By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recently offered advice for local consumers planning to purchase Christmas lights for the ongoing holiday season, pointing out certain safety precautions when it comes to buying the decorative items. BFP-Bacolod Fire Marshall, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, said consumers should only …
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Divinagracia drug group member killed during EB Magalona police operation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A high-ranking member of the Divinagracia drug group, which operates throughout the Negros Occidental third congressional district, was killed Thursday night during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2, EB Magalona. Police identified the fatality as 38-year-old Noel ‘Ampatuan’ Bolivar, a resident of Barangay Tabigue in the said town. Based …
Isuzu continues to expand with Isuzu Taytay’s grand opening
Continuing the rapid expansion of its nationwide dealership network, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) held the grand opening of its dealership in Taytay, Rizal on October 29. Isuzu Taytay now brings its unmatched Isuzu Advantage right at the doorstep of one of the country’s top municipalities and provinces. At the opening, executives and officials were in …
IPC, Mina de Oro Motors sign MOA establishing Isuzu dealership in Calapan
Continuing its vision to make the world-class Isuzu brand and service accessible to all Filipinos nationwide, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (ICP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Mina de Oro Motors Inc last October 10. The MOA signing, held at the IPC Main Conference Room in Biñan, Laguna, saw Mina de Oro Motors Inc., represented by …
Bitag, BATAS join forces
“…What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their …
Turf war? Tell it to the marines
“Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?” – Anonymous Personally, I don’t buy into the Iloilo City Police Office theory that claims retired Senior Police Officer 2 Ronald ‘Apple’ Alag may have been murdered because of a “turf war” between drug syndicates – it’s one …
Alag was the PNP’s ‘small, but terrible’
“Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core.” –Hannah Arendt Retired Senior Police Officer 2 Ronald ‘Apple’ Alag was one of three rookie cops known in Iloilo City as “small, but terrible” during the 1980s, …
Are the Philippines and China engaged in a ‘state of war?’
“…When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I confessed my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions …
2019 AFC Cup
Ceres-Negros FC drawn in Group G By Paulo Loreto Lim The group stage draw for the 2019 AFC Cup was conducted yesterday in Kuala Lumpur, where Philippines Football League champions Ceres-Negros FC were drawn in Group G. However, as current champions, the Negrense club again qualified for the AFC Champions League qualifying playoffs, …
Board member to seek consultations on proposed coal-fired power plant
Negros dioceses issue statement pushing for clean energy By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko is presently seeking consultations from “resource persons” regarding the proposed construction of a coal-fired power plant in San Carlos City. According to Ko, consultations were sought following hearings before the Provincial Board Committee on …