International boxing judge Edward Ligas faces a libel case before the Bacolod City Regional Trial Court after charges were brought forward by Senior Deputy City Prosecutor Dennis Jarder. According to the city prosecutor, a statement by Ligas, which was published by the Watchmen Daily Journal in 2016, “Impeached the honesty, integrity, and reputation of former …
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Ceres FC draws JPV Marikina, 1-1
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. A 70th minute header by Ceres-Negros FC striker Patrick Reichelt salvaged a 1-1 draw against JPV Marikina FC over the weekend at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna. After both clubs failed to score in the first half, JPV forward Ryuki Kozawa broke the deadlock in the 58th minute. …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
JSY Countertrade meets AACI Transport in the Class A finals By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After recently defeating their respective opponents in the semifinals, JSY Countertrade will meet AACI Transport in the Class A finals of the Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Conference Inter-Company Basketball Tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High …
Ceres FC draws JPV Marikina, 1-1
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. A 70th minute header by Ceres-Negros FC striker Patrick Reichelt salvaged a 1-1 draw against JPV Marikina FC over the weekend at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna. After both clubs failed to score in the first half, JPV forward Ryuki Kozawa broke the deadlock in the 58th minute. …
PNP appoints new PRO-6 director
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday ordered the relief of Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag. He will be replaced by PNP spokesperson, Police Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao. According to PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Chief Inspector Joem Malong, Binag was reassigned to lead the PNP …
Nearly P1M worth of shabu seized in Silay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6), Silay City Drug Enforcement Unit, and Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office special weapons and tactics team operatives seized almost P1 million worth of suspected shabu Thursday afternoon during an operation at Sitio Iglesia in Barangay Balaring, Silay City, Negros Occidental. PDEA agents identified …
Most ongoing Iloilo City road projects are delayed –PSTMO
Iloilo City Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) head Jeck Conlu recently revealed most of the city’s road projects are delayed. He expressed his disappointment with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), pointing out, there are currently around 30 ongoing projects. It was earlier reported, with the PSTMO creating a task force …
57 of 192 new classrooms completed ahead of school opening
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Superintendent for Negros Occidental, Dr. Portia Mallorca, 57 of the expected 192 new classrooms in the province have been completed, with the 2018-2019 academic year set to begin on Monday, June 4. She noted, the remaining 135 classrooms could be completed …
Calatrava-bound bus crash kills one, injures three
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person was killed, while three others were injured, after the bus they were riding crashed while enroute to Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Thursday morning. Police identified the fatality as 56-year-old Vangiline Brasona, a resident of Barangay Laga-an in the said town. Meanwhile, the injured were identified as …
BCPO intelligence head relieved
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Under direct order from Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) intelligence division head was relieved of his post yesterday, BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said, under Special Order Number 7527, Police Superintendent Nasruddin Tayuan was relieved from the City Intelligence …