Monthly Archives: May 2017

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Pontevedra Mayor Jose Benito Alonso said he supports the holding of barangay elections instead of appointing barangay officials. Alonso issued this statement amid reports reaching his office that there are persons who lost in the last barangay elections going around recruiting people to join their group. The mayor said these …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga “Taste the feeling,” this was the reply of Sugar Alliance of the Philippines (SAP) spokesperson Atty. Dino Yulo, after Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines was charged with outright smuggling of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), last week. In a statement released to the media yesterday, Yulo said Coca-Cola FEMSA will now have …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city government of Bacolod presented to members of the media yesterday its proposed Tourism Projects under the administration of Mayor Evelio Leonardia. City Planning head Mary Jean Ramos said the city has allocated about P100 million as initial budget for projects that include the Bacolod Coastal Boulevard in Barangay …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 42 dismissed a civil case requesting for a manual count or audit of the ballots cast in the May 9, 2016 elections pursuant to the constitutional guarantee of suffrage. The case was filed on May 30, 2016 by representatives of registered voters …

By Tara Yap The new top cop of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Western Visayas region vowed that the anti-drug campaign will continue. Chief Supt. Cesar Hawthorne Binag, newly-installed director of Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), said the capture or surrender of alleged top drug lord Richard “Buang” Prevendido remains a priority. Prevendido is one …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Government through the Provincial Legal Office is now addressing the problem on security guards detailed at the Pala-pala food market, located at San Juan Street, Bacolod City. Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Jose Maria Valencia said IloBac Security Agency submitted a different incident report so he required them to …

By Tara Yap A complaint against Monsignor Juanito Tuvilla of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo province has been lodged before the Archdiocese of Jaro. Tuvilla is facing a complaint from retired army soldier Armando Sondia. The priest rudely accosted his niece out of the church during a funeral mass for Sondia’s mother. Tuvilla accosted her claiming the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An electrician was killed after he was allegedly shot by colleagues from the Philippines Guardians Brotherhood, Inc. at Victorias Commercial Complex, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, late Sunday evening. Police identified the fatality as Jonathan Baitan, a worker of the Victorias Sports Complex. Victorias City police chief, Police Supt. Herman Garboza, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people, including a top drug personality in the town of Pontevedra, were arrested by joint elements of Pontevedra Police and operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) following a drug bust operation in Barangay 2 of the town, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the suspects as 35-year-old …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Close to 20 people were injured after a van slammed into two other vehicles along the national highway, part of Barangay Taloc, Bago City, yesterday morning. In a report released by Bago City police traffic investigator, Police Officer 3 (PO3) Rowel Peniero, a Mitsubishi Montero driven by Ernie Torrechiva was …