By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two alleged drug suspects were seriously wounded after engaging in a shootout with anti-drug operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 6 (RPDEU-6) during a buy-bust operation along Malaspina Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte yesterday morning. Police identified the wounded suspects as Hilda Trujillo and Xiever Louis “Boss” …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Bridgestone offers hassle-free tire maintenance on their Warranty Program
You just got quality tires for your vehicle and now you’re probably wondering what are the inclusions in the warranty. Always remember that maintaining your tires is very important to consider to keep you safe along the road. So if you have purchased new tires from Bridgestone, we break down the things that you need …
35 Hinoba-an houses on COVID-19 lockdown
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 35 households in Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental were placed on a 14-day lockdown starting Saturday, April 24, after two of the residents have died due to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Hinoba-an Councilor Jason Tembrevilla Tupas said a total of 158 individuals have been affected by …
5 Bacolod cops test positive for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five police officers assigned at the Police Station 4 in Bacolod City tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Police Station 4 commander, Police Captain Jun Ray Batadlan, revealed he and four of his men have fallen ill to the virus and even revealed that his wife also tested …
5 computer shops padlocked for violating curfew, social distancing
Three computer shops in Barangay Tabuc Suba, La Paz district and two other shops in the City Proper district in Iloilo City were padlocked for violating the curfew for minors and the minimum health standards against COVID-19. The said computer shops were also found operating without the Mayor’s Permit License. “In this time of crisis, …
Iloilo City hall job hire gunned down
A job hire of the Iloilo City government was shot to death by unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen on Friday night, April 23, at Zone 5, Barangay San Juan in the city’s Molo district. The 42-year-old Glenn Peremne, a resident of Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo district and a job hire assigned at the Iloilo Fish Port Complex as …
Leo Dumagat cremated in New York
“If any of you cry at my funeral, I’ll never speak to you again!” – Stan Laurel By the time this article comes out in the Philippines, Leonidas “Leo” Dumagat’s body may have been burned. The retired veteran broadcaster, who succumbed to lung cancer April 17, was scheduled for cremation at the Fresh Pond Crematory …
The Priorities from the Lower Scale
What’s the most important variable in our recent toil and struggle with the lashing COVID-19 pandemic? National health priority resolutions, government support, societal participation? Aside from the human health threat, it is a hard fact that our country faces yet another special problem from the rest of the world – extreme poverty. Setting aside the …
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup | Llagas scores 35, Tubigon notches 1st win
By Adrian Stewart Co Narciso Llagas heated up on offense as Tubigon Bohol Mariners finally tasted a win in the Visayas leg of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup with a 92-77 triumph over Tabogon Voyagers on Saturday, April 24, at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu. The former University of the East Red Warriors …
4 Ilongga volleybelles join FEU Baby Tams
By Adrian Stewart Co Four Ilongga volleyball players, led by middle blocker Kyle Pendon, are set to make waves for the Far Eastern University (FEU) in UAAP junior girls volleyball. The Pototan, Iloilo-native Pendon earned the impression of the Baby Tamaraws coaching staff, making her the second player from Palanguia National High School to play …