By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people were left injured after they were electrocuted over the weekend in separate incidents in Barangays Pahanocoy and Mandalagan in Bacolod City. Police identified the victims as three-year-old Kim Empaces, a resident of Purok Mainuswagon, Barangay Cabug; and 27-year-old Danny Martin Maravilla of Barangay Alijis. Based on police …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Armed men burglarize Bago City house
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five armed men reportedly burglarized a house and held a family at gunpoint late Friday evening at Purok Dinapalan in Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City. Police refused to identify the family due to security concerns. Based on a report by Bago City police, the victims were about to go to …
Roque blast UN human rights chief
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque blasted United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for being a citizen of a non-democratic country after Zeid’s statement that President Duterte needs to undergo “psychiatric evaluation.” “Such language directed against a democratically elected head of a UN member country is uncalled for. It is an …
Barangay poll postponement depends on Duterte –Paduano
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano yesterday said the possible postponement of the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will depend on President Rodrigo Duterte. He noted,while the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, of which he is a member, will tackle the bills calling …
Task force holds planning workshop for peace and security activities
Task Force Buglas, which ensures coordinated quick response to disasters and terror threats, recently held a planning workshop for the group’s upcoming projects, programs, and activities this year. Task Force Buglas executive director Dr. Ma. Lina Sanogal, who also serves as provincial planning and development coordinator, said the group seeks to conduct programs that protect …
NEDA foresees export potential, calls for more domestic cacao, coffee production
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking with reporters over the weekend, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary for Planning and Policy Rosemarie Edillon said there is a growing global demand for coffee and cacao and called for increased domestic production in order to provide enough for export. “The markets are there, [especially] with …
Sugarcane mechanization expo opens today
By Paulo Loreto Lim The first Philippine Sugarcane Industry Mechanization Expo, organized by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), opens today, March 12, at the SRA office in Bacolod City. The event is scheduled to run until Friday, March 16, where various farming equipment will be presented. Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and Department of …
BCPO Chief to meet with Banago officials regarding ‘seal off’ plan
Ebreo: Resolution calling to seal off Purok Sibucao was ‘crude’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, is scheduled to meet with Barangay Banago officials after the latter passed a resolution requesting the neighborhood’s Purok Sibucao be ‘sealed off’ in response to ongoing illegal …
A veteran of fierce UP fraternity now rumbles as an inspirational messenger
Kakampi Mo Ang Batas By Atty. Batas Mauricio “…Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord…” –Psalm 118:26 There are truly people in our midst who display nobility in their objective to share inspirational messages. Their desire to enable as many men and women to carry proven principles in their …
Bureaucratic inefficiency like no other
In any country, bureaucratic inefficiency is commonplace when it comes to dealing with the government. However, given the most recent experience with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the experience was like none other. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is the American equivalent to the LTO (in New Jersey, it’s the Motor Vehicle Commission, or …