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Two of four accused in the killing of Brgy. Sta. Rosa kagawad Joe Arnel Gawan in Murcia, Negros Occidental, have been arrested,  the police said Thursday, August 13.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region said the arrests were made on Aug. 10 and 11 following months of investigation by the Special Investigation Task Group “GAWAN.”Gawan was shot dead in Purok Puncian, Brgy. Sta. Rosa, on January 26.Police said the barangay official had just alighted from a Mitsubishi Highlander after participating in a clean-up drive when an assailant allegedly shot him in the head and fled.The SITG was subsequently created to intensify intelligence gathering, case build-up and coordination among police units investigating the killing.Police said the investigation eventually...

The groundbreaking rites.*A new P90-million, three-storey, 18-classroom building will soon rise at Sagay National High School (SNHS), providing additional learning spaces for a school population of nearly 4,800 students and addressing the need for classrooms currently supplemented by makeshift facilities.The groundbreaking ceremony of the 3-Storey, 18-classroom building, a partnership of the City Government of Sagay and Okada Foundation Inc. through the efforts of Rep. Alfredo “Thirdy” D. Marañon III (Neg. Occ. 2nd District), was held Thursday, Aug. 13, at the SNHS, a press release from Sagay City said.The project is expected to be completed within one year.SNHS Principal Jerson F. Donasco said the project had been in development for around two years and will provide perman...

The excavated waste at the city’s old dumpsite*BCCO photoThe Environmental Management Bureau–Negros Island Region (EMB-NIR) is expected to come up with recommendations as part of a disposal plan to immediately clear the stockpile of excavated waste at the city’s old dumpsite along Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City.This was agreed upon during a technical conference spearheaded by the City Legal Office and the Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO), in coordination with Councilor Homer Bais, chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Environment, with representatives from EMB-NIR, the site developer, and key city department heads on Wednesday, August 12, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said.Part of the discuss...

 LTFRB Chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II with the BACOD group after their dialog Wednesday morning.*CNC photoThe Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is granting  traditional jeepney operators permission to renew their provisional authorities (PAs) to operate   provided their vehicles are road worthy and they  justify their requests.LTFRB Chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II gave that assurance during a meeting with traditional jeepney leaders in Bacolod City on Wednesday, August 12,  Rudy Catedral, president of the Bacolod Alliance of Commuters, Operators, and Drivers (BACOD), said.Catedral, who called the meeting's outcome positive, said they Mendoza for the renewal provisional authorities so they could keep running, citing a shortage of pu...

A man was shot dead by an unidentified assailant while walking along a street in Purok Calumpang, Brgy. 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday night, Aug. 11.Police identified the victim as “Jr”, a resident of St. John Subdivision in Brgy. 1.Initial investigation showed that the victim was walking along the street when an unidentified person allegedly shot him three times.He sustained gunshot wounds to the right temple, right cheek and left chest.The assailant fled toward an unknown direction after the shooting.Personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office rushed Auman to the San Carlos City Hospital for medical attention.Police recovered three empty cartridge cases of still undetermined caliber and one heat-sealed sachet containing ...