By Mae Singuay The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) will implement a two-day road closure on Burgos Street near the Bacolod North Public Cemetery on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, November 1 and 2. BTAO head, Police Major Junji Liba, said the full road closure will take effect from 6:00 a.m. on …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Visayas’ top cop calls for timely reporting of election violations
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has called for the timely reporting of election violations, particularly on vote buying. PRO-6 director, Brigadier General Sidney Villaflor, said at a press briefing on Saturday, October 28, that responding to cases of vote buying “boils down to informants” as he assumed all municipalities and barangays have …
Barangay chair bet in NegOr town faces disqualification
A candidate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental is facing a disqualification case, the first in the province, and may not be proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in case of a victory in the October 30 political exercise. The candidate is from San Jose town and is …
Quiambao’s triple-double carries La Salle past NU
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kevin Quiambao posted a triple-double as the De La Salle University Green Archers scored an 88-78 victory over the National University (NU) Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday night, October 28. The Muntinlupa City-native Quiambao dished …
F2 Logistics scores back-to-back wins in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers picked up their second consecutive victory in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference by disposing the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-15, 25-22, 25-17, at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur on Saturday night, October 28. Save for a few shaky moments in the second …
Ginebra taps Bishop as Brownlee’s replacement
Barangay Ginebra is bringing in an old nemesis to fill in the spot of their beloved import, Justin Brownlee, for the upcoming PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Coach Tim Cone said Tony Bishop would come in as their interim import, while Brownlee sorts out his legal issues regarding his doping test results. Bishop was part of …
DBP inaugurates lending center in Puerto Princesa City
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has inaugurated its Puerto Princesa Lending Center in line with its continuing efforts to expand its development lending activities especially in the countryside and assist in the National Government’s financial inclusion initiatives. Photo shows DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Michael O. de Jesus (left) during the …
Deployed for BSKE; 1,043 security personnel to oversee brgy, SK polls in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 1,000 personnel from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will secure the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the city on Monday, October 30. At least 1,043 security personnel were dispatched to guard polling precincts and to conduct checkpoints to deter criminal activity during the polls. BCPO …
Lacson junks case vs. resort supervisor for ‘lack of evidence’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson dismissed the administrative case of grave misconduct filed against Ellen Jalandoni, the supervisor of the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary. Provincial Legal Office head, Atty. Alberto Nellas, Jr. said the dismissal of the case, released last month, was due to a lack of substantive evidence. The decision …
Show-cause orders served vs. 19 Bacolod SK bets
By Mae Singuay The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City served show-cause orders against 19 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates in the local polls. Kathrina Trinio-Caña, Comelec-Bacolod elections officer, said the show-cause orders were in relation to the alleged illegal campaign materials since the start of the campaign period last October 19. Trinio-Caña said …