By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor challenged his newly-appointed chief of police to eliminate the illegal drug menace in the area. Police Senior Inspector Randy Babor was installed by Police Regional Office-6 director, Police Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao, to replace outgoing Isabela municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Ruben Pajarito. Malabor …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Prevendido drug group members nabbed in Estefania
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two suspected members of the Iloilo-based Prevendido drug group were arrested Saturday evening following a joint operation conducted by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) along Mt. Mandalagan Street at the Villa Estefania Subdivision in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspects as Andresito ‘Zuma’ Palabrica, Jr., a resident …
Silay City raid yields guns, drug money
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A joint drug raid by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Silay City police yielded guns and suspected drug money Saturday morning at Villa Hergon in the city’s Barangay Rizal. PDEA agents identified the arrested suspects as Alma Aguirre, Rodjilyn Santosidad, and Bryan Seranno, all residents of the …
Slain pedicab operator identified
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Station 2 (PS2) investigators have identified the pedicab operator who was found dead last Friday at the reclamation area, part of Barangay 8 in Bacolod City. After the pedicab operator’s cousin visited PS2, cops identified the victim as 42-year-old John Solomon, a resident of Barangay 16. In a …
IPPO to enhance road safety enforcement
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) recently revealed plans to establish Highway Police Assistance Desks (Hi-PADS), which will be set up at police stations located along highways throughout the province, in an effort to implement road safety ordinances. According to IPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Marlon Tayaba, personnel will be provided handheld radios, lights and …
Disaster management calls for collective efforts –Faeldon
Civil Defense Deputy Administrator for Operations Nicanor E. Faeldon has underscored that disaster management is everybody’s concern. In his keynote address during the 20th Gawad Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) regional awards held at the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) in Iloilo City on July 27, Faeldon said that disaster management transcends …
Antique to extend educational support to 6.5K students
Antique’s provincial government, through the Provincial Youth Development Office, is targeting some 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students for its educational assistance program. “There is an allocation of P50 million for the educational assistance this 2018,” Rexon C. Nodque, officer in-charge of the Provincial Youth Development Office, said. Nodque said undergraduate students could apply for educational …
After Iloilo’s hablon, Kalibo’s piña-seda invades New York
“Biennial culture is already almost irrelevant, because so many more people are providing so many better opportunities for artists to exhibit their work.” –Jerry Saltz More than a month after Iloilo exhibitors introduced hablon, a locally-produced fabric comprised of piña, abaca, and cotton, during an event at the Philippine Center New York, weavers from …
Accusations against Morales remain unanswered
“There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground –Amos 5:7 A video depicting a boy accused of stealing being mauled has gone viral and is raising concerns. Despite being aware they were being recorded, the attackers continued to pummel the boy, later throwing him into a muddy …
2018 Junior League Softball World Series
Negros First Softball Team is ‘ready’ By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Negros Occidental junior league softball team coach Antonio Oquindo, Jr. said his squad is “ready” as opening day commences for the 2018 Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington in the United States. “Our players have undergone tough qualifying games in …