By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a man believed to have killed himself was found yesterday morning, at Purok Kaingin, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. Police have refused to identify the fatality but confirmed he is 26 years old and a resident of Sagay City. Based on the initial investigation made by Police Station …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
PECO complaint to be lodged at ERC
By Tara Yap Aside from calls for a congressional inquiry, there are plans to bring complaints against the sole power distributor of Iloilo City to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Iloilo City Councilor Joshua Alim wants to lodge a formal complaint against Panay Electric Company (PECO) for alleged violations of the Magna Carta for Residential …
10th Victor Catedral Plagata Cup: Tay Tung faces Bingawan today
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr. Negros Island Region’s defending champions and 2017 Palarong Pambansa campaigners Bacolod Tay Tung High School are up for another challenge when they take host-team Bingawan at 5:00 PM today in the opener of the 10th Victor Catedral Plagata Cup secondary girls division at the town’s covered gym. Preceding them are …
Cong. Greg Round of 16 begins tonight
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr. After two weeks of elimination round, top two teams from eight brackets advanced to the round of 16 in the ongoing 1st Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League. Facing off today at the STI-WNU Gymnasium will be Barangay 7 against Mandalagan at 6:00 PM, followed by the game between Bata and …
Sultan stops Jaro to keep IBF inter-continental belt
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr. Jonas “Zorro” Sultan is still the International Boxing Federation Intercontinental super flyweight champion after stopping former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro in 2:07 of the 8th round in a title fight at the Angono Sports Complex in Angono, Rizal. With the win, the 25-year-old Sultan improved his record to 12-3 …
Last year today a new President
Monday of this date last year, everyone walked or drove to the polling precincts to choose a new national leader to lead the Filipino people for the next six years. Everyone could not make a sure guess on who was going to be the next president. The ruling party was just overconfident that it will …
Hinoba-an officials looking for relocation site as locals buck ship recycling facility
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The municipal government of Hinoba-an is now looking for a relocation site for residents who will be affected by the construction of a ship recycling facility, amid the protests from locals and environmental groups in Negros Occidental. During a weekend interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Jimwel Caniedo, lead convenor of the …
Council to barangays: Follow Drugs Board guidelines to be drug-free
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod is encouraging all 61 barangays of the city to follow the operational guidelines of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) on how to be certified as a “drug free” barangay. Councilor Ricardo Tan said, under DDB regulation No. 3, a barangay may only be declared …
Ilongga bar topnotcher to stay away from drug cases
By Tara Yap While the national government is waging a war against illegal drugs, the Ilongga who ranked fourth in the 2016 Bar Examinations will stay away from drug cases. “We hear lawyers get killed in the crossfire. I don’t want to end my life and my career early,” said Allana Mae Babayen-on. The law …
Police trainee to be dismissed for extortion
By Tara Yap A trainee of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be dismissed for alleged extortion activities. Supt. Gilbert Gorero, spokesman of Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), said dismissal procedures are being readied against police trainee Glenn Garbosa who was arrested last May 4 in an entrapment operation by the Iloilo City Police Office-Station 3. …