Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. turned over a total P6,652,705 last week to barangays across the province. Barangays from EB Magalona, La Castellana, Bago City, Binalbagan, Moises Padilla, Himamaylan City, Candoni, Hinigaran, and Cauayan each received funding for projects including road re-gravelling projects, water system infrastructure, local entitlement programs, streetlight installation and repair, among …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Free taekwondo clinic every Saturday in Alijis
The Mayor Bing Barangay Taekwondo Clinic is hosting sessions every Saturday in March, which began this past weekend, March 10, at the Barangay Alijis gym from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The trainings are conducted by taekwondo instructor Windell Billones. The clinic, which previously visited Barangays 35, Taculing, and Cabug, is next scheduled to stop …
BCPO on alert for Maute stragglers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) recently revealed forced remain on heightened alert for stragglers of the Maute terror group, following their defeat in Marawi City last October. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said they are not discounting the possibility the terror group may be reorganizing somewhere, …
Bacolod City’s ‘peaceful’ atmosphere attracted kidnapping suspect –PNP Unit
Luna: Suspect entered into government subcontract projects By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) in the Visayas yesterday said the “peaceful and kidnap-free atmosphere” of Bacolod City attracted wanted kidnapping suspect Victor Espina to hide in the city. In a radio interview yesterday morning, PNP-AKG Visayas …
Power Watch Negros complaint against Ceneco endorsed to NEA, ERC
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A complaint letter regarding an “excessive and incompetent power supply agreement” between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) and the Korean Electric Power Corporation-Salcon Power Corporation (Kepco-SPC) earlier filed by local advocacy group Power Watch Negros (PWN) has recently been endorsed to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and …
Two Ilonggo crew members missing following Maersk vessel fire
Two missing crew members of the Maersk container vessel that caught fire in the Arabian Sea last Tuesday were recently confirmed to be student cadets of John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU). According to JBLFMU chief executive officer, Dr. Ronald Raymond Lacson Sebastian, the two missing Ilonggo crew members were identified as John Rey …
NPA accuses police of killing innocent farmers in Escalante City
Spokesperson: Farmers should stand up against Duterte By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Roselyn Jean Pelle Command yesterday forwarded a statement, where they blamed police for the recent killing of two farmers in Escalante City. According to spokesperson Ka Cecil Estrella, Ronald Manlanat was brutally killed by police due …
International Women’s Month
Local Comelec official encourages more women to run for public office By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking at a second International Women’s Month launch by the Bacolod City government, Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) elections officer, Atty. Mavil Majarucon-Sia, addressed an audience at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) last Thursday, where …
Structures along Boracay’s Puka Beach demolished
By Paulo Loreto Lim A total of 30 structures, primarily souvenir and refreshment stands, along Boracay’s Puka Beach were recently demolished by the Malay municipal government which has jurisdiction over the resort destination. According to the local government, the establishments were in violation of shoreline easement policies. Last month, after the Department of Environment …
P12K worth of shabu confiscated in Mansilingan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P12,000 worth of suspected shabu was recently confiscated by police following a buy-bust operation at Purok Kabugwason in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 44-year-old Manuel Tambanillo, a resident of Block 4, Lot 23 in the said neighborhood. Records released by Police Station 7 …