Photo of the Day (November 21, 2021)
Supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at a “Unity Caravan” in Bacolod City Sunday morning, November 28.*
Tag: Negros Occidental
Minilyon ka pesos nga balor sang shabu nadakpan sa airport sa bulig sang Belgian Malinois
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Hidden treasures of Isabela, Negros Occidental
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Migz files bill to restore NIR, Kiko to file House counterpart
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Friday, November 19, that he just filed Senate Bill No. 2453 that seeks to establish the Negros Island Administrative Region to be known as Region XVIII.Zubiri, who filed the Negros Island Region Act on Wednesday, said the bill seeks to bring together Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Bacolod City as a single administrative region.The senator said a counterpart bill needs to be filed in the House of Representatives.“I need a counterpart in the House and I’m hoping we can have the Negros congressmen file it as well,” Zubiri told DIGICAST NEGROS.Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) said he will file a counterpart bill in the House of Representatives next week.“The establishment of th...
11 meted life for drugs on nat’l judgment day
Eleven Negrenses were sentenced to life imprisonment for the sale and possession of drugs on National Judgment Day Friday, November 19.Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier, Bacolod Regional Trial Court Branch 52, sentenced Ace Gamarang Villanueva and Michael Go Diaz; Gutsy Villanueva Poncejan; Mariann Obsenares Grande, alias Ann-Ann; Jessel May Goto Jareta; Arman Emam Macabalang, Salim Emam Macabalang and Asrap Emam Macabalang; Wilton Fernandez Capunong, alias Totong Bukol; and Christian Gerullu Edca in seven separate cases to life imprisonment for the sale of shabu and to each pay a fine of P500,000.James Jumbas Brisuela, alias Jigjig, was also sentenced to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P400,000 for possession 15.777 grams of shabu when he was arrested at Purok Tilapia, ...
Negros Occidental okays VTI buses cross-border travel in 3 routes
Vallacar Transit Inc. can begin cross-border travel between Negros Occidental and Oriental, and Cebu starting Saturday, November 20, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Friday.Diaz on Friday issued the guidelines for all incoming passengers via land travel to Negros Occidental, with three approved routes.There will be four buses plying the Bacolod to Dumaguete route via Mabinay, two buses for the Bacolod to Cebu via Mabinay trips, and four buses for the Bacolod to Cebu via Don Salvador Benedicto route and vice versa, he said.Fully vaccinated individuals are required to present an S-PaSS, and verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards or certificates of vaccination.Those who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated should present an S-PaSS and a negative RT-PCR test resu...
Baby drowns in tub
Cadiz PNP photoA one-year-old baby drowned in a tub in his home at Brgy. Zone-2, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, Thursday afternoon, November 18.The police went to the area after the victim’s 32-year-old uncle discovered the baby’s lifeless body in the tub that was filled with water.Lt. Gina Fernandez, Cadiz police deputy chief, said the uncle was looking after the baby who was just playing.However, his attention was caught by the children playing outside their home by the river. When he looked again at his nephew he was already drowning in the tub.The baby was brought to a hospital in Cadiz City but was pronounced dead on arrival.*
Security forces, Comelec meet on poll coordination
Negros Occidental security forces and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials met at Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr., Bacolod City, on Friday, November 19, to discuss measures for the peaceful conduct of the May 9, 2022 polls.The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard Station - Negros Occidental and COMELEC Negros Occidental officials convened the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Council (JPSCC), a NOCPPO press release said.The agenda of the meeting was to strengthen coordination and interoperability among the security forces through the coordinating council, especially in preparation for the upcoming polls, to include increased monitoring of possible election hotspot areas, it said.BGen....
Guv challenges PCL members to do more as polls approach
PCL-Negros Occidental president, Board Member Ryan Gamboa, and Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) at the year-end assembly.*Richard Malihan photoNegros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson challenged the members of the Philippine Councilors League – Negros Occidental to do more and better as the May 2022 elections approaches.“Let our commitment and hard work be our seed, and the affirmation of a reelection be our recompense. Times may be demanding, but always remember that sincere and committed public service is its own reward,” Lacson said at the PCL Negros Occidental year-end assembly as the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City on Friday, November 19.The PCL-Negros Occidental is led by its president, Board Member Ryan Gamboa.The theme for its assembly is: “PCL Negros Occide...
Sipalay enforces new travel guidelines
The Sipalay City government is enforcing new guidelines for travelers visiting their locality from November 16 to 30.In an executive order signed by Mayor Maria Gina Lizares on November 16, the city extended its alert level 2 status until the end of the month and will discontinue its border checkpoints.It also has set interzonal and intrazonal travel guidelines for fully vaccinated, unvaccinated, and partially vaccinated individuals entering the city, which is known as the “Jewel of the South.”Under the latest EO, individuals entering the city from within Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will be required to make reservations at any resort or establishment, fill out its Tourism Registration Form at https://bit.ly/SipalayTouristRegForm, and present the document on arrival.F...