The Bacolod City Regional Trial Court Branch 42 has found two cop murder suspects guilty. In a 13-page decision of Judge Fernando Elumba, the court found Gilbert Batayola and Rafael Hipty guilty with murder and was sentenced to a penalty of reclusion perpetua, or a maximum of 40 years of imprisonment for the death of …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Army vows to ruin NPA’s founding anniv
Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo yesterday vowed they will not let the New People’s Army (NPA) celebrate their 51st anniversary which will take place this month. Arevalosaid the army will continue its operations in hunting down the NPA insurgents following their success in Isabela town and Himamaylan City this …
Three fires in one day recorded in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least three fire incidents were recorded in Bacolod City yesterday, causing evacuations, damage and destruction to property. Based on information provided by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod, the first fire incident took place at the elementary building of STI-West Negros University. The fire reportedly started at …
Suspects in pension house fire arrested
Two of the three suspects who allegedly started a fire at the Java Pension House along Bacolod City’s Gonzaga Street last Tuesday have been arrested in joint follow-up operations by the city’s Police Station 1 (PS1) and Murcia Municipal Police Station. Police identified the suspects as Rodolfo “Onyok” Inson Jr., a resident of the city; …
Metro Retail Store to conduct biggest sale of the year
Get your shopping lists ready and your Metro Rewards Club and Metro Business Club Cards handy because the biggest sale of the year is about to happen! Happening only today, November 30, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, Metro Retail is slashing prices to an all-time low with discounts reaching up to 70%. Metro Crazy …
Himamaylan City mayor signs FOI ordinance
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Himamaylan City Mayor Rogelio Tongson, Jr. has recently signed an ordinance allowing the city’s residents easier access to local government documents. The Ordinance Operationalizing Freedom of Information in the City Government of Himamaylan was signed last November 22. The measure, which was authored by Vice Mayor Justin Gatuslao, was …
Miss Iloilo 2020 to level up
Organizers of Miss Iloilo 2020 have vowed to help Ilonggas level up to national pageants as 11 beauties are vying for three crowns. Candidates have been presented to the media to start their journey to the titles during the main pageant night at West Visayas State University Cultural Center on January 23, 2020. They are …
Drunk man jumps off RoRo vessel in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued a man who jumped off the Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessel docked at Bacolod City’s Bredco Port last Wednesday, November 27. Authorities identified the victim as 31-year-old Christopher Kho, a resident of Apalit, Pampanga. Based on information released by PCG-Bacolod Bredco sub-station, Kho was …
Iloilo City government scouts columbarium site
The Iloilo City government is now scouting for a 1.5-hectare property for the site of proposed city cemetery cum columbarium facility. The initiative is in response to rising and crowding of condominium-type niches, and limited area of city-run cemeteries. Columbarium is considered space-saver and entails less maintenance. The city government is also looking for properties …
Pag-IBIG Fund to raise decades-old savings rate in 2021
After months of public consultations and getting the support of both labor and employer groups, Pag-IBIG Fund will soon raise the three decades-old P100 monthly savings rate of its members. On November 6, the agency’s 11-member Board of Trustees approved the increase of the Pag-IBIG Fund members’ mandatory monthly savings from the current P100 to …