union’s complaint that the Joint Venture Agreement between CENECO and Primelectric Holdings Inc. violates its member’s right to security of tenure. Laguesma, in a 17-page order, dismissed the complaint filed by the CENECO Union of Rational Employees (CURE) against the JVA   for “prematurity and lack of cause of action”. The JVA will lead to Negros Electric and Power Corp.  taking over the distribution services of CENECO that will result in the termination of the union members, CURE said in its complaint. CENECO remains in operation, none of the union members have been issue notices of termination ...

SSS personnel serving a notice of delinquency* The Social Security System served notices of delinquency to seven more employers in Bacolod City for failure to remit P9,071,162.89, Josefa Pineda, SSS Regional Communications Officer, said on Sunday, May 5. The SSS Bacolod East Branch conducted a Run after Contribution Evaders (RACE) drive in barangays Villamonte and Estefania in Bacolod City on Friday, May 3. The non-remittance of SSS contributions by the seven employers is affecting 760 workers in retailing, common carrier, restaurant, placement agency and food processing businesses. If their contribution records are not updated, they will not be entitled to claim SSS benefits or to apply for loan programs. The SSS also served notices of delinque...

A laborer was  stabbed dead by his alleged  drinking companion in Brgy. Banog-Banog, Isabela, Friday  May 3. The 35-year-old laborer was stabbed by a 31-year-old man,  the police, who withheld their names, said. The  victim and the suspect were having a drinking spree at a “kubo” house of the suspect when a heated argument ensued between them, the police said. This allegedly prompted the suspect to stab the victim in the  stomach and flee. The police conducted a pursuit operation that led  to the arrest of the suspect in Brgy. Sikatuna, Isabela. He is now detained at the Isabela Police Station.*