Newly-appointed Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director, Police Colonel Eric Dampal, as part of his internal cleansing initiative, called on police officials to refrain from taking hush money from individuals involved in illegal activities, such as drugs and unlicensed gambling. “We have to stand on the directives from the national office,” the law enforcement official …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Bayawan City police chief sacked
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bayawan City police chief was sacked over the weekend following a string of unsolved murder cases in the city. Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) director, Police Colonel Julian Entoma, said Police Lt. Colonel Alfonso Enrique has been relieved from his post and will be replaced by Police …
PDEA dismantles Silay City drug den
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Occidental dismantled a suspected drug den over the weekend in Silay City’s Barangay Guinhalaran. PDEA operatives identified the arrested suspects as Mario Jornalin, owner of the alleged drug den; alongside Rico Castillo, Mark Relasyon, Carlo Diaz, and Eric Dato-on. Based on information provided by PDEA, the arrests …
San Carlos City man stabbed to death
A man was stabbed to death around 12:00 noon on Saturday along Ylagan Street in San Carlos City’s Barangay 6. Authorities identified the fatality as 43-year-old Wendell ‘Englo’ Giganto, a resident of Dos Hermanos Street in the city’s Barangay 3. According to police, the victim exhibited stabbed wounds across different parts of his body. He …
Construction on P125M Hinoba-an hospital to begin this year
Hinoba-an Mayor Ernesto Estrao confirmed construction on the P125 million Hinoba-an District Hospital will begin this year in the town’s Barangay Pook. “It will be a 50-bed capacity hospital that will not only cater [to] patients from Hinoba-an but also from neighboring towns and cities,” the mayor said. He explained, once the Department of Environment …
Union alarmed by police monitoring
Bacolod Public Plaza protest The Bacolod City chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expressed concern over the presence of undercover police officers during their rally at the Bacolod Public Plaza last week. “Our suspicions were also confirmed by several witnesses who expressed alarm after they realized that the said intelligence officers …
Resolution calls for disinfectants at Bacolod City schools, gov’t offices
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently passed a resolution requiring all Bacolod City government offices, barangay offices, along with public and private schools to have hand disinfectants available to the public due to the ongoing threat posed by the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19. Councilor Carlos Jose Lopez, who …
Negros dioceses warn against unauthorized solicitation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Dioceses of Bacolod and Dumaguete issued a warning to the public over reports of unauthorized solicitation purporting to have come from their respective Offices of Bishop. In a statement released by Diocese of Bacolod chancellor, Rev. Fr. Christian Gesulgon, he said Bishop Patricio Buzon has not authorized anyone to …
Bacolod City task force against heinous crimes sought
In response to the recent shootings in the city, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution calling on the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to form a task force dedicated to handling heinous crimes. The resolution, authored by City Councilor Carlos Jose …
NegOcc among the most gifted in natural resources –Lacson
While speaking before the Governor’s Permit Holders’ Forum yesterday at the Negros First Residences function hall in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson touted the province’s natural resources. “Negros Occidental is one of the most gifted provinces in terms of natural resources,” the governor stated. “I want to be forthright with you that …