By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) is looking to defend their secondary girls’ volleyball title as the annual Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) meet kicked off over the weekend. “The Tay Tung volleybelles have been preparing for this for the past eight months,” said …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
One dead, 31 injured following multi-vehicle collision in Bago City
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern One person died, while another 31 were injured, following a collision between a truck, a tricycle, and a Ceres bus along the national highway at Purok Paghidaet, Barangay Taloc, Bago City over the weekend. Police identified the fatality as 24-year-old bus passenger April Rex Villegas, a resident of …
Murcia Police: Two possible motives into DSB Town Councilor slay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Murcia Municipal Police Station investigators are considering two possible motives into the recent murder of Don Salvador Benedicto Town Councilor Eden Bacordo, and two others, in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia in Negros Occidental. According to Murcia municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Ronald Santillan, Bacordo is considered a suspect in …
BCPO identifies robbery, drug group operating in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, recently identified the newest group linked with robbery and illegal drugs operating in the city, naming the Villarete robbery group, led by a certain Johnie Villarete. Wanky noted, Villarete was previously arrested following the botched robbery attempt of …
La Castellana Official challenges Police Chief to show proof behind drug allegations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga La Castellana Town Councilor Alberto ‘White’ Nicor III, who has been accused by Moises Padilla municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Alan Reloj, of having links to the illegal drug trade, called on the police officer to provide proof to support his allegations. Last week, La Castellana municipal police chief, …
Bacolod City Police Chief: Law enforcement is on top of petty crime situation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) came under fire following recent posts on social media claiming a spike in hold-up incidents, among other petty crimes, taking place in the city, BCPO acting director Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky said law enforcement is on top of the situation. He explained …
DPWH finalizes flood control master plan for Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod City District Engineering Office head, Engr. Abraham Villareal, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently finalized their flood control master plans for Bacolod City. Following recent heavy rains, which caused flooding across several areas of the city, part of the plan includes the DPWH interconnecting …
Bacolod City commemorates centuries-old friendship with Japan
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. In compliance with Bacolod-Japan Friendship Day Ordinance and City Tourism Week, the Bacolod-Japan Friendship Day Cultural Presentation was recently held in Bacolod City. Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., who authored the said ordinance, delivered the keynote address during the event. “As early as the 12th Century, Japanese merchants were …
20-year-old Sagay City resident kills self following spat with lover
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man drowned from a suspected suicide in Barangay Colonia Divina, Sagay City, last Friday. Police did not reveal the name of the fatality but indicated he was a 20-year-old resident of Barangay Poblacion I, Sagay City. According to police, the victim was walking with his family when …
Marawi City Priest freed after being held hostage by Maute Group
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza recently revealed Fr. Teresito ‘Chito’ Suganob, along with another hostage, were freed after being held by the Maute terror group, following a rescue mission by government forces that resulted in the capture of the Bato Mosque in Marawi City. Suganob, along with …