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Nov112021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Former Bacolod top cop now PRO-6 director

PRO-6 photoThe former top cop of Bacolod City is now the director of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas.Brig. Gen. Flynn Dongbo replaced Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda as head of the police regional office, with the turnover of command led by Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar at Camp General Martin Teofilo Delgado in Iloilo City on Wednesday, November 10.Miranda, who had served PRO-6 since December 2020, retired from the service Wednesday.Both Miranda and Dongbo were classmates at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 1990.Prior to Dongbo’s new assignment in the region, he was the director and deputy director of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) and the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM), ...

Nov112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv favors mandatory Covid jabs if its legal

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Provincial Consultant Alfredo Benitez, Mayor Mark Golez and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz at the launching of the Pediatric A3 drive at Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital.*Capitol photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday, November 10, that he is in favor of making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory as long as it is legal.The League of Provinces of the Philippines is open to issuing ordinances for mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, its president Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. said on Wednesday.He is in favor of making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, especially for government workers, “there is just the legal issue”, Lacson said.“I am just wondering why if its legal, why is it that there ...

Nov112021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Alleged drug suspect killed in front of house

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Victorias PNP photoA suspected drug personality, who was talking to his friend in front of his house, was shot to death by unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects in Brgy. 20, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, November 9.Killed was Hilarion “Tintoy” Castro, 53, who was identified by the police as a street-level drug personality.The victim was talking to his friend when the two unidentified suspects on board a motorcycle arrived and shot him several times, a police report showed.The victim was immediately rushed to the Kaayong Lawas Medical Foundation Inc. in Victorias City but was declared dead on arrival.Recovered from the crime scene were three fired empty shells and one dud bullet of a .45 caliber pistol.The police are still investigating the case.*...

Nov102021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Benitez distributes toolkits for Metro 3rd TESDA scholars

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Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) led the distribution of starter toolkits to 88 scholars of the 2020 Special Training for Employment Program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) at separate programs in E.B. Magalona and Murcia on Tuesday, November 9.The office of Benitez partnered with TESDA to facilitate the conduct of community-based specialty training programs to promote livelihood and employment opportunities for the underprivileged and displaced workers in the barangays, a press release said.Acting Provincial TESDA Director Romelia Nuezca thanked Benitez for the support and participation of all cities and municipalities of the Third District, enabling them to teach and provide skills to many beneficiaries, especiall...

Nov92021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Drayber sang truck patay matapos tiruhon sang iya pahinante

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Calatrava PNP photoPatay ang driver sang canter nga si Jay Sabolbora matapos ini gin luthang kag ginkawatan kahapon sang iya pahinante sa banwa sang Calatrava.Sa imbestigasyon sang PNP, nagpanaog ang pahinante sa dalan sa barangay tigbon kag iya gintiro si Sabolbora.Nakuha sa suspek ang bag sang biktima nga naga unod sang kwarta.Padayon pa ang pagpangita sang PNP sa pahinante nga suspek.

Nov92021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Guv hopes NIR revived by next administration

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Capitol photoNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday, November 8, that his stand has not changed; he hopes the next administration will consider reviving the Negros Island Region (NIR).Lacson said he hopes the revival of the NIR will this time be supported by a law so funding can be allocated.“Without a doubt majority, if not all Negrenses, would like to have a Negros Island Region,” Lacson said.The NIR was created by virtue of an executive order issued by then President Benigno Aquino III on May 29, 2015 but was abolished on August 9, 2017 by President Rodrigo Duterte.Presidential candidate Leni Robredo and several senatorial candidates have expressed their support for the revival of the NIR.“It was a very important first step when NIR was for...

Nov82021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Pagpalip-ot ukon pagdula sang curfew sa Negros Occidental gina tun-an

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Pag pa lip-ot sang ginapatuman nga curfew karon sa Negros Occidental, ukon ang pagdula sina ang ginatun-an sang probinsya.Suno kay Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson siya ang maga sapol anay sa mga alkalde sang kabanwahanan kag siudad para mapat-od man ang ila nga panindugan.Yara na karon sa alert level 2 ang Negros Occidental. Sa guidelines sang National Inter-agency Task Force, ang lugar ginapaidalom sa alert level 2 kun ang transmission manubo na kag padayon nga naga nubo kag ang health care utilization manubo.Napaidalom man sa alert level 2 ang isa ka lugar kun ang case count manubo pero nagasaka, ukon ang case count manubo kag padayon nga naga nubo pero ang total bed utilization rate kag intensive care unit utilization rate nagasaka.Sa alert level 2, mas ha...

Nov82021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Teenager ginpatay sang iya live in partner bangud sang pagpangimon

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Sagay PNP photoPatay ang 19 anyos nga si Marijo Adolfo matapos ini bun-on sang iya nga live in partner sang Biyernes sa Barangay Old Sagay sa Sagay City.Sa imbestigasyon sang PNP, nasapwan sang iya iloy ang biktima sa kasagingan maapit sa ila puluy-an nga wala na sang kabuhi kag madamo sang buno buno sa lawas.Naaresto sang kapulisan sa ila balay ang 21 anyos nga live in partner ni Adolfo nga si Kent Joseph Katalbas nga amo ang suspek sa pag patay sa biktima.Gin ako man ni katalbas suno sa pulis ang iya pwersa nga pag dala sa iya partner sa kasagingan kag didto niya gin buno gamit ang kutsilyo.Pag pangimon suno sa pnp amo ang posible nga motibo sa pag patay sang suspek sa iya live in partner.

Nov112021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros’ Covid-19 cases, hospital occupancy drop

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The new COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental in the last four days have dropped to double digits and occupancy in hospitals and quarantine facilities in the province decreased.Negros Occidental on Sunday (November 7) had 52 new COVID-19 cases, Monday (November 8 – 34, Tuesday (November 9) – 55 and Wednesday (November 10) – 47, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.On November 5, the province had 101 new COVID-19 cases and on November 6 -146.There were also 82 new COVID-19 deaths in Negros Occidental from November 5 to 10.Negros Occidental had 1,516 active COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) reported.Zeaphard Caelian, PIMT commander, said the occupancy rate at the COVID-19 designated hospitals and provincial government-run qu...