By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people were arrested by members of Police Station 9 (PS9), Police Station 10 (PS10), and Police Station 7 (PS7) after their respective Drug Enforcement Units (SDEU) conducted coordinated buy-bust operations in Barangay Cabug and Barangay Alijis, yesterday. Police identified the suspects in the Barangay Cabug bust as 31-year-old Bienvinido …
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Suspected Bacolod City drug den raided
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug den was raided by members of the Regional Special Operations Task Group-18 (RSOTG-18), Police Station 2 (PS2), and the Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit (BCPO-CDEU) at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, late Monday evening. Police identified the suspects as 19-year-old Johnmar Equibal; Jose Maravilla, …
PRDP to finance P3.4M worth of Iloilo farmers associations proposals
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), through its I-REAP program, will be financing P3.4 million worth of business proposals by four Iloilo farmers associations. Among the projects include P990,000 for the Inagdangan Norte and Sur Farmers Association of Zarraga for goat production; P500,000 for the Iloco Farmers Association of San Rafael …
RDC-6 endorses 2018 budget in excess of P70B
By Tara Yap The Regional Development Council-Region VI (RDC-6) recently endorsed a proposed 2018 budget of P73.93 billion, expected to fund government agencies and local state universities and colleges. According to National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional director Ro-Ann Bacal, who also serves as acting RDC-6 chairperson, the bulk of the funding will go …
Barangay Estefania recognized for rabies control, prevention
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Barangay Estefania was recently recognized by the Regional Rabies Prevention and Control Committee, a division of the Negros Island Region (NIR) Department of Agriculture, for their performance in rabies control and prevention program in 2016. According to Barangay Estefania health aide Sulpicio Labanza, Jr., they were recognized for their aggressively-conducted …
Woman injured in EB Magalona crash
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was injured after her sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed along the highway in Barangay 2 Poblacion, EB Magalona, last Monday. Police identified the victim as 49-year-old Rolinda Abalhin, a resident of Barangay 12, Victorias City. EB Magalona Municipal Police Station traffic investigator, Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Rexel …
BTTHS, CSA-B win NOVA-NOCSF volleyball titles
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The age-group volleyball tournament, coordinated by the Negros Occidental Volleyball Association (NOVA) and the Negros Occidental Cultural and Sports Foundation (NOCSF), recently concluded in Silay City, with Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) taking the U16 girls title and Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod (CSA-B) capturing the U16 boys title. Talisay City …
Another 188 apprehended on second day of anti-jaywalking policy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 188 individuals were apprehended by members of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) on the second day of the city’s implementation of the anti-jaywalking ordinance. BTAO head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, said most of the violators were minors who did not have the money to pay the required first …
Bowlers Club of Bacolod City Open Trio Duckpin Bowling Tournament La Filipina-BCY attempts to keep their lead tonight
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Despite La Filipina-BCY currently leading the ongoing Bowlers Club of Bacolod City Open Trio Duckpin Bowling Tournament 2017 with 8,777 pin falls, the following three teams are only within 45 points of the lead. The top three enter the tournament’s up-the-ladder final, while the top team earns a twice-to-beat advantage. …
2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Philippines smashes UAE, set to meet Iraq today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine women’s national team, the Malditas, opened the qualification round for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a huge 4-0 win earlier this week over the United Arab Emirates at the Central Republican Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Striker Eva Madarang single-handedly put the Philippines up 2-0 before halftime, …