Teves’ alleged gunman nabbed at PNP headquarters

Faith Argosino 05/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — An alleged gunman purportedly used by the family of suspended Negros Oriental Third District Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. in Dumaguete City was arrested by the authorities in front of the Philippine National Police (PNP)…

Teves seeks 2-month House leave amid heightened security threats – sources

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 03/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Amid Growing Security Concerns, Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. has pleaded for two-month hiatus from House of Representatives responsibilities, citing alarming security threats that jeopardize not only his own life but…

Governor Roel Degamo’s dying words: Help the people

Kaye Brier and Connie Fernandez-Brojan 03/10/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY — “Tabang…ang mga taw… (Help…the people…).” These were the last words of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo before losing consciousness after he was shot inside the compound of his house on March 4, 2023, in…

Teves tagged as alleged mastermind in Degamo slay

CDN Digital 03/09/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo ‘Arnie’ Teves Jr. was tagged as the alleged mastermind in the killing of Governor Roel Degamo. The SITG Degamo, the task group investigating the killing of the governor,…

Zubiri on Pamplona massacre: This is political terrorism

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 03/07/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — For Senate President Miguel Zubiri, the  assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo is an act of political terrorism. “Wala pong ibang masasabi natin kundi political terrorism. This is a terrorist act.…

NBI-7 conducts parallel investigation on assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On the orders of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7), through its district office in Dumaguete City, is conducting a parallel investigation on the assassination…

Zac Mansing: Volunteer on a wheelchair

Doris C. Bongcac 12/12/2022

MANDUE CITY, Cebu — Zacarias “Zac” Mansing Jr., 48, has lived the last 10 years of his life on a wheelchair. He became paralyzed from his chest to his feet after he figured in a vehicular accident…

San Jose Banatti team rules 2 categories of Mandani Bay Dragon Boat Regatta

Glendale G. Rosal 08/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The fisherfolks of the San Jose Banatti Dragon Boat Team flexed their winning form in the inaugural Mandani Bay Dragon Boat Regatta by dominating two categories last Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the…

P5.3M worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Dumaguete City, Cebu City drug busts

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Drug busts conducted on Monday dawn, July 25, 2022, in the cities of Dumaguete and Cebu yielded P5.3-million worth of suspected shabu. First to fall were the two individuals who were caught with 280.56…

Bus hits passengers at Dumaguete City terminal

Karlowe Brier 07/06/2022

DUMAGUETE CITY — A bus in this city plowed into several people sitting at the passengers’ bay in a terminal here on Tuesday. No fatalities were reported. Based on the investigation, the bus was about to park…

140 job applicants hired on the spot in DOLE-7 Kalayaan jobs fair

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 140 job applicants in the region were hired on the spot during the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas’ (DOLE-7’s) Kalayaan Day Jobs Fair held in Cebu and…

9-year-old kid from NegOr shows off skills in MTB Downhill Nationals 

11/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Nine-year-old Christian Pallant Lorico from Negros Oriental is making waves online after his photo during the recently concluded PhilCycling Mountain Bike National Trials for Downhill in Danao City, Cebu went viral. Lorico, who competed in…

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