By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man who ran for kagawad in the recent barangay elections was gunned down yesterday by four suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) at Sitio Calubihan in Barangay Bantayan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 48-year-old Rodolfo Ambong, a resident of Sitio Mamba-og in the …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
CDRRMO begins preparing for the rainy season
Mayor hopes new system will minimize flooding By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) has begun preparations for the rainy season, which is expected to start sometime between the last week of May and next month. CDRRMO cluster head and Executive Assistant Joemarie Vargas said the city’s sewer …
No cover-up in animal hub investigation –Provincial Official
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Assistant Provincial Legal Officer, Atty. Mary Ann Lamis, yesterday assured there would be no cover-up in the investigation of the Negros First Animal Hub at Panaad Park and Stadium. The comment was made in response to chatter on social media pointing out a “silence” on the matter. “The …
Down memory lane (with music)
What song ignites your past? Like a blazing torch that lights up the nooks and crannies of the mind, all the shadows vanish, and what remains is the sweet melancholy of reminiscence. Or, the rage of long ago that the music had evoked in the heart full of courage to do what is right. That’s …
Stop shaming ‘narco-barangay officials’
“Slander is worse than cannibalism.” –John Chrysostom Now that they have been elected and reelected, the so-called “narco-barangay officials” in the Philippines should be spared from further insult and humiliation from authorities, especially Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Having secured a fresh mandate means they have the full …
Lifeguard training underway at VMA Global College
The Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), in coordination with the local Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station, is currently conducting a lifeguard training at the Visayan Maritime Academy (VMA) Global College, located at Sitio Aning in the city’s Barangay Pahanocoy. The training is being conducted in accordance with a 2015 city ordinance …
Bago City police seize P170K worth of shabu
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bago City Police Station anti-drug operatives seized P170,000 worth of suspected shabu during a late Monday afternoon buy-bust operation in the city’s Barangay Don Jorge Araneta. Police identified the arrested suspect as 37-year-old Rodel Llupar, a resident of Purok Cagaycay in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Bago City police chief, …
PDEA asset gunned down in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An individual reported to be an asset for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) was gunned down yesterday morning in Barangay 8, Bacolod City. Police identified the fatality as 29-year-old Reynaldo Pescadeno, Jr., a resident of Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City. Investigations by Police Station 2 (PS2) said, around …
Ceneco residential rates drop by nearly 72¢
Rates rose by 80¢ between March and April The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) revealed residential rates for May 2018 dropped by 71.90¢ per kilowatt hour (kWh), from P11.9020/kWh in April to P11.1830 this month. The April rate refers to consumers considered “affected customers,” who were subject to additional charges with respect to …
Lizares: Vista Alegre Homes is recognition for the AFP, PNP
Following the recent groundbreaking for Vista Alegre Homes, a project expected to house 1,000 active military and police personnel, along with their families, in Talisay City’s Barangay Dos Hermanas, Mayor Neil Lizares called the project recognition for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). “The PNP-AFP housing project is …