A man who was reportedly asleep at a waiting shed in Janiuay’s Barangay Mangil was stabbed to death yesterday. Authorities identified the fatality as Jose Glen Vincent Barranco of the town’s Barangay Abangay. Police believe the victim was stabbed by Leo Arca, a resident of the town’s Barangay Mangil. The assailant was arrested and is …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
One dead after car crashes into fence in Mandurriao
Driver may have been asleep at the wheel A woman died last Monday after crashing her car into a concrete fence last Monday in Barangay Tabucan, located in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district. Authorities identified the fatality as Chelsea Alba Espinosa of Roxas City, Capiz who was temporarily residing at the Monticello Villas in Pavia, …
Pontevedra police nab drug offender
A suspected drug offender was nabbed last Monday at the corner of Rizal-Cortez Streets in Pontevedra’s Barangay Poblacion 3. Authorities identified the suspect as 42-year-old Ramy Villanueva Inson of Valladolid’s Barangay Poblacion Proper. Pontevedra Municipal Police Station chief, Police Captain Rhojn Darell Nigos, said five sachets of suspected shabu valued at P6,000, P500 in buy-bust …
Iloilo City recognizes honest traffic aide, cabbie
The Iloilo City government recently recognized a traffic aide and taxi driver for their acts of goodwill. Last month, taxi driver Ryan Evangelista returned a wallet containing P10,000 in cash to a passenger, while traffic aide Jonji Belarma of Public Safety and Transportation Management Office returned an endorsed check found on the street. City Councilors …
Smoke-free cities meet in Iloilo City
Iloilo City hosted the first quarterly meeting of the Philippine chapter of the Southeast Asian Tobacco Control Alliance last week at City Hall. Fifteen mayors and focal persons participated in the meeting. Smoke-Free Cities of Asia Pacific Network president, Dinalupihan Mayor Gila Garcia, said they discussed protocol for the implementation of tobacco control programs. “We …
Iloilo City bans pork from Luzon, Davao
Following the most recent African swine fever outbreak in Mindanao, particularly in Davao Occidental, the Iloilo City government banned the entry of live pigs, hog carcasses, and pork products from the Davao Region. This latest ban is in addition to the existing ban on pork products from Luzon, which was enacted last October. “Iloilo City …
Agreements signed promoting vocational training for local students
Victorias Milling Company, Inc. (VMC) recently inked two partnership agreements with the Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) encouraging technical vocational education and training for local students through in-plant training and access to heavy equipment for students enrolled in heavy equipment operation courses. The agreements were signed by VMC President Minnie Chua; VMC Chief Operating Officer …
Two arrested for illegal logging in Sagay City
The Sagay City police arrested two individuals last Monday for allegedly engaging in illegal logging activities in far-flung areas of the city’s Barangay Andres Bonifacio. Police identified the suspects as Romel Vauleta and Allan Amante, both residents of Escalante City’s Barangay Balintawak. Acting Sagay City Police Station chief, Police Major Antonio Benitez, said his team, …
Local journalists union denounces probe into ABS-CBN
Solicitor general cites ‘highly abusive practices’ The Bacolod City chapter of the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines denounced what they characterized as a “pathetic attempt” by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to shut down broadcast network ABS-CBN following the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida earlier this week. Such …
NOPPO receives public address system
The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) received a public address system from the Provincial Advisory Council for Police Transformation and Development-NOPPO (PACPTD-NOPPO) during a recent flag-raising ceremony at Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr.’s Kanlaon Hall in Bacolod City. The system, which includes two speakers, an amplifier, and two microphones, will be placed in a …