By Mae Singuay The Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) recovered two high-powered firearms and other weapons after a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) at Barangay Buenavista in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Sunday, October 1. The three encounters yielded two M653 5.56mm rifles, two long magazines, four short magazines, 7.62mm ammunition, an improvised explosive device, three …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Bacolod legislative building construction on hold
By Mae Singuay The construction of the new legislative building has yet to start this month as the site will be utilized for some activities during the MassKara Festival 2023, which will start this week. Bacolod City Councilor Thaddeus Sayson, committee on finance and appropriations chair, said the contractor could not proceed with the …
47 BSKE bets in NegOcc called out for ‘premature campaigning’
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued show-cause orders to 47 candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Occidental for illegal or premature campaigning as of Monday night, October 2. Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria told reporters yesterday that those ordered to explain by the Task Force Anti-Epal were from …
Visayas police units get boost vs. cybercrimes
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) distributed 19 sets of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment to boost local police stations’ capability against cybercrimes. “This is just initial, using funds from our MOOE [maintenance and other operating expenses]. Our regional ICT officer identified police stations with a few computers. They were among the …
Comelec tags 27 villages in NegOr as ‘areas of concern’
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Dumaguete City has identified 27 villages in Negros Oriental as “areas of grave concern” in line with the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). This was disclosed by Comelec provincial election supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria during the launching of “Ang Maayong Politiko” Candidates’ Forum, education campaign, …
DOJ to honor rewards for info on missing ‘sabungeros,’ Degamo cases
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the government would honor its commitment to give rewards to persons who would provide information leading to the arrest of wanted suspects in a number of cases, including those involved in the case of missing sabungeros (cockfighting aficionados). This came following Remulla’s meeting with National Bureau of Investigation …
Gilas Pilipinas survives Iran to reach Asiad semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gilas Pilipinas survived a fourth quarter uprising by Iran to escape with an 84-83 victory in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball quarterfinals at the ZJU Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China yesterday. Leading by as much as 21 points in the third quarter, Gilas Pilipinas was stunned by a furious fourth …
Gymnast Finnegan earns 2024 Paris Olympics qualification
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipina gymnast Aleah Finnegan is headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics after exhibiting an impressive performance in the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. The 20-year-old Finnegan earned the Olympics qualification as she ended up as one of the 14 best gymnasts in the individual all-around category …
Weightlifter Ando nabs Asian Games bronze
Olympian Elreen Ando delivered the Philippines’ first medal in weightlifting in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Monday night, October 2. Ando lifted 96 kilograms in the snatch and 126kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 222kg — good for third place in the women’s 64-kg weight class. She …
Court approves probate of last will and testament of Olivia Yanson in disinheriting her 4 children
The Bacolod City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 44 has approved the petition of Olivia Villaflores Yanson, the matriarch of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies, for probate of her last will and testament. In Special Proclamation No. 19-2771 dated August 31, RTC Branch 44 Presiding Judge Ana Celeste Bernad said “the last will and testament of Olivia …