By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drunk construction worker allegedly killed his live-in partner at Purok Totong 4, Barangay Felisa, Bacolod City, late Sunday evening. Police identified the fatality as 24-year-old Charlene Mae Ado, a native of Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Police Station 10 (PS10) commander, Police Chief Inspector Ramil Bustamante, said Ado’s partner, 27-year-old Jobert …
Monthly Archives: March 2017
LTFRB finalizing show cause order for striking PUV operators
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is now finalizing show cause orders, which will be issued to public utility vehicle (PUV) operators who participated in the nationwide transport strike last February 27. Atty. Jose Lamparero, spokesperson for LTFRB-Region VI (LTFRB-6), said they are looking to have the orders …
DPWH-6 spending over P150M on Iloilo-Antique road
By Tara Yap Following a recent meeting with Senator Loren Legarda, Department of Public Works and Highways-Region VI (DPWH-6) Assistant Director Al Fruto discussed two projects surrounding the Bancal-Leon-Antique Boundary Road, linking the provinces of Iloilo and Antique. The agency plans on spending P81.3 million on a road leading to the Bucari Pineridge Mountain Resort, …
Kabankalan City resident hit by bus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 51-year-old man was declared dead after he was hit by a bus along the National Highway at Sitio Naga, Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, late Saturday evening. Police identified the fatality as Jose John Camento, a resident of the said barangay. Kabankalan City police commander, Police Superintendent Rhea Santos, said, …
Teenage girl drugged, raped
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 16-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped by two men in Bacolod City, last Friday. Police have withheld the identity of the said teenager, but confirmed she is a temporary resident of the said city. In a report by Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, a purok official, whose identity was also withheld, …
Suspected Bacolod City drug den raided by police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug den was raided by members of Police Station 2 (PS2) at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police identified the suspects as Mark James Alud, 27; Michael Jocsin, 47; Heremas Villan, 23; Raja Zapanta; Joyce Ann Flores, 21; Edwin Dacumos, 41; and Jesper Joy, 18. …
SJI basketball player selected for Jr. NBA national training camp
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Joshua Benedict Baldonado of St. John’s Institute (SJI) was one of 14 Jr. NBC participants of the recent regional selection camp in Cebu selected for the national training camp, which takes place from May 12 to 14 in Metro Manila. The regional selection camp reviewed fundamental skills challenges, along with …
Toby’s Sports Bacolod Inter-Barkada Basketball Tournament POC to meet Ice Sportswear in the finals
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. POC and Ice Sportswear are set to meet in the Best-of-3 finals series of the Toby’s Sports Bacolod Inter-Barkada Basketball Tournament at the STI-West Negros University gym. POC defeated Negros Occidental Athletic Club (NOAC), 87-72, to earn their spot in the finals, while Ice Sportswear beat Bacolod Basketball Club (BBC), …
Cebu dominates three categories in recent PFF football festival
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Teams from the Cebu Football Association (Cebu FA) dominated three categories in the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Festival of Football, held in San Carlos City over the weekend. Cebu FA won the U13 girls and boys competitions, along with the U15 girls category. Meanwhile, the Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) …
A card reading system will eliminate overcharging
“When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer’s mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand, product, service, and experience.” –Maurice Saatchi Back in May 1993, when the Panay Electric Company (PECO) was applying for a 25-year extension of its franchise before the Iloilo City Council, …