Serenio: Odicta planned to raise funds for Roxas’ 2016 campaign By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A new affidavit recently released by former Berya drug group bagman Ricky Serenio named 2016 Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Mar Roxas, Senator Franklin Drilon, and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who has been out of the country …
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Groups seek the ouster of local NBI chief, senior agent
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Concerned Citizens of Negros Occidental for Justice and Against Graft and Corruption (CCNOJAGC) and the Pro-Duterte Support Group (PDSG) recently filed a petition demanding the officer-in-charge of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Bacolod City, along with a senior agent, be relieved from their posts. According …
Negros Oriental Governor suspended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) served Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo a 90-day suspension earlier this week over allegations regarding suspected misuse of provincial calamity funds. According to DILG-Region VI (DILG-7) director, Atty. Rene Burdeos, the suspension came following an order by the Sandiganbayan. Degamo …
Vice President: This administration has not presented a model for federalism
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking at yesterday’s “Istorya Ng Pag-asa” launch at the Santuario De La Salle in Bacolod City, Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo said, while she would be “willing to listen” to the debate on a shift to a federal form of government, she said the administration of President Rodrigo …
MassKara Festival: Task Force fines kiosks for allowing customers to smoke
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod Anti-Smoking Task Force (BASTF) fined four kiosks during the ongoing MassKara Festival for allowing customers to smoke, a violation of City Ordinance 641, which places an absolute prohibition of smoking in public areas, including schools, parks, malls, restaurants, cinemas, among other locales. Based on the ordinance, individuals caught …
Bail set at P5M for former town treasurer
After surrendering to police earlier this week, former Sara, Iloilo treasurer Edna Pacrim is now being held on P5 million bail. An arrest warrant was issued back in May of this year by the Sandiganbayan, in relation to a 2011 case of suspected misuse of public funding, which involved former Sara Mayor Neptali Salcedo and …
Four thieves, carnappers arrested in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four suspected thieves and carnappers were arrested by operatives of Police Station 2 (PS2) after conducting a raid at Purok Cagaycay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City, Wednesday morning. Police identified the suspects as John Michael Lo, Jebbert Villanueva, Glenn Arnaiz, and Reynold De Guzman. PS2 commander, Police Chief Inspector Benedicto Villarias, said, …
MassKara Festival: 100 apprehended on first day of ‘no plate, no travel’ implementation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) apprehended at least 100 motorists in violation of the newly-implemented ‘no plate, no travel’ policy, in place throughout the remainder of the ongoing MassKara Festival. According to BCPO Police Community Relations (PCR) head, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, 48 motorcyclists were cited for …
400 PRO-6 police officers may be permanently assigned to BCPO –PRO-6 Director
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, recently said he is considering the possibility of permanently assigning 400 PRO-6 police officers to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO). The regional police, who are currently augmenting the city force amid the ongoing MassKara Festival, are being …
Congressman introduces ‘3Ps’ to achieve peace and order
During a recent summit in San Dioniso, Iloilo, intended to discuss peace and order in the province, Iloilo fifth district Rep. Raul Tupas suggested the “3Ps,” preserve peace, protect the people, and promote development. The summit was held in the municipality as local law enforcement tagged northern Iloilo as the “most violent” part of the …