By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

A 37-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly got into an argument and indiscriminately opened fire in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City.
Police identified the suspect as Eduardo Dulce, a resident of the said area.
Based on information provided by the Himamaylan City Police Station, authorities were conducting mobile patrols in the city when they were alerted regarding a person “creating alarm” in the area.
Cops immediately responded and arrested Dulce after several residents claimed he allegedly opened fire using an improvised shotgun.
Further investigations revealed, prior to the incident, the suspect had argued relatives while drunk.
Police recovered the firearm and one live unit of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition.
Aside from alarm and scandal charges, Dulce faces additional charges for illegal possession of firearms and violating the Commission on Elections gun ban.
He is presently detained at the Himamaylan City Police Station./DGB, WDJ

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Iloilo City residents advised to keep surroundings clean to avoid dengue

The Iloilo City Health office (CHO) recently advised local residents to keep their surroundings clean as a way to avoid contracting dengue fever.
“The effective way, in order for mosquitoes not to breed, is to clean your house not only every Saturday but every day,” explained city health officer, Dr. Bernard Caspe. “Do not just rely on barangay officials to clean the surroundings, you should do it yourself.”
“We have already started spraying all public elementary and secondary schools against mosquito before the opening of classes,” he added.
According to CHO, there were 474 dengue cases recorded in the city between January and April, along with six related deaths. The figure is an over 400 percent increase from last year when a total of 93 cases were recorded during the same period in 2018.
Caspe added, dengue cases may increase with the onset of the rainy season./WDJ