President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to arrive in Iloilo today in order to attend the wake for slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Daniela Demafelis, who was found dead inside a freezer while working abroad in Kuwait. The visit marks his first time in the province since being elected president in 2016. Aside from Sara, …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
BCPO Chief endorses nationwide curfew for minors bill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, yesterday endorsed HB No. 7110, which is currently before the House of Representatives and seeks to impose a nationwide curfew for minors. According to Ebreo, ratifying the curfew into law would make it easier for police. He noted, the …
City Councilor: Bacolod City tied with Bredco for ‘measly’ annual rent
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) earlier approved a proposed memorandum of agreement extending a contract allowing the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (Bredco) to continue operating a port in the city for another 25 years after agreeing to a P6 million annual compensation for the city, Bacolod City …
Junk shop business sues Silay City Mayor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A junk shop recently filed a case against Silay City government officials claiming they were not awarded a waste disposal contract from the city despite claiming to have won the bidding process. Court records show the Franklyn Junk Shop, owned by Franklin and Analyn Posa, is seeking an injunction and …
Resolution passed calling for more lights throughout Bacolod City
By Paulo Loreto Lim A resolution urging the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO), the City Engineer’s Office, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and concerned barangay officials to have lights erected near dimly-lit crosswalks passed the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) yesterday during their regular session. The measure, authored by City Councilor Caesar …
Two arrested in Brgy. 2 bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police nabbed an individual considered a high-value target by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), along with his suspected runner, following a buy-bust yesterday afternoon at Purok Cagaycay in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Police identified the target as 22-year-old Vincent Dayret, and the runner as 20-year-old Joemel Yasas, both residents …
13-year-old raped by robbers in Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 13-year-old girl was reportedly raped by two burglars last week in Barangay Calumangan in Bago City, Negros Occidental. Based on a radio interview yesterday morning, the victim’s father, only identified as ‘Toto,’ said the suspects, with covered faces and wearing jackets, entered his house in the early morning hours …
Summit planned to discuss preserving the local fish population
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno An enforcement summit will be held in April in order to address the decreasing fish population in the Visayan Sea, following data from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reporting a 34 percent drop in the local fish population over the past five years. According to non-government organization Oceana …
10 arrested in Taculing drug bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Station 6 (PS6) anti-drug operatives arrested 10 people yesterday during a buy-bust operation at Purok Gonzaga in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, identified the target of the operation as 36-year-old Roy Guillero, a resident of Purok Star Apple in …
Tourism officials urged to support Bacolod City’s 80th anniversary activities
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia urged the academe and stakeholders from the tourism industry to support the city’s 80th anniversary activities, which are scheduled to run throughout the year. During the Tourism Awareness Conference at the L’Fisher Hotel yesterday, City Administrator John Orola, who represented Leonardia, told those gathered to …