By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An American citizen was arrested Monday night after he allegedly failed to pay his bill at a restaurant located inside a shopping mall at the Bacolod City reclamation area. Police identified the foreigner as 32-year-old Kendrick Harold, a native of California. Based on the report issued by Police Station …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Man suspected of killing his cheating wife surrenders
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The man suspected of killing of his wife, who was reportedly having an affair, surrendered to local police and admitted to the crime yesterday morning. Isabela municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Randy Babor, said Arnaiz Arevalo voluntarily surrendered to their station after two days of hiding at a …
Fishery surveys being conducted in Aklan
The Philippine Statistics Authority is currently conducting fishery surveys of households, aquafarms, and fish landing centers across Aklan, looking into commercial, municipal, inland, and aquaculture fishing operations. According to Provincial Statistics Officer Antonet Catubuan, data from the surveys will be used to assess the performance of the fishing industry on national, regional, and provincial levels. …
TESDA conducts trainings in Talisay City
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently conducted trainings in Talisay City which focused on providing housewives and prison inmates with skills to enter the workforce. A total of 20 housewives from the city’s Barangays 12 and 12A completed a 12-day cake-making training. Each participant who completed the training received a certificate of …
Shabu recovered from Brgy. 2 buy-bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug dealer was arrested by Police Station 2 (PS2) anti-drug operatives yesterday morning following a buy-bust operation at Purok Cagaycay in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Police identified the arrested suspect as 34-year-old Ricardo Siancua, a resident of the said area. PS2 commander, Police Senior Inspector Leo Estopa, …
It’s overloaded truck season (again)
With sugar milling season underway, many pray the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will not issue a moratorium on apprehending overloaded trucks. Rumors last year suggested higher-ups within the agency wanted to proceed with such plans. The problem is overloaded trucks pose a danger to bridges, which may end up damaged if a …
Fishbolan
A good friend from Danjugan Island, located within the jurisdiction of Cauayan, recently furnished a copy of a press release relative to a project seeking to create a clean and plastic-free environment. Non-Governmental Organizations that advocate the eradication of plastics are commendable and by publicizing press releases of great importance to the public, this …
NOPSSCEA: Season 38
Secondary boys’ football underway By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The secondary boys’ football competition of the 38th Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) season, opened over the weekend at the STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) pitch. Hosts and defending champions STI-WNU opened their title defense with an 8-0 blowout against …
Congressman not taking sides in Bacolod City race
Benitez: The race for mayor is ‘unclear’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez refused to endorse a side in next year’s elections in Bacolod City. During a recent press conference, the congressman said he received word former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella planned to challenge incumbent Bacolod …
Ceneco rates up slightly
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) revealed residential rates for September 2018 came to P11.8574 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), a slight increase from the August 2018 rate of P11.7019/kWh. In line with total expenses last month, around 75 percent of revenue is allocated towards generation and transmission companies, which include system loss charges and adjustments …