By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will double its presence in the streets after two groups of minors engaged in a street brawl along Lacson Street in the city’s Barangay Mandalagan last week. BCPO public information officer, Police Lt. Liberty Indiape said police will now regularly check beer houses …
Monthly Archives: November 2022
‘CINCO DE NOVIEMBRE’ CELEBRATION; ‘Renewed meaning, inspiration to achieve common goal’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental celebrated Cinco de Noviembre on Saturday, November 5, commemorating the end of Spanish rule in Negros in 1898. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the celebrations with a flag-raising ceremony in Bacolod City, followed by a short program commemorating the historic bloodless revolution. In his speech, …
NegOcc gov’t signs subprojects agreement for farmer groups
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government, the Department of Agriculture (DA), and project beneficiaries signed the implementation management agreement of the approved Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) I-REAP subprojects for additional financing, on Saturday, November 5, as part of the Cinco de Noviembre celebrations. The project beneficiaries are the Celestino Villacin …
Fake lawyer arrested
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An alleged fake lawyer was arrested following an entrapment operation by personnel of Bacolod City Police Station 9 in the city’s Barangay Sum-ag last Thursday, November 3. Police identified the arrested as 41-year-old Jonelly Lacson. Station commander, Police Captain Rondyl Tapang said Lacson had at least five complainants. One of …
TNT demolishes Terrafirma in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The TNT Tropang Giga returned to their winning ways in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup after hacking out a 121-90 domination of Terrafirma Dyip on Saturday night, November 5, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Cameron Oliver led the way with 26 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, while Rodolfo …
Bacolod edges GenSan, enters MPBL semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod BingoPlus showed its steadiness in the endgame to oust GenSan Warriors, 77-73, in Game 3 of the 2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Southern Division quarterfinals on Saturday, November 5, at the Batangas City Coliseum. Holding to a slim 71-70 lead with three minutes left, the Bacolodnons created separation via …
Pag-IBIG Calamity Loan ready for members affected by Typhoon Paeng
Top executives of Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Friday (04 November) that the agency has allocated P5 billion in calamity loan funds to help members affected by Typhoon Paeng. “We are ready to help our members affected by Typhoon Paeng with our Calamity Loan program. We have initially identified a total of 344,000 affected members in …