By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), and Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) reported no major incidents during this year’s All Soul’s Day and All Saints’ Day observances, which ended yesterday. PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, said the entire region was generally peaceful. …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
All Souls’/Saints’ Day: Militant groups demonstrate against extrajudicial killings at local cemetery
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local chapters of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and Karapatan-Negros protested against extrajudicial killings at the Burgos Public Cemetery, last Wednesday. Karapatan-Negros Secretary-General Clarizza Singson Dagatan said the protest was also in memory of activists who the group believes were “forcefully disappeared” or killed by members of the Armed Forces …
TFK seeks probe into Bago City student suicide case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Task Force Kasanag (TFK) called for a probe into the alleged mishandling of a case surrounding the suicide of Ramon Torres National High School (RTNHS) Grade 8 student Eric Hain Demafeliz, who was accused of stealing from the said school. In a letter to Malacañan Palace, the Department of …
PCG, PNP urge the public to refrain from making ‘bomb jokes’
Following a bomb scare earlier this week at a port in Estancia, Iloilo, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are urging the public to refrain from making bomb jokes. A package was discovered on a passenger boat traveling between Iloilo and Masbate with the message “Do not open/ May bomba” …
P2.25B city budget passes SP on first reading
By Paulo Loreto Lim The proposed P2.25 billion city budget for 2018 was passed by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on its first reading earlier this week. “The budget will prioritize health services, solid waste management, social welfare services, [and] public safety, which includes peace and order, [the] anti-drug campaign and traffic management, …
HIV cases in Negros Occidental nears 600
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Based on CHO records between January 2007 and October of this year, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) reported a total 590 cases related to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Negros Occidental, with 300 from Bacolod City. The province currently has the second-highest number of cases in the …
Espinosa recognizes local winners of jiu-jitsu, pencak silat competitions
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently distributed certificates of recognition to local medalists from the recent Dumau Philippine International Jiu-jitsu Open and the 3rd Asian Pencak Silat Championship. “We aim to make Iloilo City as [the] sports capital of the Philippines,” he said. Among those recognized included jiu-jitsu gold medalists Micah Danielle S. Tormon, …
Iloilo City Mayor wants more involvement from barangay tanods
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said he will be meeting with local barangay captains in order to encourage them to push their respective barangay tanods to be more involved in the peace process. “I would like to encourage barangay captains to strengthen our barangay tanods because their presence is important in serving as force …
17 DOST-6 scholars pass engineer licensure exam
A total of 17 Department of Science and Technology-Region VI (DOST-6) scholars from the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUP-Visayas) passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination earlier this year. Recipients of the Republic Act 7687 Scholarship, the DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) Merit Scholarship Program, and the Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) were among those who …
Espinosa retains Galvez as Iloilo City Administrator
Despite the recent dismissal of Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog by the Office of the Ombudsman, his successor, Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III, recently announced city administrator, Atty. Hernando Galvez, would keep the post in his administration. An oath of office was administered for the city official yesterday. Last week, Mabilog was dismissed on …