BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Two separate drug operations in Negros Occidental led to the confiscation of suspected shabu worth millions. Past midnight yesterday, authorities seized suspected shabu weighing about six kilograms in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Police said the suspected drugs contained in six tape-sealed plastic pouches were worth about …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Landslide damages to infra, agri in Iloilo town put at P29.3M
The government of Igbaras town in Iloilo province has initially placed at P29.3 million the damages to infrastructure and agriculture due to the landslide that occurred in Barangay Igpigus in the morning of August 4. Mayor Vicente Escorpion said yesterday damages to infrastructure, mostly houses and roads, amounted to P25.7 million, while damages to agriculture, …
Marañon vows to release animal hub probe results soon
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA The findings of the investigation that looked into the construction of the controversial Negros First Animal Hub will be released soon, said Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The investigation was conducted by a special fact-finding team led by Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Mary Ann Lamis at Marañon’s order. …
Improve safety measures on Lacson Street – Gasataya
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Bacolod City lone district representative Greg Gasataya called for the improvement of safety measures on Lacson Street where there is an ongoing flood control project. Gasataya gave this order to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the project contractor yesterday. The order came after a car …
Monico hits Bacolod executive aide
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Bacolod City executive assistant Samuel Montoyo must answer the allegations that former mayor Monico Puentevella has hurled against him, according to the Civil Service Commission. Puentevella accused Montoyo of violating Republic Act 6713, or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. The former mayor …
Bacolod City marks 10th year of ‘iconic’ government center
Mayor Evelio Leonardia awarded the first-ever Bacolod Halandumon Award to the heirs of Don Fernando and Doña Angela Gonzaga, who donated the property occupied by the Bacolod City Government Center that marked its 10th year yesterday. Leonardia, who led the celebration dubbed “10 years of Fame and Glory” held at the Government Center’s MassKara Hall, …
CHR probes shooting of ‘illegal gambler’ during police raid
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Oriental is digging deeper into the circumstances behind the shooting of a man after he allegedly attempted to snatch the firearm of a policeman during an anti-illegal gambling operation in the southern city of Bayawan. CHR-Negros Oriental provincial chief and special investigator Dr. Jess Cañete disclosed yesterday …
Drug surrenderee arrested for illegal gambling, gun possession
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drug surrenderee was arrested Tuesday afternoon at Hacienda Fortuna, Barangay Consing, EB Magalona over alleged illegal gambling charges. Police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Angelito Barcelona, a resident of the said barangay. EB Magalona town police chief, Police Senior Inspector Rhojn Darell Nigos, said Barcelona was caught in the …
Estefania home destroyed in late evening blaze
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A house in Villa Villeta Subdivision, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City was totally gutted during an evening blaze last Tuesday. Based on information from Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Bacolod, the said home was owned by Mary Kaye Alvaran. A firecall was made past 8:00 p.m. prompting the BFP and volunteer …
Man hangs self in Bago – police
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA A telecommunications company worker was found dead inside his bedroom in Barangay Poblacion, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Police believed that the 22-year-old man who they did not identify committed suicide. It was his sister who found the man hanging with a blanket tied around his neck on Tuesday. She …