Another javelin record broken by a Western Visayas athlete By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After Romanito P. Maravilla Sr. National High School student Ann Catherine Quitoy broke the Palarong Pambansa record in the secondary girls’ javelin throw earlier in the ongoing competition, Avegail Beliran of Iloilo recently won gold after setting a new …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Give change a chance in the barangays
With the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections approaching, one can feel the intervention of incumbent politicos trying to push their bets. As always, candidates are seeking financial backing from mayors, vice mayor, and councilors – even higher officials. Some might call it “normal;” however, it’s more like an “exchange deal” for …
Moises Padilla mayor orders additional security measures against NPA
NPA admits to recent Isabela killings By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent New People’s Army (NPA) attack in Isabela, Negros Occidental, Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña yesterday revealed he issued an executive order introducing additional security measures in his municipality to combat the rebel group. According to Municipal Executive Order No. …
BCPO: Beyond our power to close down ‘Peryahan ng Bayan’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, defended the city’s police force yesterday, after they were criticized for not closing down the ‘Peryahan ng Bayan’ establishment at Burgos-Lacson Streets, which was allegedly engaging in an illegal numbers game. During a press conference yesterday, Ebreo said …
74 arrested from enhanced BCPO anti-crime operations
The enhanced Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) anti-criminality operations have arrested 74 in the first two weeks of April. BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said they conducted 32 operations from April 9 to 15. In the campaign against loose firearms, the BCPO arrested three people and recovered one high-powered and two improvised firearms. …
Police: San Carlos City residents evacuated amid gun battle with suspected NPA rebels
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to police, nearly 100 residents of Barangay Nataban in San Carlos City were evacuated amid the gun battle between the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (79 IB) and suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in neighboring Barangay Guadalupe last Monday. San Carlos City police chief, Police …
Privacy commission opens investigation on Facebook
The National Privacy Commission, created by RA 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, recently opened an investigation on Facebook, following congressional testimony by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on data gathering conducted through the popular social media platform. The commission sent a formal letter to the Facebook CEO requesting a number of documents in …
Senior claims own life in Isabela
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 66-year-old man was found dead Monday afternoon in an apparent suicide incident in Barangay Tiniongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental. Police refused to identify the fatality, but confirmed he is a resident of Sitio Haplas in the said barangay. Isabela town police said the senior’s remains were found by his …
Two injured in EB Magalona vehicular collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver and his backrider were injured after colliding with a van Monday morning at Crossing Monumento in Barangay Santo Niño, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victims as 51-year-old Marcelo Villarubia and his son, 18-year-old Janry, both residents of Calatrava, Negros Occidental. EB Magalona traffic investigators …
Ilocos Norte governor confirmed for Isabela fiesta
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabo yesterday confirmed Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos will be arriving on Friday as guest of the ongoing town fiesta celebration. Activities scheduled for Friday, Liga ng Barangay Day, include the Kasalan ng Bayan, or mass wedding; and the Search for Lin-ay sang Isabela. Malabor added, …