By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City police officers nabbed the city’s most wanted thief at Purok Cheriza, Barangay 27, late Friday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Jeric Robles, a resident of Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, and a suspected member of the infamous ‘Akyat Bahay’ gang. Police Station 4 (PS4) said, around 5:00 p.m., their …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
City Councilor responds to opposition on endorsement of Charter Day shift
Distrito: If Gamboa was absent or outside the hall, that’s his problem By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to a call by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. for more public hearings on the recent endorsement by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of a bill, earlier submitted by Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg …
Ceneco: 446 caught stealing electricity this year
PWN urges cooperative to name violators By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr. said they have caught 446 individuals stealing from Ceneco’s power lines this year. Records released by the cooperative state, of the 446 individuals, around 283 have settled by paying for the systems …
RTNHS student suicide triggered by cyberbullying –Local CHR
Teacher denies shaming allegations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Commission on Human Rights (CHR) determined cyberbullying triggered the recent suicide of Ramon Torres National High School (RTNHS) Grade 8 student Eric Hain Demafeliz. In a radio interview yesterday, CHR-Negros Occidental investigator Vincent Parra said he spoke with the student’s advisor Larina …
Akyat Bahay members rob Mansilingan business
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the notorious ‘Akyat Bahay’ gang victimized a business establishment located at Murcia-Mansilingan Road, Barangay Mansilingan in Bacolod City, early Friday morning. An official report by Police Station 7 (PS7) commander, Police Senior Inspector Ramel Sarona, said his officers conducted an ocular investigation on the business establishment and determined there …
Guns, explosives surrendered in Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, said several firearms and explosives were surrendered to Calatrava municipal police last Friday morning. Castil said municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector John Batusbatusan, along with several barangay captains, held an information campaign, last November 7, urging …
Antique Governor in Negros Occidental to observe the status of sugar workers
By Paulo Loreto Lim Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao will be in Negros Occidental until Thursday, November 16, for Bisita Sacada 2017, where she will observe the status of sugarcane plantation workers sent from her province to work on local farms, along with ensuring labor laws are being enforced. According to Angeline Javier of the provincial …
Suspected shoplifter nabbed at Singcang-Airport mall
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected shoplifter was nabbed by police after allegedly stealing several items of clothes from a popular shopping mall located along Araneta Street in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as 32-year-old Andrea Perez, a resident of Purok Sawmill, Barangay Bata in the said city. …
Aklan Provincial Board denounces rise in riding-in-tandem shootings
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the number of riding-in-tandem shooting incidents occurring throughout Aklan reportedly on the rise, including two within this month, the Aklan Provincial Board recently condemned the incidents and called on local police to crackdown on the practice. Board Member Nemesio Neron of the eastern district said suspects must be apprehended, …
Ceres FC next meets Ilocos Sur
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC next travels to Ilocos Sur in the ongoing Philippines Football League (PFL), where they are scheduled to meet Ilocos United FC tomorrow and on Saturday, November 18, at the Quirino Stadium in Bantay. Kickoff for both matches is at 7:00 p.m. “We should compete until the end,” said Ceres coach Risto Vidaković. …