By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The leader of a local robbery group operating in Bacolod City and nearby locales was killed yesterday after attempting to rob an off-duty police officer at the corner of CL Montelibano-Baloyo Streets in the city’s Barangay Villamonte. Police identified the fatality as Johnnie Villarete, leader of the Villarete robbery …
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Iloilo City Official: The traffic situation is ‘really difficult’
As the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) deployed their 50-strong force to monitor the opening of classes, which took place yesterday, with their duties including securing the roads leading to schools, PSTMO head Jeck Conlu admitted to encountering difficulty. “The situation is really difficult because of physical structures [along] some roads,” he pointed …
P87K distributed to Antique seniors
Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao led the recent distribution of the Kabalaka kang Gobernadora para sa Lolo kag Lola program, which benefits local seniors above the age of 85. A total of P87,000 was distributed to 34 beneficiaries from Hamtic, San Jose de Buenavista, Sibalom, San Remegio, and Patnongon. Meanwhile, another P313,400 was distributed to …
BCPO reshuffles station commanders
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, yesterday revealed several city police station commanders have been reshuffled, along with outgoing Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Chief Inspector Benedicto Villarias, being placed on non-duty, or floating, status. According to Ebreo, Villarias is scheduled to retire …
Boat captain, crew face illegal fishing raps
The boat captain and crew of steel-hulled Super Haulboat F/B Seagull III from Cebu City apprehended last Friday in the waters of Carles, Iloilo are facing charges for violating the Fisheries Code and Fishery Administrative Order, a provincial government official said yesterday. In a media interview, Provincial Administrator Raul Banias, who also heads the Provincial …
A monorail would advance green technology –Espinosa
With the results of a feasibility study into a proposed monorail system for Iloilo City expected before the end of the month, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said the project is more than a method of alleviating traffic congestion, but an advancement of green technology. “[The monorail] promotes our campaign for green technology,” he …
High value drug target arrested in San Carlos City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected high value drug target was arrested late Sunday afternoon following a raid conducted by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6) operatives at San Juan Baybay in Barangay 6, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. PDEA agents arrested Lando Manguin, a resident of the said area. Armed with a …
Iloilo City scholarship deadline on Friday
The Iloilo City government recently extended the deadline for the Pag-Ulikid Scholarship program to Friday, June 8. According to Local Youth Development Office (LYDO) executive director Rey Jason Gregorio, there are currently 147 applications submitted, with another 200 expected following the deadline extension. Qualified beneficiaries will receive a P1,000 monthly allowance. Applications are available at …
Woman bumped by motorcycle in EB Magalona
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 50-year-old woman was injured after she was bumped by a speeding motorcycle Sunday morning at Bangga Takas in Barangay Tuburan, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Mylene Binas, a resident of the said barangay. EB Magalona Police Station traffic investigators said the motorcycle, driven by …
Iloilo City Trade Mission in NYC is off to a roaring start
“Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes.” –Diana Vreeland The top guns of the fabled Designers Guild of Iloilo took center stage last week during …