By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A well-known restaurant in Barangay 5, Bacolod City, located across from the ABS-CBN-Bacolod compound, was robbed of P15,000 cash, Thursday morning. Police identified the victim as 57-year-old restaurant owner Zosimo Maravilla, a resident of Barangay Mandalagan in the said city. Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Chief Inspector …
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Villamonte girl marks 7th dengue-related death in Bacolod City this year
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A three-year-old girl from Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City was the latest recorded dengue fever fatality in the city after recently succumbing to the virus at a local hospital. Dr. Grace Tan, Environmental Sanitation Division Chief of Bacolod City Health Office (CHO), identified the fatality as Ednairen Lubrico, who died on …
Ceres returns to PFL action, takes on Kaya FC today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following their victory in the 2017 AFC Cup ASEAN Zone finals, Ceres-Negros FC returns to Philippines Football League (PFL) action with a match against Kaya FC-Makati today at the University of Makati Football Stadium at 4:00 p.m. “The league is important for us because it allows us to represent the …
DFL 2nd Conference USLS, DBTI each win twice
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The University of St. La Salle (USLS) and the Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) each recently posted double wins at the ongoing Dynamic Football League (DFL) 2nd Conference at the Sta. Maria Football Field in Talisay City. In the U13 boys division, USLS clobbered Pontevedra A, 21-0; while DBTI beat …
When infidelity rocks the boat
“It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.” –Thomas Paine A woman politician in Iloilo in the Philippines once threatened to sue her philandering husband, also a prominent …
Managing roads is no joke
Currently, there are an estimated 70,000 motor vehicles registered with the Bacolod City Land Transportation Office (LTO); 64,000 were registered last year. I mentioned in a previous column, my former boss at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Bayani Fernando, called Bacolod City roads the “most perfect grid” in the country. However, he questioned, …
SP passes resolution to temporarily deploy police officers as Hall of Justice guards
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After reportedly receiving complaints from judges and lawyers regarding the Hall of Justice being guarded by utility men and janitors, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution directing the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) or the city’s Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) to deploy officers to guard …
Market supervisor wounded in Bais City shooting
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A Bais City market supervisor was wounded following a shooting incident at Sitio San Jose, Barangay II, Bais City, Wednesday morning. Police identified the victim as 58-year-old Marissa Silva, a resident of Barangay Looc in the said city. According to police, Marissa was riding a motorcycle driven by …
PS6 files criminal charges against arrested drug pusher
By Ma Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern The alleged drug pusher recently arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by Police Station 6 (PS6) in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, was formally charged on Thursday morning. Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Don Erin Gonzales, a resident of Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. According to PS6 commander, Police …
NOPPO to increase police visibility following string of robbery incidents
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr. ordered an increase in police presence after noticing a recent increase in robbery incidents throughout the province. According to Castil, authorities have witnessed a spike in robbery incidents, particularly in the cities of Talisay, Silay, Victorias; and …