Three homes were razed, while another two were partially damaged, yesterday in Barangay Concepcion, located in Iloilo City’s City Proper district. Officials report, the homes owned by Lilia Domingo, Patrick Laurente, and Asarenas Jaca were burned down; while houses owned by Odel Obela and Eduardo Dela Cruz sustained partial damage. According to Iloilo City fire …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Minor nabbed in Bacolod City for selling illegal drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 16-year-old was nabbed Saturday afternoon following a buy-bust operation at Purok Lampirong in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police have requested anonymity for the suspect but confirmed they are a resident of Purok Masagana, located in the said barangay, and considered a street-level drug target. Based on a report released …
Silay City hacienda raided for firearms
Two individuals were arrested over the weekend after the Silay City Police Station, alongside the Negros Occidental Police Mobile Force Company and Special Action Force, raided Hacienda Marigasa 1 in the city’s Barangay E. Lopez after serving a search warrant. Authorities identified the arrested suspects as 46-year-old Rey Aballes and 60-year-old Henry Benauro, both of …
Suyac Island residents want ferry accreditation expedited
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Residents of Suyac Island, which is located within the jurisdiction of Sagay City and home to a mangrove eco-park, are seeking accreditation for the Sagay Ferry Boat Association be expedited by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina). According to Suyac Island Eco-Tourist Attendants Association President Noli Burlan, tourist arrivals halted after …
Man stabbed inside Lambunao dance hall
A man was stabbed Saturday night while inside a dance hall in Lambunao’s Barangay Cayan Este. Authorities identified the victim as 20-year-old Emmanuel Quimba of the town’s Barangay Maite Pequino, who is currently confined at Lambunao District Hospital. According to police, the victim and his friends were dancing when the suspect, identified as 18-year-old Rowenze …
Tricycle driver shot and killed in Janiuay
A tricycle driver was shot and killed Saturday evening in Janiuay’s Barangay Bongol. Authorities identified the fatality as 35-year-old Aron Aurelio of the town’s Barangay Gines. According to police, around 8:35 p.m., while a certain Miljohn Cino was preparing to pay his fare, the passenger’s cousin, identified as Roland Cino of the municipality’s Barangay Canauilan, …
Bacolod City businesses urged to promote proper hygiene
Businesses expected to provide sanitizer, soap By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week encouraging local businesses to promote proper hygiene by providing hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, and hand soap to customers. According to City Councilor Cindy Rojas, who chairs the SP Committee on Health, the policy …
Family of slain Iloilo drug offender refuses autopsy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The family of the suspected drug offender from Iloilo whose remains were found in an empty lot in Bacolod City’s Barangay Cabug refused an autopsy be conducted. According to Police Station 9 (PS9) commander, Police Lt. Jonito Pastrana, said Nathan Serudo’s siblings arrived last Friday in order to transport their …
Beef processing plant planned for Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office is preparing a project proposal to construct a beef processing plant in Bago City. In a radio interview over Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod over the weekend, office head, Dr. Renante Decena, said the proposal was included in the annual investment plan, which was presented during the …
Two arrested following La Carlota City bust
Two suspected drug offenders were arrested Saturday evening along Yunque Street in La Carlota City’s Barangay Poblacion 2. Authorities identified the suspects as 36-year-old Donnel ‘Pal-ak’ Borbon and 18-year-old John Carl ‘Tutak’ Leonico, both residents of the barangay’s Sitio Carolina. Police seized four plastic sachets of suspected shabu with a market value of P5,000, the …