By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) national headquarters will closely look into the issue of drug smuggling in Negros island following the confiscation of millions of pesos worth of shabu which later turned out to have been smuggled into Negros Occidental via its main ports of entry. PCG spokesperson Commodore …
Monthly Archives: June 2022
IS BACOLOD BECOMING UNSAFE?: CITY LOGS 7 SHOOTINGS IN JUST ONE MONTH
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga “Is Bacolod City becoming unsafe?” This is the question that is becoming viral on social media after the city recorded a total of seven shooting incidents just this month of June. Earlier on Thursday, June 16, 54-year-old Adonis Matulac was shot dead along Lacson Extension, Purok Hollow Blocks in the …
Girl Finally Finds the One: Life, Lessons, and Success
Just like any other ordinary Pinoy graduate, Ysabel Victoria Benitez used her degree to look for that dream job – one that would make her independent, travel the world, and purchase her own home. Being raised by a single parent with two other sisters, middle child Ysa, as she is fondly called, made her want …
Jiggy’s Angels top Iloilo 1-day volley league
By Adrian Stewart Co Jiggy’s Angels squad emerged as champions in the Savannah Community Womens 1-Day Volleyball League held over the weekend at the Georgia International Academy Covered Gym in Savannah Subdivision in Oton, Iloilo. Led by Negrenses Melody Pons, Kiesha Bedonia and Princess Tumayao and Ilonggas Elizza Anne Aimen and Trisha Dequilla, the Jiggy’s …
Negrense Aguillon sprints her way to ASEAN School Games
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense sprinter Krisha Dedoyco Aguillon emerged as the fastest girl in the National Invitational Sports Competition athletics on Monday at the Iloilo Sports Complex. Aguillon, a standout from Bacolod Tay Tung High School athletics team, sprinted her way to the 2022 ASEAN School Games after ruling the girls 100-meter dash event. …
NegOcc hospitals ordered to activate dengue fast lanes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental has ordered all hospitals in the province to activate their dengue fast lanes as the number of cases continues to increase. PHO head Dr. Ernell Tumimbang said all patients who show symptoms or were already diagnosed with dengue should be given priority …
FOLLOWING DEADLY GANG WAR: BCPO BEEFS UP POLICE PRESENCE IN BGC
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has beefed up security at the Bacolod City Government Center (BGC) grounds following last Sunday’s gang war which claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy. BCPO director, Police Colonel Thomas Martir, said he has ordered additional personnel from the BCPO’s Mobile Force Company and …
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