Monthly Archives: April 2017

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Mayor Jose Montalvo passed away yesterday at the age of 91. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said, “Bacolod is blessed to have him as one of her sons.” “The former mayor is gone, but he will never be forgotten,” Leonardia said. “He will be smiling, dancing, drinking, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person was killed, while three others were injured, in separate shooting incidents in Bacolod City, early yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as 25-year-old Anthony Tenebroso, a resident of Barangay 2 in the said city. Police Station 2 (PS2) said the victim sustained a gunshot wound to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A taxi driver and a collector were held-up in separate robbery incidents in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, over the weekend. Police identified the victims as 29-year-old Joseph Maiguillo, a resident of Barangay Taculing; and Philip Geronimo, 23, a collector and resident of Barangay Mansilingan. Police Station 4 (PS4) said Maiguillo …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bus company Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI), operators of the Ceres Liner bus, is offering reward money for any information on the whereabouts of the individual that murdered one of their bus conductors last week in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as Christopher Baynosa, a resident of Toboso, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Another fish kill incident took place in a river in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, over the weekend. In a report by Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, the Pontevedra Municipal Police Station said a concerned citizen visited their station to report an undetermined number of dead fish were spotted floating in Tuburan creek, Barangay DSB …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bureau of Fire Protection-Negros Island Region (BFP-NIR) said the number of fire incidents in the region last month was much less than the number reported in the same month last year. In data released by BFP-NIR Director, Fire Senior Superintendent Fred Trajeras, they recorded 62 fire incidents last month, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The acting Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director formally takes office today. Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr. will officially assume the post of NOPPO director after replacing Police Senior Superintendent William Señoron. Castil was formerly a member of the Anti-Kidnapping Group at Camp Crame, Metro Manila, and is …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the Philippine National Police (PNP) plan to hire an additional 10,000 new police officers nationwide, the Negros Island Region (NIR) is expected to receive an additional 850 officers. The recruitment program is part of the 2017 Police Officer 1 (PO1) Recruitment Program by PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa, …

By Tara Yap According to data from the Iloilo City Health Office, there were 66 cases of dengue recorded in the city between January and March of this year, a drop from the 183 recorded during the same period last year. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog encouraged residents to continue their clean-up drives to …