Victorias City
Local News: ‘Shabu’ Seized Incidental to a Man’s Arrest
Several sachets of suspected shabu were incidentally confiscated from a man with standing warrant of arrest for illegal gambling during a raid about 12:25PM, yesterday at Don Miguel Ossorio St., Lopez Subdivision, Brgy. VI in Victorias City.
PSupt. Santiago Y. Rapiz, police chief reported that three elongated and three small heat-sealed sachets of suspected shabu with P2,400 estimated market value were confiscated from Michelle Sumaria alias Paport, 31, of Sitio Pinanubol, Brgy. VI.
Local News: Man Stabs Brod Dead
Police authorities in Victorias City were on manhunt operation against a 34-year old for allegedly attacking his brother to death Thursday night at Hacienda Gaston in Brgy. VIII.
PSupt. Santiago Y. Rapiz, station chief led the pursuit operation against Russel Berja, 34, for killing his 24-year-old brother, Robert.
Initial investigations re-vealed that the brothers were under the influence of liquor.
The older Berja stabbed Robert hitting him in the back.
Local News: Albee Twitz Marañon’s Huge Loans
Third District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez yesterday criticized the administration of Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. saying thatthe governor does not exercise prudence in managing the fiscal resources of the province.
Benitez, in a press conference at Victorias City yesterday, lambasted the alleged lack of frugality of the governor by obtaining loans for the various projects of the Provincial Capitol, that was obviously done in haste.
Richard Yap a.k.a Sir Chief with Congressman Albee
Richard Yap a.k.a Sir Chief with Congressman Alfredo "Albee"
Benitez (3rd District Negros Occidental) answer questions from the media in
Victorias City yesterday.* (Jun de los Reyes/NDB photo)
Local News: Albee Working on Master Plan for Road Network in 3rd District
Re-electionist 3rd District Rep. Alfredo "Albee" Benitez yesterday said he is coming up with a masterplan for road network that will interconnect the "mountain communities" in his district.
Benitez disclosed that he is regularly meeting with local officials and planning officers of Victorias City, E. B. Magalona, Silay City, Talisay City, Murcia, and Victorias City for the said road network plan.
In conjunction with the national government and the local government, the committee is assessing where exactly the roads will be built so the 3rd District will be accessed evenly, he said.
Local News: An Urgent Appeal: Water Supply at Canetown!
By Eduardo A. Duarte
VICTORIAS City- For more than two months already since February 1, Canetown Subdivision, this city, has been waterless as the V-M-C Rural Electric Service Cooperative (VRES-CO) had disconnected its power connection to the Canetown water system. The Canetown Homeowners’ Association (CHA), manag-ing the water system, had failed to settle its huge arrears in power consumption with VRESCO.
For this sad plight on basic water service in the com-munity is adversely affecting the over 1,000 households at the subdivision, the residents are earnestly appealing to Victorias Acting City Mayor Wantan Palanca to supply water twice a week to the subdivision utilizing the city’s fire trucks.
Local News: Victorias Man Busted for Gambling
Police authorities in Victorias City arrested a local resident for violation of illegal gambling act in a raid this week intensifying the Philippine National Police (PNP) campaign against all forms of gambling.
PSupt. Alexander Muñoz, police chief with PO3 Lindsey Caraballe and PO2s Wilson Lataquin and Sixto Delos Santos arrested Adonis Don, 24, of Remedios St., Canetown Subd., Brgy. 19-A.
Local News: North Negros Occ. Guerilla Units Thwarting Biggest Assembly of Gov’t Forces
Gov. Marañon Calls for
Guara’s ‘Immediate Relief’
Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday called for the immediate relief of Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office OIC director, Senior Supt. Celestino Guara, because of political partisanship and failure to give due courtesy to the Office of the Governor whenever there are high profile incidents in the province.
Insulted by the silence of Guara and the delayed response of the Escalante City PNP headed by Supt. Jefferson Descallar, Gov. Marañon said he will ask for a replacement of the NOPPO chief when he talks to Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas.
On Monday, April 1, suspected NPA Sparrow hitmen killed PO1 Bejein Tanguan and Joseph Lutrago, a police asset and campaigner of ex-Mayor Santiago Barcelona and United Negros Alliance (UNA) headed by Marañon, at around 6:35 p.m. in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City.
Dalangpan TRC on its 10th Anniversary
Some of the awardees pose with NODRC trustees Dr. Ernesto Palanca, Dr. Romulo Rhoel Mogul, Chairman Dominador Bingco and Pert Toga, trustees with guests and drug patients of the Dalangpan TRC on its 10th Anniversary.*
Local News: Gov Breaks Ground for the Gawahon Dos Communal Irrigation Project in Victorias
Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. led local officials and farmers in the ceremonial ground-breaking of the Gawahon Dos Communal Irrigation Project Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Barangay Gawahon, Victorias City.
The project’s potential service area, once completed, is 200 hectares and it will benefit more than 100 farmers of the Binintigan Farmers and Rural Farm Workers’ Association of Barangay Gawahon.
Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. (left) and City Agriculturist Fermin Viñarta
together with the farmer-beneficiaries at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the
Gawahon Dos Communal Irrigation Project in Victorias City.*(CAPITOLPhoto)
In his message, Gov. Marañon stressed that the provincial government supports and prioritizes rice farmers in order for the province to sustain and maintain its rice sufficiency level.
