By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern Three unidentified men held-up two minors at 16th-Lacson Streets in Bacolod City, late Friday evening. Police refused to identify the victims. Based on victim statements provided to Police Station 2 (PS2), the pair were held up by the suspects, who walked beside them and declared a hold-up. The three men forced the …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Provincial Capitol sets aside nearly P500M in disaster response funding
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government recently revealed nearly half a billion pesos has been set aside as disaster response funding. Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator, Dr. Ma. Lina Sanogal, noted, P160 million is from the 2018 budget. “Aside from the budget, there is also an existing savings of P325 million …
Cadiz City Hall employee nabbed in drug bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Cadiz City Hall employee was arrested last Friday afternoon in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6) and the Cadiz City Police Station at Purok Sampaguita, located in the city’s Barangay Banquerohan. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Darwin Encarquez, a …
Bacolod City to equip BCPO in combating illegal drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently announced they would equip the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) as part of its drive to combat illegal drugs in the city. In an interview with City Councilor Caesar Distrito yesterday, he said the committee on finance will finalize their request to Bacolod …
Phivolcs examining series of earthquakes in Negros Oriental municipality
By Paulo Loreto Lim After the Negros Oriental Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a series of earthquakes in Valencia recently, the agency said the occurrence needs to be validated in order to determine the cause. According to Phivolcs Seismic Station officer-in-charge Jose Molas, a total 28 earthquakes were recorded in the town …
Recently-appointed Antique jail official seeks reforms
By Paulo Loreto Lim After being appointed officer-in-charge of the Antique Provincial Jail last week by Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao, retired Colonel Luciano Saiyo said he recently met with jail officials to discuss various reforms to both personnel and inmates. Among the changes was a requirement for officials to always report to work in …
Manggahan Festival 2018
Mango inventory underway –Tourism Officer By Paulo Loreto Lim Amid preparations for the upcoming Guimaras Manggahan Festival, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Guimaras tourism officer-in-charge Liberty Ferrer recently revealed an inventory of mangoes is currently underway as the province plans on enhancing events for the annual event that celebrates the fruit the …
UNDOC demands fuel discount instead of fare hikes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local transport group, the United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (UNDOC), is demanding a P6 discount on fuel for all public utility vehicles (PUVs) instead of asking for a fare hike. UNDOC Secretary-General Diego Malacad said their group supports the call by Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston), …
Local PCG to receive additional drug-sniffing dogs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stations in Negros and Siquijor are expected to receive a total 18 additional narcotics-sniffing dogs this year as part of efforts to prevent the transport of prohibited drugs. Currently, the PCG-Bacolod station is equipped with six bomb and narcotics-sniffing dogs, which have been deployed throughout …
Nearly all Dumaguete City barangays back plans to construct a sanitary landfill
Barangay Camanjac earlier expressed opposition due to health concerns By Paulo Loreto Lim The planned sanitary landfill project in Dumaguete City’s Barangay Candau-ay recently received the endorsement of 29 out of 30 city barangays, based on an endorsement letter by the local Liga ng mga Barangay, which is led by Barangay Buñao Captain Lionel Banogon. …