By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) recently launched the Visayas Open, which closed its Cebu City leg yesterday, and continues to take place at various locations across the Visayas region. The competition is divided into 22-Under, 16-Under, and 12-Under divisions; with 15 sports being contested, including badminton, table tennis, tennis, …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Iloilo TV host cancels $2,000 Bitcoin investment
“I get a ton of scam emails. But instead of deleting them, I decided to hit reply.” –James Veitch Last Monday, April 9, Edeza, a female TV host from Iloilo in the Philippines confirmed to this writer she was “finalizing” the release of her money worth $2,000 (P101,040) for investment in “Bitcoin” ran by …
Moises Padilla Vice Mayor, husband charged
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The acting provincial prosecutor of Negros Occidental revealed they found reasonable grounds to charge Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband, Felix Mathias Segundo Yulo, for illegal possession of firearms and explosives, following their arrest last December at a police checkpoint in town. Based on resolutions signed …
Bohol’s most wanted captured in Ilog
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bohol’s most wanted fell to police Monday morning after his whereabouts were traced to Sitio Balikbalik in Barangay Calubang, Ilog by the Regional Intelligence Unit-VI (RIU-6) and municipal police. Police identified the suspect as 47-year-old Apolinar Galapin, a resident of the said barangay and a native of Bohol. Negros …
Suspected NPA-SPARU attack kills three in Isabela
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least three people were killed, while two others were wounded, after suspected members of the New People’s Army-Special Partisan Unit (NPA-SPARU) opened fire during a wake at Crossing Magallon in Barangay Bulad, Isabela, Negros Occidental, Monday evening. Police identified the fatalities as retired Staff Sergeant Jose …
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
1,000 police officers, force multipliers to be deployed By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 1,000 police officers and other force multipliers will be deployed during the 25th Panaad sa Negros Festival, which opens this Saturday, April 14. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said the Joint Task …
Election gun ban begins Saturday
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday announced the gun ban for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections is scheduled for Saturday, April 14. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said the gun ban will coincide with a separate memorandum issued by the Philippine National Police …
Nearly 2,500kgs of garbage collected from recent Arevalo clean-up programs
Nearly 2,500 kilograms of garbage was collected following recent environmental programs conducted in the Arevalo district of Iloilo City. There “Adopt an Estero” program saw a total 2,100 kilograms of garbage gathered, while the Coastal Clean Up Drive collected 380 kilograms of garbage. “We have been practicing the program for many years,” said City Environment …
Manapla barangay posts benefits from NGO projects
The Negros chapter of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM), a non-governmental organization (NGO) seeking to develop rural areas of the country, in collaboration with charity network Johanniter International, has been providing Manapla’s Barangay Chambery with projects intended to benefit the livelihood of local residents. According to the NGO, over 400 households have benefitted from …
Minor struck by lightning in Valladolid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A minor is currently being treated at a hospital in Bacolod City after reportedly being struck by lightning in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, late Monday afternoon. Police identified the victim as 12-year-old Trisha Mae Eguana, a resident of Barangay Sagwa in the said town. Based on a statement by …