By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fisherman was killed Wednesday morning while dynamite fishing in Barangay Molocaboc, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 47-year-old Francisco Jimenez Jagonos, a resident of the said barangay. Based on statements provided by Jagonos’ daughter Quennie Jimenez, her father left to go fishing around 11:00 a.m. However, that afternoon, Jagonos …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Talisay City resident gunned by unidentified assailant
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 38-year-old man was declared dead on the spot after he was allegedly shot by a still-unidentified gunman yesterday morning at Purok Tumpok in Barangay 15, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as Audie Verayo Tando, a resident of Purok Pugad Baboy in Barangay Zone 4 of the …
Drug subgroup ‘official’ arrested in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An individual considered the “right-hand man” for a local drug subgroup was arrested following a raid conducted by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) at Purok Magnolia in Barangay 7, Bacolod City, Wednesday evening, after almost two weeks of surveillance. Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old John Carl Paje, a resident of …
BCPO awaits autopsy results following inmate suicide
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said they are currently awaiting the autopsy results of the Police Station 1 (PS1) inmate who allegedly hanged himself inside the station’s detention facility last week. According to Ebreo, the autopsy report would help bring closure to the family …
Land conflict erupts in Negros Oriental, killing four and wounding one
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four Negros Oriental farmers were shot dead last Wednesday, while another was wounded, following a shooting incident in, what authorities believe, was caused by a land conflict. Police identified the fatalities as 34-year-old Jessebel Amantillo Abayle, 57-year-old Carmelina Garingo Amantillo, and 66-year-old Consolacion Esparcia Cadevida of Sitio Bondo, Barangay Napacao …
Cabinet official suggests manufacturers pay for products consumers throw away
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking before the Philippine Environment Summit in Cebu City earlier this week, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu suggested manufacturers must be held responsible when consumers throw away products that contribute to the problem of accumulating garbage. “We must consider enacting laws that will make manufacturers …
Former Tayasan Mayor indicted over unliquidated funds
By Paulo Loreto Lim Former Tayasan Mayor Anthony Isidro Bayawa III was recently brought up on graft charges before the Sandiganbayan in connection to nearly P100,000 in cash advances between 2006 and 2008 that allegedly had not been fully liquidated. Charges were brought forward by the Office of the Ombudsman, who claimed the former mayor …
Water supply system turned over to Bago City barangay
The Bago City government, in partnership with Intellicare and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), yesterday turned over a Level III Water Supply System to Puroks Soledad and Salong, located in the city’s Barangay Dulao. Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo said the water system will benefit over 250 households. The project, which began construction …
Provincial development forum today
The Negros chapter of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) and the Negros Caucus of NGOs (non-government organizations) will be hosting a forum provincial development forum today, February 23, at Time Out Restaurant in Bacolod City. The event, Forum on the Negros Development Situation: Prospects and Challenges for Local Civil Society Organizations and Social Movements, seeks …
Over 400 OFWs repatriated from Kuwait yesterday
By Paulo Loreto Lim Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) welcomed the latest batch of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait last night. A total 430 were transported home via special flight provided by Cebu Pacific. The budget carrier, which suspended routes to Kuwait last year, provided free food, refreshments, and complimentary baggage allowances for …