By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Tickets for the June 24 battle between Ceres-Negros FC and Kaya FC at the Panaad Park and Stadium will be available starting today, as the Negrense club looks to bounce back from their 2-1 loss to JPV Marikina FC over the weekend. Supporters can pick up tickets between 9:00 a.m. …
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Bussey, Castro capture 2017 I Smash men’s doubles title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Micah Bussey and Jornelous Castro captured the men’s doubles title of the recently-concluded I Smash badminton competition by defeating the tandem of Alem Palmares and Mark Joseph Silpao at the Jomabo Badminton Court in Silay City. In the women’s doubles competition, Mia Manguilimotan and Ellana Tan defeated Annelyn Alba and …
NIR barangay captains favor poll postponement Villarosa: Local officials cannot meddle in our affairs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Barangay Tangub Captain Noli Villarosa, who serves as chairman of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) in the Negros Island Region (NIR), yesterday revealed his organization’s support for the postponement of the October 2017 barangay elections, but their opposition to the proposal of having barangay officials appointed. He voiced his …
City Councilor to BJMP: Review security protocol
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In light of last week’s jailbreak, Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo Tan advised the local Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) yesterday to review its security protocol. Tan, who serves as chairman of Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Committee on Police Matters, said it is the responsibility of jail guards to regularly …
PRO-18 confirms NOPPO shortlist
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) on Saturday confirmed the shortlisted candidates reported by Watchmen Daily Journal last week, clarifying Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. has yet to endorse his pick for the top post in the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO). In a radio interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, PRO-18 …
Three suspected Maute members detained in Iloilo City
By Tara Yap The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reportedly has three suspected members of the Maute terrorist group in custody. Lieutenant Edison Diaz, PCG-Iloilo chief, said two men and a woman were apprehended at the Port of Iloilo in Iloilo City Sunday afternoon. The trio were aboard a 2Go passenger vessel from Cagayan de Oro …
Iloilo cops disarmed, handcuffed by NPA
By Tara Yap Nine Maasin, Iloilo police officers were disarmed and handcuffed after communist rebels belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) conducted a surprise attack on Sunday. Mayor Mar Malones, Sr. said around 40 rebels wearing masks stormed the Philippine National Police (PNP) station in Maasin around 10:30 a.m. Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne …
Fogging intensified amid rising dengue cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) conducted several fogging operations in Barangay Vista Alegre last week as the number of dengue cases continues to rise. Environmental sanitation officer, Dr. Grace Tan, said the fogging operation was concentrated in Purok Angela Gonzaga after recording 22 cases in the area over the …
UNDOC: Diocese to lead forum against DOTr
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (UNDOC) Secretary-General Diego Malacad said the Diocese of Bacolod Social Action Center will lead a transport forum this afternoon opposing the Department of Transportation (DOTr) implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) modernization act. The forum, he explained, will be attended by members of …
Unidentified man found dead in Mandalagan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A still unidentified man was found dead by the roadside yesterday morning along Buri Road, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City. Police described the individual as at least five feet, four inches tall and wearing a white sando with blue shorts. Police Station 3 (PS3) commander, Police Senior Inspector Larry Teovisio, said …