By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 155 volcanic quakes within a 24-hour period between Sunday and yesterday morning. Following the phreatic eruption that occured over the weekend, volcanologists said Mt. Kanlaon is presently undergoing a moderate level of unrest. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a phreatic …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
IPPO awards P100,000 reward for Balume arrest
Following the October arrest of 65-year-old Arturo Balume, Sr., the leader of the Balume drug group, Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Marlon Tayaba, recently awarded the P100,000 reward to the male informant, who police characterized as “very crucial.” Tayaba noted, the reward money was sourced from the Sara municipal government, under …
Iloilo City receives P80K worth of traffic signs
By Paulo Loreto Lim F&E Enterprises, Inc. recently donated 10 two-faced reflectorized directional signs, worth P80,000, to the Iloilo City government in an effort to prevent vehicular accidents. According to Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III, “These traffic [signs] will remind those [driving] to slow down, pause, stop, and observe proper traffic signals.” Earlier this …
Final three pledged ambulances donated to Iloilo
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Medipeace, a global healthcare non-government organization based in South Korea, completed their donation of 12 ambulances, intended for district hospitals throughout Iloilo, with the delivery of keys for the final three ambulances during a ceremony yesterday at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. The three ambulances will be given to the Dr. Ricardo …
Man nabbed for illegal cockfighting in Kabankalan City
By Neska Centina A suspected illegal cockfighting promoter was arrested on Sunday in a police operation at Sitio Riverside in Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City. The suspect, identified as 52-year-old Lito Dogadoga, was also the owner of the land being used as a cockpit arena. According to the Kabankalan City Police Station, Dogadoga was caught in the act …
Iloilo Provincial Capitol distributes P56.1M to volunteers
By Fatima Jane Villarias The Iloilo Provincial Capitol began the distribution of P56.1 million cash to volunteers over the weekend, in compliance with an executive order signed earlier this month by Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. Each worker, comprised of barangay health workers, barangay service point officers, day care workers, and barangay nutrition scholars, will receive …
Man drowns in Estefania
By Neska Centina A 44-year old man drowned in the Matab-ang river at Purok Caburihan in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, Sunday afternoon. An initial investigation by Police Station 4 (PS4) said Alex Leonardo was with his children, Allan and Alreen Leonardo, and coworker Danny Dordas when the incident happened. They were having a picnic when Alex, who …
Victim in Pahanocoy motorcycle fire dies
By Neska Centina The 24-year-old motorcyclist involved in a vehicular accident, resulting in his motorcycle catching fire, died Sunday night. Alex Arcanghel of Purok San Antonio in Barangay Sum-ag was initially reported as injured following the incident that occurred along Araneta Street in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City. Traffic Management Unit traffic accident investigator, Police Officer 1 Roland …
RTWPB-6 urges employers to comply with the ‘kasambahay’ wage hike
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Region VI (RTWPB-6) urged employers to comply with the ‘kasambahay’ wage hike, following the approval of Wage Order No. 2 last month. According to RTWPB-6 representative Wennie Sancho, the policy took effect last week and mandates house helpers throughout the Western Visayas receive a …
2017 Pacific School Games: Philippines finishes in second place
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine national softball team, which includes several Domingo Lacson National High School (DLNHS) students, finished second place last week in the 2017 Pacific School Games at the Adelaide Shores Sports Complex in Adelaide, Australia. The team lost 10-0 to New South Wales in the finals, a team the …