Tag: Negros

Dec152021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Anay CAFGU ginpatay sang mga gina patihan miyembro sang NPA

Toboso PNP photoIsa naman ka persona ang gin patay kahapon sa barangay bandila sa banwa sang Toboso kun sa diin may gin patay man nga trabahador sang furniture shop sang nag ligad nga adlaw.Ang mga suspek amo man sa gihapon ang gina tudlo karon sang pnp nga may kahimuan sa pagpatay kahapon sa 54 anyos nga si Ponciano Carbajosa nga isa ka anay kagawad kag anay miyembro man sang CAFGU.Suno kay Staff Sargeant Eugene Kangkee, naga panglakaton lang papauli si Carbajosa sang siya ang gin bangaan sang apat ka mga armado kag gin luthang sang makapila ka beses.Suno kay Kangkee, ang mga armado nga nag luthang kay Carbajosa amo man ang posible may kahimuan sa pag patay kay Mariel Encarquez sang Lunes kag posible ila gina patay ang mga persona nga may sala sa ila.Mahimo mga miyembr...

Dec152021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

NOCPPO naga hulat na lang sang order para mapatuman ang ‘no jab, no job’

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NOCPPO photoGin pahayag ni Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office Spokesperson, Lt Abegael Donasco nga ila karon gina hulat ang written order gikan sa Camp Crame angut sa gin pahayag sang chief PNP nga iya ipatuman sa kapulisan ang resolution sang National Inter Agency Task Force na “no jab, no job.”Natalana nga mag release ang PNP sang memorandum angut diri matapos man gin pahayag ni PNP Chief General Dionardo Carlos nga sila ang naga himo sang tanan nga pamaagi agud i haylo ang kapulisan nga mag pabakuna.Suno kay Donasco, sa 2,386 nga kapulisan sa probinsya, 23 na lang ang wala mabakunahan ukon less than 1% sang kapulisan sa NOCPPO.Ang ini nga mga pulis ang suno sa iya may yara man sang rason para indi mag pabakuna. Mahimo man sila sa gihapon suno kay Donasco nga mag ...

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

PCG units prepare for evacuations, rescue operations, relief missions

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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya, has directed District, Station, and Sub-Station Commanders in areas that will be directly affected by Typhoon Odette to prepare for evacuations, rescue operations, and relief missions, in coordination with local government units.Laroya specifically instructed Coast Guard units in the Caraga and Western Visayas regions to immediately activate their deployable response groups (DRGs) and quick response teams (QRTs), and inspect available search and rescue (SAR) assets and equipment as the severe tropical storm is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Tuesday, December 14.“Let us monitor closely and coordinate proactively to ensure the safety of lives so we could all celebrate Christmas with ou...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

5th person caught with fake Bacolod vaccination card

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The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center caught a fifth person using a fake vaccination card, EOC Executive Director Em Ang said Tuesday, December 14.She said a Bago City resident went to the Bacolod EOC office at the MassKara Hall to ask for a vaccination certificate to travel.The person presented a fake Bacolod vaccination card that was easily detected because the vaccine used was misspelled and the vaccinator's name is non-existent, she said.The case of the Bago resident was forwarded to the Bacolod City Legal Office for appropriate action, she said.Earlier, four employees of a sugar mill from Sagay City were also caught using fake Bacolod vaccination cards, she said.Ang said they are keeping a close watch on vaccination cards of persons entering the city during ...

Dec142021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Lalaki patay matapos nga gintiro sang gina patihan katapo sang NPA

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Toboso PNP photoPatay ang 30 anyos nga si Mariel Encarquez alyas Kulafu matapos gin tiro sang makapila ka beses sang gina alegar mga katapo sang New Peoples Army kahapon sa Barangay Bandila sa banwa sang Toboso.Suno sa imbestigador nga si Staff Sargeant Eugene Kangkee, gin sulod sang lima ka mga armado nga persona ang furniture shop kun sa diin naga ubra si encarquez kag siya ang gin pahapa upod sang apat niya ka mga upod sa trabaho.Gin pangita sang mga armado kun sin-o si Alyas Kulafu, kag sang gin tudlo sang isa sa ila si encarquez didto na siya gintiro sang mga suspek.Nag pakilala pa suno sa pulis ang mga armado nga sila ang katapo sang NPA.Dugang pa ni Kangkee, masami naga maoy si Encarquez kun mahubog ini sa ila barangay gani isa ini sa ila gina tan-aw rason kun ng...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Duterte, Go withdraw COCs

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Photo from Bong Go FBPresident Rodrigo Duterte withdrew his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections confirmed.Duterte was accompanied by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea at the Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila.He submitted his statement of withdrawal after Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go withdrew his certificate of candidacy for president Tuesday morning, Guanzon said.Both were running under the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan party.Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles, in a statement Tuesday evening, said “the President believes that withdrawing from the senate race will allow him to better focus on managing our pandemic response in order to ...

Dec142021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Mga armas sang NPA ginpang guba sang Army

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3ID photoGin patigayon sang kahapon ang 3rd Infantry Division sang Philippine Army sang demilitarization ceremony kun sa diin ila gin pang guba ang mga armas nga ila na recover gikan sa rebeldeng New Peoples Army.Pito tanan ka mga assorted long firearms ang ginpang guba.Suno kay Major General Benedict Arevalo, commander sang 3ID, tuyo sang demilitarization sang mga armas amo ang pag pakita sa publiko sang mga gin usar nga armas sang mga rebelde para sa ila mga kalakasan kag para mapahibalo ang pumuluyo nga ini ang indi na sa liwat mausar pa.Isa man luyag sa ipalab-ot sang army sa pag guba sang mga armas suno kay Arevalo amo nga ang AFP amo lang ang lehitimo nga Armed Forces sa pungsod kag indi ang NPA.

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Human persecution of Philippine eagles

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I virtually attended one of the breakout sessions of the 2021 Philippines Biodiversity Symposium last week, and there were many interesting paper presentations.Organized by the Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines, this annual event is on its 29th year where scientists, conservationists, academe, non-government organizations and other development workers, and local and national government employees, among others, gather for sharing updated information and knowledge on biodiversity in the Philippines.Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the symposium has been held online for two consecutive years now.One of the interesting presentations, although a bit sad and depressing, was the paper of Dr. Jayson Ibañez of the Philippine Eagle Foundation on the human persecution of the P...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental, Bacolod to continue vax drive despite NVD 2 postponement

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The National COVID-19 Vaccination Operation Center has postponed the National Vaccination Days Part II (NVD2) in Western Visayas set Wednesday to Friday this week to December 20 to 23 as Tropical Cyclone Odette approaches.The scheduled visit of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, Health Secretary Francisco Duque, National Task Force against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Testing Czar Vince Dizon to Negros Occidental to observe the three-day activity on Wednesday has been cancelled, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.Despite the postponement of NVD 2 Bacolod City and Negros Occidental will continue with their massive vaccination.The teams and vaccines are out so they will just continue with their vaccination drive in Negros Oc...

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Covid-free Bacolod?

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Footages from the lights-on ceremonies at the Bacolod Public Plaza by the city government last Monday, December 13, showed a huge crowd, although far from the 15,000 claimed by their press release if you based it on drone shots they shared. Still, there were thousands of people crowding around as if Bacolod has become Covid-free.It was in stark contrast from what went on at the Capitol Lagoon by the provincial government that also switched on their lights’ display and even had fireworks to celebrate the Christmas Season and also the birthday celebration of Gov. Bong Lacson.Tables and chairs at the Lagoon were arranged with physical distancing in mind and although it cannot be denied that at some point, people took off their masks to eat, there was obvious thought from the organizer...