RELIEF AID. The Metro Dumaguete Water and the Dumaguete Press Club on Wednesday (Jan. 12, 2022) proceeded to Bais City, Negros Oriental to distribute water and other relief goods to victims of Typhoon Odette. The MDW and its partners have distributed over 300,000 liters of water already to typhoon victims in many parts of the province. (Photo courtesy of MDW) DUMAGUETE CITY - Typhoon victims in the towns and cities of Negros Oriental have received thousands of liters of water from the Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW) in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette last December 16. MDW, a joint venture between Metro Pacific Water and the Dumaguete City Water District, said it has delivered over 300,000 liters of water already to typhoon-stricken areas such as Bais City, Manjuyod, Bindoy, and Jimalalud. "We started the delivery of water two days after the onslaught," MDW spokesperson Kate Young said in a statement Wednesday. MDW partners in the distribution of water throughout the holidays are
BACOLOD CITY – About one kilo and 250 grams of suspected shabu worth P8.5 million was seized by police from a man in a buy-bust in Barangay Talungon, Bais City, Negros Oriental last Monday. Police arrested Alex Torres, 50, of Barangay Sab-ahan, Manjuyod town.
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ILLEGAL DRUGS. Police in Negros Oriental seized some 1.25 kilos of suspected shabu valued at around PHP8.5 million during a buy-bust operation in Bais City close to midnight on Monday (Jan. 11, 2022). The suspect is a "high-value" target in the police's list of suspected drug personalities. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) DUMAGUETE CITY - Police operatives have arrested a suspected drug pusher during a buy-bust operation and seized suspected shabu valued at around PHP8.5 million, a firearm, and ammunition in Bais City, Negros Oriental close to midnight on Monday. Provincial police director, Col. Germano Mallari, on Tuesday identified the suspect as Alex Torres, 50, a resident of Barangay Sab-ahan in Manjuyod, an adjacent town from here where he was arrested. Torres is considered a "high-value individual" drug personality as listed in the police's roster, Mallari said. Torres was arrested around 11:30 p.m. after he allegedly sold
Police operatives have arrested a suspected drug pusher during a buy-bust operation and seized suspected shabu valued at around PHP8.5 million, a firearm,