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What initially appeared to be a routine traffic operation by personnel of the Bacolod Traffic and Transportation Management Department (BTTMD) along Araneta Street in front of Gaisano City Mall on Tuesday, July 21, turned into the successful recovery of a stolen tricycle.Traffic enforcer Marklin Jadraque, together with team leader Gary Villasis and fellow enforcer Ron Ian Infante, flagged down a tricycle being driven by two minors at around 8:30 a.m.The two male occupants, aged 13 and 10, failed to present the necessary documents for the vehicle during the inspection, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said.“I was surprised to see children driving a tricycle, so we immediately flagged them down without hesitation,” Jadraque said.The minors, who repo...

Governor Eugenio Lacson joins the unveiling of the Bokashi Project with, from left, NEDF Executive Director Gerry Ganaba, GTZ representative Terrence Dacles, NEDF president Wilhelmina Gonzales, founder Antonio Montinola and chairman Ramon Ponce de Leon.*Richard Malihan photo Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Lacson Friday, July 24, urged the trustees and members of the Negros Economic Development Foundation to continue bridging the gap between development and the grassroots, and to reimagine agriculture as a business that brings prosperity and dignity to farmers and fisherfolk.NEDF marked its 56th founding anniversary  with a celebration attended by Lacson and representatives from government and private sectors at its organic farm in Mansilingan, Bacolod City. It was als...

Board Member Andrew Gerard L. MontelibanoThe Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) has filed  criminal and administrative complaints against Negros Occidental 3rd District Board Member Andrew Gerard L. Montelibano before the Office of the Ombudsman.The complaints  were filed on July 20,  the  PRO NIR regional  confirmed in a press statement on Thursday, July 23.The complaints were filed by the PRO NOR’s Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) following the joint operations against Most Wanted Person in Brgy. Alicante, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, which led to the discovery of an alleged illegal online sabong operation.Montelibano told DIGICAST NEGROS he could not give a comment yet as he was not aware of the filing of the compl...

Regional Director Arwin Razo (right) during his meeting with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Thursday.*Richard Malihan photoThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will deliver emergency cash assistance to small farmers whose sugar farms have been infested by red-striped small-scale insects in Negros Island.A maximum of ₱10,000 will be given to each severely affected farmer, Regional Director Arwin Razo of the DSWD Negros Island Region said on Thursday, July 23.Razo met with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on instructions from DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian to discuss the assistance following Negros Occidental's declaration of a state of calamity.The distribution will start as early as next week, Razo said.The agency will source data on the exten...

A 17-year-old student was apprehended after school security personnel recovered suspected marijuana during a routine inspection at a public high school in Bacolod City on Wednesday afternoon, July 22.The Bacolod City Police Office reported that school security personnel found three plastic sachets containing about eight grams of suspected marijuana in the minor’s possession at the school entrance.The suspected marijuana had an estimated standard drug price of P960.Also recovered were a black sling bag, a ceramic pipe, a pair of scissors and a disposable lighter.Personnel of Police Station 5 responded after receiving a report from the school administration.The recovered substance will be submitted to the forensic laboratory for examination.Authorities said the case w...

A four-year-old boy died after he was run over by a Ceres bus along the national highway in Escalante City, Negros Occidental,  on Wednesday afternoon, July 22.The incident happened shortly after 2 p.m. in Sitio Sta. Ana, Brgy. Mabini, the Escalante police reported.Police Chief Lt. Col. Florendo Fajardo said initial investigation showed that the child and his parent were passengers of the bus and had just reached their destination.The bus conductor reportedly carried the child off the vehicle and placed him beside the road while the parent retrieved their belongings.Police said the child allegedly walked toward the front of the bus without the driver noticing him.The bus then moved forward and struck the child, who was subsequently run over.The boy sustained se...