By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, the hotels, pension houses, and inns of the city are all fully booked due to the ongoing Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL) conference, which is taking place at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod until tomorrow, June 16. The mayor said there …
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Wanted man shot on Escalante City farm
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man wanted on murder charges was killed after exchanging fire with police at Sitio Kawayan, Barangay Hacienda Fe, Escalante City, Monday evening. Police identified the fatality as Jimboy Bucaling, a resident of the said barangay. Escalante City police chief, Police Chief Inspector Rolly Pondevilla, said Bucaling had a pending …
PRO-6: Crime index drops in Western Visayas
By Tara Yap Based on data from Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), crime cases dropped from 4,019 between January and May of 2016 to 3,727 cases in the same period this year, a reduction of 7.27 percent. PRO-6 director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, added, the office’s crime solution efficiency rate of 58.24 percent is …
Man sets self on fire after breakup
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 35-year-old man reportedly set himself on fire after his girlfriend broke up with him at Punta Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, last Tuesday. Police have refused to name the victim, but confirmed he is a resident of the said barangay. Based on investigations by Police Station 8 (PS8), the …
WWII explosive found in Talisay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Days after a vintage bomb was found in Bacolod City, another old explosive, believed to have been used during World War II, was recovered by the Talisay City police at Hacienda San Antonio 1, Barangay Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, early Tuesday morning. A report by the Talisay City …
130 hired on the spot at Kalayaan 2017 Job Fair
The Kalayaan 2017 Job Fair, which was held earlier this week at 888 Chinatown Square Premiere, saw 130 individuals hired on the spot. The event featured 46 employers, 31 based locally, alongside 15 overseas employment agencies, offering around 7,200 job openings. “Job fair venues save them money because instead of going from one employer to …
Trekker group organizes school supply drive in Valladolid
A mountaineer group called the Porsigue Trekkers organized a school supply drive last week for the Maria Palacios Presbitero Elementary School in Barangay Lacaron, Valladolid, Negros Occidental. “There are some children in remote parts of Negros where supplies as simple as a pencil or a piece of paper cannot be taken for granted,” said founding …
Iloilo City donates P500K towards Marawi City relief effort
The Iloilo City government announced they will donate P500,000 towards relief operations in Marawi City, which recently suffered a terrorist attack conducted by the Islamic State-backed Maute Group. “At least 10,000 Marawi residents who were evacuated to other areas are starving – they have nothing there,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog. “What we …
ICAST invited to regional anti-smoking workshop in Malaysia
The Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Taskforce (ICAST) was invited by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance to the Influencing and Leading Cities toward a Smoke-free ASEAN 2025 workshop, to be held from July 19 to 22 in Penang, Malaysia. ICAST Chairman Iñigo Garingalao was asked to be a speaker. “This marks another milestone for the city …
ICPO: There should be teamwork between the police and the community
The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is encouraging the public to be vigilant and to report any unusual activity in their community. “There should be teamwork between the police and the community,” said ICPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Shella Mae Sangrines. “In the case of monitoring the activity of terrorists, people in the community can …