Negros Occidental airports By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri recently pledged to support improvements and construction to various airports in Negros Occidental. In a press conference held over the weekend, Zubiri, a native of Kabankalan City, said he will be providing P10 million in funds to the Kabankalan City government …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Sayson’s motion on congressional poll protest denied
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) denied a motion for reconsideration filed by former Bacolod City Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson regarding a previous poll protest dismissal against his opponent, Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya. According to HRET Resolution No.18-042, the motion was denied on lack …
NOPPO to probe use of impounded vehicle by former police official’s kin
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., ordered an investigation into the reported use of an impounded vehicle owned by Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo by a relative of the town’s former police chief. “It is not allowed,” Castil said. Former …
Majority of the Senate wants barangay, SK polls to proceed –Senator
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During the “lights on” ceremony for the newly-rehabilitated Bacolod Public Plaza over the weekend, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said a majority of senators want the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to proceed. “The general sentiment of the senate is to push through,” he affirmed; noting, …
NPA admits killing former member, military asset in Himamaylan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Mount Cansermon Command, which is based in central Negros, yesterday admitted to the recent killings of a former member and a suspected informant in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. In a statement forwarded by spokesperson Ka Dionesio Magbuelas, the group claimed they killed Jaymark Petogo …
Motorcycle crashes into parked trailer in Mansilingan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed while his passenger was severely injured after they crashed into a parked trailer along the Bacolod-Murcia-San Carlos Highway, part of Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police have yet to identify both victims. Based on eyewitness accounts, the motorcycle was heading towards the barangay …
Bike ride for OFW Demafelis
Around 200 bikers took the road in northern Iloilo town for Joanna Diana Demafelis, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait. Organizer and bike enthusiast Febe Morales said the March 18, 2018 ride from Barotac Viejo municipality to Demafelis’ hometown of Sara aims to help sustain the momentum in the call for justice. …
P18K worth of drugs seized from newly-identified drug personality
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P18,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized by police from a newly-identified drug suspect during a Friday evening buy-bust operation in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old John Carlo Fabruada, a resident of Purok Datiles, Phase 4 in the said barangay. Police Station …
Senator names P150M Bacolod Museum
his ‘flagship project’ for 2019 By Neska Centina Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, who was in Bacolod City over the weekend, said the realization of Bacolod Museum would be his “flagship project” for 2019. The project is estimated to cost P150 million and will stand four stories. “I want to give a flagship project …
Small town lottery firm hosts ‘Hampangan’ for EB Magalona elementary school students
Small town lottery firm Super Lucky Beagler, Inc. (SLBI) recently hosted their Traveling Hampangan, an event featuring a playground and snacks for local children, in Barangay Damgo in EB Magalona. Around 244 students of Nicholas Jalandoni Elementary School took part in the event. SLBI Director Dino Jalandoni earlier discussed the positive impact of the program. …