By Paulo Loreto Lim Based on data from the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), there were a total 31 criminal incidents recorded in the city last week, between January 5 and 11, which is a reduction from the 82 recorded during a similar period in the prior year. The drop constitutes a 62 percent drop. …
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Iloilo City urges business owners to renew permits early
By Paulo Loreto Lim Iloilo City Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) head Norman Tabud urged local business owners to renew their permits early in order to avoid the expected rush as the January 20deadline approaches. “The volume of clients is usually [higher] during the last five days before the deadline,” he explained. “We are now …
DOT-6 sets goal of nearly 6M tourists in 2018
By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern The Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) expressed confidence they will be able to reach their goal of 5.75 million tourist visits to the region in 2018. In a report by Bombo Radyo-Bacolod yesterday morning, DOT-6 director, Atty. Helen Catalbas, said, while they have gathered around 70 percent of reports on …
Mandalagan boarding house gutted by blaze
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A boarding house was gutted in a late evening blaze at Purok 13 in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, Monday. Based on an official report from the Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), they received a call around 8:30 p.m. from 50-year-old Reynaldo Serrano, who reported a fire at the said establishment. The …
Notorious robber arrested in Bata
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Judge Rosario Ester Orda issued an arrest warrant on illegal drug charges against Johnnie Villarete, a former member of the ‘Aki Cuadra’ robbery group, who went on to form his own criminal organization, members of Police Station 2 (PS2) apprehended the suspect yesterday at Bangga Adam in Barangay Bata, …
Iloilo City Councilor calls road closure around Jaro Plaza ‘illegal’
Following the closure of roads surrounding Iloilo City’s Jaro Plaza, as ordered by Mayor Jose Espinosa III, City Councilor Joshua Alim recently called the move “illegal,” explaining the said roads are considered national roads, which can only be closed following the passage of an ordinance. Espinosa responded by saying the closure impacts a “half-lane,” insisting …
PCO Net officials in Iloilo City after Bacolod City visit
By Paulo Loreto Lim Following the conclusion of the Negros Occidental leg of the Provincial Communication Officers Network (PCO Net), which was held in Bacolod City earlier this month, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Banaag and Provincial Communication Officers Network Director Pebbles Duque paid a courtesy call on Iloilo City Mayor …
Negros Press Club voices support for Rappler
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Press Club yesterday issued a statement expressing their support for online news site Rappler, after the latter’s certificate of incorporation was revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on alleged violations to constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership of mass media. Press Club President Renato ‘Aksyon Boy’ Duran …
2019 SEA Games: Capitol to campaign for Bacolod City to host events
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday said the provincial government will campaign for Bacolod City to serve as host for events of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which the Philippines is expected to host in 2019. In an interview with the governor, he echoed earlier statements by Bacolod City …
Marañon cites urgent need for mechanization in sugar industry
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday reiterated calls for mechanization in the sugar industry. While speaking before officers and personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) at the Provincial Capitol, yesterday, the governor noted recent large scale developments have pushed sugar workers to take advantage of new …