Tag: Negros Occidental

Oct272021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Gossip triggers killing of senior citizen, daughter

Himamaylan PNP photoA senior citizen and his daughter were killed after they were hacked by their relative in their home at Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, October 25.Killed were Carlos Era, 70, and his daughter Merly Lahay-Lahay, 48, while the elderly victim’s other daughter, Egie Era, 38, was injured.Suspect Danny Lahay-Lahay, 50, of Kabankalan City, went to the victims’ house and attacked his in-law, Merly, with a bolo, a police report said.Era and his other daughter tried to pacify the suspect, who then attacked them.Due to multiple hack wounds Merly died on the spot, while her father died at the hospital.Egie is still confined at a hospital.PLt. Arturo Margallo Jr., deputy police chief of the Himamaylan City Police Station,...

Oct282021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

P3.4M nga balor shabu nakuha sa buybust operation sa San Carlos

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PDEA-6 photo25 ka sachet sang ginaptihan shabu nga naga bug-at sang tunga sa kilo ang na recover kahapon sang PDEA Region 6 upod sang San Carlos PNP sa kay Emil Mariano nga ginakabig high value target.Gina bulubanta nga naga balor sang 3.4 milyones pesos ang shabu nga nakuha sa buybust operation sa Barangay 2 sa siyudad sang San Carlos.Siya ang detained kag kaso nga paglapas sa RA 9165 ang ipasaka batuk sa iya.

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Tons of endangered clams seized in Sipalay again

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The clams seized in Sipalay City Wednesday, October 27.*Contributed photoAbout two to three tons more of endangered large clams, locally known as Taklobo, were recovered by the Maritime Police in another site in Brgy. Cayhagan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, October 27, Dave Albao, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation executive director, said.The seized clams could cost about P1 million, he said.The Maritime Police in southern Negros Occidental had seized 7,000 kilos of endangered fossilized and fresh clams worth P490,000 and nabbed two suspects in Brgy. Cayhagan on Tuesday, October 26, a report from PMaj. Don Archie Suspeñe, Fourth SOU PNP Maritime Group officer-in-charge, said.The clams seized on Tuesday and Wednesday will be brought to t...

Oct282021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Lalaki patay matapos ginlabo sa banwa sang Ilog

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Ilog PNP photoPatay ang 27 anyos nga si Jestony Ubay matapos ini labuon sang live in partner sang iya utod kagabi sa Barangay Dancalan sa Ilog.Sa imbestigasyon sang Ilog PNP, nagbaisay si Ubay kag ang iya sini iloy kag nag abot sa punto nga iya na tani ini bun-on.Siya ang ginpunggan sang iya utod nga si Angeline kag sila ang nag agaway sang patalom.Nag pangayo sang bulig si Angeline sa iya live in partner nga si Danilo Andilab amo nga iya gilayon gin labo labo si Jestony.Nag agum man sang mga pilas si Angeline.Detained karon sa Ilog PNP si Andilab.

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Covid-19 death of mayor’s ma triggers vaccination upsurge

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The death of the mother of Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, from COVID-19 has led to an upsurge of residents in her town wanting to be vaccinated against the deadly virus.Noime Nicor, 71, La Castellana Liga ng mga Barangay president, died at the South Bacolod General Hospital on October 11.The mayor said her mother, who was diabetic, refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.The death of her mother and kagawad Mario Solar from COVID-19 has made La Castellana residents aware of how dangerous it is not to be vaccinated, the mayor said.Almost all of the about 16 La Castellana residents who died from COVID-19 were unvaccinated, she said.They were told that had her mother been vaccinated, she could have survived, Mangilimutan said.Now...

Oct282021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Caretaker sang manukan, nasapwan patay sa Talisay

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Talisay PNP photoPatay na sang masapwan kaina sang kaagahon sang tag iya sang manukan ang 37 anyos nga si Leo Benes nga amo ang carekater sa iya nga manukan sa Barangay Cabatangan sa Talisay City.Sa imbestigasyon sang PNP, tatlo ka adlaw na nga wala makita sang tag-iya ang caretaker kag sang iya ini gin kadtuan sa gina tiniran nga payag, patay na ini.Posible may foul play sa kamatayon sang biktima suno sa pulis bangud sa may nakita nga pilas sa iya sini ulo.Gina imbestigaran pa ini karon sang PNP.

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv: Rising fertilizer prices in hands of national gov’t

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Richard Malihan photoIt is in the hands of the national government to act on the clamor of sugar farmers for a halt to the unabated increase in fertilizer prices, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday, October 27.“We know that the national government is aware of this. Many of the presidential candidates have come up with suggestions on what to do,” he said.It has been suggested that the national government suspend the excise tax on fuel to help bring down the price of fertilizer, Lacson said.Considering the unabated increases in fertilizer prices, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) earlier called on the Department of Agriculture to request the Department of Trade and Industry to impose a price cap on fertilizer prices.The price of Urea, the most wide...

Oct272021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Governor leads inauguration AHRANO porkshop at Ayala

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Richard Malihan photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the inauguration of the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) porkshop at the Fiesta Market of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City, Wednesday morning, October 27.Lacson said the provincial government has also set up several other meat shops to help hog raisers in various parts of the province market their goods.The integrity of AHRANO officers and cooperation among its members will create a sustainable livelihood project, and will bring about economic benefits not only to their association but also to the entire hog industry of the province, Lacson said.The meat shop at the Fiesta Market was facilitated by the Provincial Veterinary Office and AHRANO, with assistance from Magnolia-Puref...

Oct282021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

PIMT nagpaathag kun ngaa naga tingob ang reporting sang Covid deaths

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Salvador Benedicto LGU photoProvincial Incident Management Team nag paathag kun ngaa naga tingub ang pag report sang mga Covid-related deaths.Sa October 27 nga report sang PIMT walo ang gin report nga napatay. Wala nagakasayuran nga ang walo sa amo man nga adlaw napatay.Suno kay Zeaphard Caelian ang incident commander sang PIMT ang sistema sa reporting isa sa naga apekto diri.May mga LGU suno sa iya nga adlaw-adlaw naga report may yara man nga naga tingub.Ika duha suno sa iya antes pa man ma report nga Covid related ang kamatayon sang isa ka persona ini ang kinahanglan nga ma pat-od paagi sa swab test kag may verification nga nagakatabo.Mas madugay pa gid kun ang persona napatay sa balay. Indi lamang sa Covid deaths ang apektado sa sistema, bisan pa gani ang pag rep...

Oct272021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Benitez promises universal health access for Bacolodnons

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Former congressman and current Bacolod mayoralty candidate Alfredo "Albee" Benitez vows to bring effective and speedy access to health services for the Bacolodnons, far from the decades-old tedious process that exists now.“In my early years in service, access to medical treatment and assistance has been the top request. If the patient misses a single minute of treatment, the effect can be devastating. I am already in talks with private hospitals here and they have expressed openness in helping me change the system,” he said in a post on his Facebook page.Revamping the city’s delivery of health services and making it more available to the public is his dream for Bacolod. He has laid plans to construct a dedicated wing in local hospitals that would provide immediate medical treatment...