Tag: Negros Occidental news

More than a thousand parishioners of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, got to taste the “Lugaw ni Leni” handed out by supporters of presidential candidate Leni Robredo after the mass celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Saturday, December 11.Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) spokesperson, Pinky Ocampo, said that volunteers were “overwhelmed with the warm reception we got from the parishioners and we are thankful that other volunteer groups worked with us to serve the people.”Aside from lugaw, the group also distributed pink juices, pink pandesal, siopao and entertained the crowd with their signature Pink Mob dance.“We would also like to thank Fr. Aniceto “Mao” Buenafe for the invitation,” Ocampo said, adding that the presence ...

BOC photoThe Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Subic seized refined sugar declared as “twist floor maps” and “plastic trash bags” with an estimated value of P16.7 million, it reported Friday, December 10.Information that the shipment was suspected to contain sugar prompted the port to issue Pre-Lodgment Control Orders (PLCO) against the 14x20’ containers consigned to Multi Subsonic Marketing Co., the BOC said.Physical examination was conducted on Tuesday, December 7, in the presence of the Enforcement and Security Service, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) resulting in the discovery of the undeclared sugar.Issuance of Warrants of Seizure and Detention ...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has granted the request of the 2GO Group to increase the number of passengers on its vessels bound for Negros Occidental, and of Vallacar Transit Inc. for a new route.Lacson granted the request of 2GO to increase the passenger cap of its vessels bound for Negros Occidental to 70 percent effective December 16.The classification of Negros Occidental to Alert Level 2 and Executive Order 21-55, Series of 2021 provided that “intrazonal and interzonal travel of all ages and for any purpose, including leisure, shall be allowed,” Lacson said.The previous restrictions on travel have been eased but minimum public health protocols must still be observed at all times, he said.Lacson also granted the request of Vallacar Transit Inc. to resume bus trips from Duma...

The Sangguniang Bayan of Isabela, Negros Occidental, finally approved the release of funds for the payment of more than 400 job order workers, Mayor Irene Montilla said Friday, December 10.“I made sure they got paid for three paydays because they stopped getting paid starting October 15,” the Isabela mayor said.They were paid their salaries from October 15 to November 30, Montilla said.The mayor in November had complained that 447 JO workers had not been paid since October because of the failure of the SB led by Vice Mayor Renato Malabor Jr. to approve the release of funds.Malabor is running against Montilla for mayor of Isabela in the 2022 polls.There are still a lot of pending requests that the SB has not acted on, which is crippling the delivery of basic services and...

NOCPPO photoA senior citizen died after he accidentally fired his gun in his home at Hacienda Carmen, Brgy. Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Thursday, December 9.The victim was 71-year-old Benbenido Castigador.The victim was holding his firearm when it accidentally fired and hit him on the leg, the police said.He was found by his niece on the floor with a wound on his left leg.He was brought to Talisay City Health Center for medication but was declared dead on arrival.*

Calatrava PNP photoA teenager was found dead near a river at Sitio Capanoyan, Brgy Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Thursday, December 9.Nonie Boy Pales, 19, of Sitio Mainit, Brgy. San-Isidro, Toboso, was already lifeless when he was discovered by a resident.The victim sustained gunshot wounds to his forehead and neck, the police said.He was brought to the Calatrava Municipal Health Office for post-mortem examination.Residents said they heard two gunshots around 4 to 5 a.m. on Thursday.The police are still investigating the motive for the killing.*