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Local News: Robbers Arrested in Silay City
The Silay City Police Station Theft and Robbery Section have apprehended the suspects of successive robberies and thieveries in Silay City, namely Aldin Boy Dingcong Rosales alyas Pipoy, Reynaldo Litra Clarito, Raymund Ortega Bito-on alyas Tyson and a certain Boy Paki Isidro last February 1, 2013.
By means of the rapid response of the police theft and robbery section, these suspects were detained. And a robbery case will be filed against them on Monday February 4, 2013 in the city prosecutor’s office.
Police Supt. Rosauro Francisco, chief of police in Silay City, reported that some residents in the city were victimized by these suspects. He said the modus operandi of the suspects are to enter in various grocery stores, to steal some hanging clothes in the resident’s backyards and to trespass houses without window grills and able to perform their criminal designs.
Local News: PRO 6 Intensifies Campaign Against Loose Firearms
Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., Regional Director, Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 said, the campaign against loose firearms has gone a long way and will still continue, during and after the election.
"Masasabi po nating malaki na ang ibinaba ng bilang ng mga nagmamay-ari ng mga loose firearms na ito. Nanga-ngahulugan lamang po na marami sa ating mga kaba-bayan ang tumugon at naki-pagtulungan sa ating pana-wagan laban sa loose firearms."
Cruz reported, PRO6 has already visited 20,005 owners of formerly registered firearms. This means they already reached 60% in its campaign against loose firearms since the target number of firearms with expired license are only 33,287.
In October last year, PRO6 created Task Force "Armas" to focus on the accounting of firearms with expired licenses.
Events: BACIWA Continues Living the ‘Socio-Structural Repentance’ at Campuestohan
The ceremonial tree planting at the foothill of sitio Campuestuhan. In photo
are Baciwa Chairman Lawrence Villanueva, Director Marichi Fong Ramos, Max Sillo
of the Bacolod LGU and a representative from PENRO.*
Imagine a scholarly treatise that has a fancy title "Acidification of soil associated with lupins grown in a crop rotation in north-eastern Victoria and policy directions" (adapted publish.cisiro.au) or another one that sounded like "Experimental Acidification Causes Soil Base-Cation Depletion at a watershed" (adapted soils.org) – When all these are but taking a lifestyle of tree planting in a location scientifically chosen for such purpose.
BACIWA and partners keep watersheds and tributaries alive with overflowing water for the Bacolodnons’ survival.*
The Filipino fiesta mentality hyped tree planting it became a convenient event embraced by the political world, run of the mill advocacy of groups called "tree huggers" and even educational institutions where "earth science" are frustratingly studied.
It was totally different when the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) gathered groups last Saturday and planted 1,000 seedlings more in the protected 1,000 hectare Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP) climbing through Sitio Campuestohan, Talisay City "to restore what has been wasted by human carelessness and irresponsibility."
Events: Dr. Rahman Talks About Domestic Violence at USLS Feb.5
The Women’s Studies Program under the University of St. La Salle Psychology Department invites you to Dr. Rahman’s empowering talk on "Finding Freedom from Domestic Violence" at USLS MM Audi A, 4:00-5:30 PM tomorrow, February 5.
Local News: 1st District Solon Rallies Constituents to Support the Alvarez-Lacson Tandem; Benitez Denies LP No Longer with the Duo
Rep. Jules Ledesma, (1st District, Neg. Occ.) rallied his constituents to support vice governor Genaro Alvarez and former San Carlos City Mayor Eugenio Lacson, gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial bets of the Nationalist People’s Coalition in their development efforts to boost livelihood for all Negrenses.
Ledesma with wife Assunta de Rossi-Ledesma, together with the mayoralty bets of the NPC in the first district gathered for a barangay assembly at the San Carlos City gym, Saturday where barangay officials with their supporters from the two cities and three municipalities came for what is dubbed as a "show of force."
Local police estimated the jampacked crowd in the auditorium to be about 4,000-5,000.
Events: La Carlota High School Batch ’72 Spearheads School Feeding Project
More than 120 pupils from Grade 1 to Grade 6 including parents at Esperanza Elementary School, Barangay Naha-lin and Nagasi availed of the tasty and delicious chicken arroz caldo with bread in the School Feeding Project of the La Carlota City High School Batch 72 spearheaded by Rosa Abaygar, husband Tom Formby, Classmates Erlina Villarias, Juby Abaño with full support and cooperation of Principal- Carol Abalajon, Teachers- Calota V. Friaz, Ana Lyselle Colomnas, Degie Sayse, Althea Bayoneta, Rosa Pacheco, Ma. Lyn Montales Carera, parents, stakeholders Arlen Luces, Jarry De Asis, Romeo Noble-Purok President, Barangay Kagawad Roberto Bobby Seligbon and Kagawad Bong Arsaga yesterday.
Principal-Carol Abalajon of Esperanza Elementary School gave thanks and lauded with great appreciation and recognition to the La Carlota City High School Batch ’72 headed by Rosa Abaygar, Tom Formby, Erlina Villarias and Juvy Abañon in making Esperanza Elementary School as their beneficiary of the School Feeding Project which coincides with the PTA meeting of the school. The parents and teachers gave them a round of applause for their work well done.
Local News: NPA ‘Sorry’ for Ambush Killings in La Castellana
By Nico Delfin & Romeo Subaldo (ABS-CBN News)
The New People’s Army (NPA) has owned up to a deadly attack in a non-military truck at Barangay Puso, La Castellana town in Negros Occidental last Sunday which killed 9 people, and apologized to the victims’ kin.
In a recorded statement sent to ABS-CBN by JP Regalado, alleged spokesperson of the Leonardo Panaligan Command of the NPA, the group said they originally planned to conduct a checkpoint in Barangay Pusok at La Castellana town with the intention of disarming alleged members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team who were carrying firearms. However, the rebels claimed someone from civilians on board the truck fired shots at them, which forced them to return fire at the passengers of the vehicle heading towards them.
Events: Bacolaodiat Schedule of Activities
This is the schedule of activities for the coming Bacolaodiat Festival: February 7 (Thursday) 4PM - North Capitol Road Opening of Chopsticks Alley, 6:00PM Ceremonial lighting of lanterns, 6:30 PM Kapuso Night, 9:00PM Symphony of Lights and Sparks, 9:30 PM Live band.
February 8, Friday - 4:00PM Dazzling Grand Parade from Lacson to North Capitol Road, 5:00PM - Lantern Street Dance Competition, 6:00PM Cultural Show, 8:00PM - Fireworks, 10:30PM - live band
Local News: Benitez, Montelibano, Saratan, Back from Japan: 15,000 Jobs Await Qualified Negrenses
Congressman Alfredo B. Benitez has returned from his official trip to Japan last Wednesday bringing good news for his constituents in the Third District of Negros Occidental.
(L-R) Mr. Raymond Garcia, Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez (Philippine Ambassador
to Japan), Congressman Alfredo "Albee" B. Benitez, Mayor Eric Saratan, Mayor
Andrew Montelibano, Mr. Toshio Shimada (Senior Staff of Senator Nakamura)
Benitez was accompanied by Mayor Andrew Montelibano of the Municipality of Murcia and Mayor Eric Saratan of Talisay City. The three led a small delegation to Japan primarily for the purpose of meeting with government officials of Japan to propose a Sister City/Town Twinning Partnership Agreement between the City of Tokushima in Japan with the City of Talisay and Municipality of Murcia in the Third District of Negros Occidental.
(L-R) Consul Josel Ignacio (Philippine Embassy Japan), Mayor Andrew
Montelibano, Mayor Eric Saratan, Honorable Senator Hajime Ishii (Japan),
Congressman Alfredo "Albee" B. Benitez, Mr. Raymond Garcia, Mr. Toshio Shimada
(Senior Staff of Senator Nakamura)
A Sister City agreement is a cooperation agreement between two cities that may focus on projects such as strengthening cultural ties, improving tourism and implementation of action plans to enhance delivery of social services and boost economic development.
Local News: 2012 Outstanding Solon Award Slated Feb. 6; Bacolod Rep. One of Awardees
The 2012 Outstanding Congressman Award will be held on February 6, 2013 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City. There will be twenty (20) recipients of the award presented by Super-brands Marketing International.
