By Adrian Stewart Co The Magnolia Hotshots prevented complications heading into the quarterfinals after their 102-74 manhandling of the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Hotshots immediately imposed its presence as baskets from Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon, and Rome dela Rosa gave …
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Ombudsman clears Puentevella
During a recent press conference at the home of former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella, a press statement was distributed presenting a February 7 decision by Ombudsman Samuel Martires dismissing the consolidated cases against Puentevella regarding malversation and graft allegations surrounding the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games during his tenure as Bacolod lone district representative. …
Army, police clash with NPA insurgents in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A clash erupted yesterday morning between elements of the Philippine Army 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) and Kabankalan City police against suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) at the city’s Sitio Amian in Barangay Tampalon. Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, said …
Ombudsman junks SEA Games funding case against Puentevella
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed two criminal cases filed against former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella surrounding the P50.5 million fund for the Bacolod Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (BASOC) in relation to the city’s hosting of the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2005. The …
NPA commander captured in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Elements of the Philippine Army 15th Infantry Battalion, Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6, and Kabankalan City police recently captured a top New People’s Army (NPA) commander in Kabankalan City. Authorities identified the arrested rebel commander as Abraham ‘Tikboy’ Villanueva, front secretary for the NPA South West Front, which operates …
NOrPPO chief, three others relieved from duty over killings
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Oscar Albayalde has relieved the head of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), along with three other police chiefs, in relation to the recent police operations that resulted in the deaths of 14 individuals. NOrPPO director, Police Colonel Raul Tacaca; Canlaon City police …
11 NPA rebels involved in Moises Padilla clash captured
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Eleven suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were captured last Monday following a clash in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla. Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, did not identify the suspects but confirmed they were captured by Moises Padilla police who …
SRA called on to check sugar inventory
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Confederation of Sugar Producers Association Inc. (Confed) is requesting for the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to check on their sugar inventory amid speculation sugar withdrawals may be slowing and causing a drop in millgate prices. Confed spokesperson Raymond Montinola said there has been a decline in demand for …
Iloilo City to begin arresting Badjaos today
Beginning today, the Iloilo City Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO), in coordination with the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and City Social Welfare and Development (CSWDO), will begin arresting Badjaos, commonly referred to as ‘sea gypsies’ and are often seen begging on the street. Prior to the operation, PSTMO head Jeck Conlu …
Fire guts, damages 20 homes in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 20 homes were either damaged or destroyed after a fire broke out yesterday morning in a residential area of Purok Marapara in Bacolod City’s Barangay Bata. The fire was reported to have started around 11:00 a.m. and lasted for almost an hour as firefighters had a difficult …