By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Seven individuals were arrested following a Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Special Operations Group (SOG) and Police Station 4 (PS4) raid of an illegal cockfighting operation in Barangay Montevista, Bacolod City, Wednesday afternoon. Police identified the suspects as Weldy Nabaja, 69; Eric Austria, 34; Jeorge Jemoto, 44; Thaddeus Rojo, 56; Antonio …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
EB Magalona town engineer dies after shooting himself
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The town engineer for EB Magalona, Negros Occidental was declared dead on arrival at the hospital after accidentally shooting himself last Tuesday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as 62-year-old Ramon Jimenez, Jr., a resident of Barangay 2 in the said town. Reports released by EB Magalona municipal police said …
Third District wins tournament
8th Negros First-Governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. Cup Open Boxing Championships By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Occidental third congressional district won the 8th Negros First-Governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. Cup Open Boxing Championships, which took place at the Sagay City gym last week. The third district won seven gold, five silver, and eight …
PRO-6 relieves two PS8 police officers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) members assigned to Police Station 8 (PS8) were relieved earlier this week, following an order from Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6). According to PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, Police Officer 1 (PO1) Kriscel Mae Doctora and PO2 Ryan Sagon were relieved and are …
Philippines to compete alongside six other nations in Thailand
South East Asia Tchoukball Championships 2017 By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Tchoukball Association of the Philippines (TAP) is set to compete in the Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championships 2017, which begins today at Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok, Thailand. The competition runs throughout the weekend, ending on Sunday, November 5. Among the other entries into the …
Will Joe III benefit from Mabilog’s ouster?
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.” –Mao Zedong Political enemies of “dismissed” Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog have been warned that the latter’s “early” exit from the city hall may not be favorable if they aspire to run for Mabilog’s position in 2019. If Mabilog is ousted this early, …