One house was destroyed, while three people were injured, following a blaze at Purok Barabat-os, Barangay Mambulac in Silay City, Negros Occidental, yesterday morning. Authorities identified the victims as live-in partners Josie Rose Pantallano and Albert Garcia, and their 17-year-old child, who has not been named. An initial probe by arson investigators from the Bureau …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Task Force Kasanag signs agreement with Negros Press Club
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Anti-criminality and anti-corruption group Task Force Kasanag (TFK) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Negros Press Club yesterday morning at the Grand Regal Hotel in Bacolod City. During his speech, TFK national commander John Chiong said their partnership with the press club started last year, during the administration of …
Militant groups stage anti-Trump protest in Bacolod City
Bayan-Negros: America is the most powerful terrorist state By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of various militant groups in Negros Occidental staged a protest yesterday afternoon against US President Donald Trump, who was recently in the country attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Metro Manila. Michael Dela Concepcion of the Negros …
Murcia resident gunned down by riding-in-tandem
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 52-year-old Murcia resident was killed after being repeatedly shot by riding-in-tandem suspects yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as Efraem Talaban, a resident of Barangay Damsite. Based on a statement given by Talaban’s wife, the victim was sitting outside their sari-sari store when two unidentified individuals arrived on …
Kin of worker killed in collapse criticizes handling of the situation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mother-in-law of one of the construction workers killed in the recent collapse of a portion of the under construction Capitol Central Mall criticized the way authorities handled the situation. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Thelma Mahinay said, following the collapse, when she and her family visited, authorities …
Contractor wants stoppage order lifted despite ongoing investigation following collapse
By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Negros Occidental Field Office chief Mary Agnes N. Capigon yesterday noted the Makati Development Corporation, contractor for the under construction Capitol Central Mall, which saw a portion of the structure collapse over the weekend, is requesting the DOLE-implemented work stoppage order be lifted. “There …
Two anti-drug operations conducted by local PDEA
Two barangay officials suspected of drug links By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Almost a month after President Rodrigo Duterte relegated all anti-drug operations from the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), there have been two anti-drug operations conducted in Negros Occidental to date. PDEA-Region 6 Director Wardley Getalia said …
Silay City signs agreement with Habitat for Humanity
The Silay City government recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Habitat for Humanity Philippines Foundation, Inc. to construct a P45 million housing project in the city’s Barangay E. Lopez at the BonBon Resettlement Project. The agreement was signed between Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Golez and Habitat Managing Director Michael Meaney. Negros Occidental third …
Iloilo City IAS chief among Top 10 in treasury examination
Iloilo City Internal Audit Service (IAS) head, Atty. Mary Joan Montaño, was named among the top 10 following the first Department of Finance-Civil Service Commission-Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-CSC-BLGF) basic competency on local treasury examination (BCLTE). “Iloilo City is a producer of excellent professionals,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III, who awarded a …