By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An alleged member of the Camaria Caunda Drug Group was arrested by operatives from the City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 30 early yesterday morning. Police arrested Marlon “Mar-Mar” Pango, a resident of Purok Pilipinhon in the said village, …
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Ilonggo seafarer among 17 Filipinos held captive by Houthi rebels in Yemen
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An Ilonggo seafarer is among the 17 Filipinos who were held captive after a cargo vessel was hijacked by Yemen-based Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on November 19. In an interview with Radyo Bandera Sweet FM-Bacolod, the seafarer was identified as 41-year-old Leonardo Flores, a native of Iloilo province’s Pavia …
Comelec probes ‘unpaid’ support staff in Himamaylan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is also scrutinizing the issue of alleged unpaid support staff hired for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City. Atty. Dennis Ausan, Comelec in Western Visayas director, confirmed the report, but he did not disclose the number of support staff …
Power rates up in Negros Occidental
An increase in the price of the Wholesale Electric Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country, drove residential power rates up in all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental for November. Power consumers in the province are served by the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco), the Central Negros Electric Cooperative …
Floods caused by shear line affect over 15-K families in Capiz, Aklan
Significant rains due to shear line caused flooding in Capiz and Aklan, affecting 15,464 families or 49,129 individuals in the two provinces, according to a report released by the Office of the Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6). “We are also waiting for reports from Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Antique because they also have …
338-K coconut farmers in Central Visayas urged to sign up with NCFRS
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is targeting 338,649 coconut farmers in the four Central Visayas provinces to sign up with the National Coconut Farmers Registry System (NCFRS) so they can avail government’s funding for this sector. PCA Region 7 (Central Visayas) regional director Brendan Trasmonte told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the farmers …
NLEX survives NorthPort on Robinson’s late baskets
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Thomas Robinson came up with timely shots in the endgame as the NLEX Road Warriors prevailed over the NorthPort Batang Pier, 112-104, in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, November 22. After leading by as much as 17 points in the first half, …
Ateneo ousts Adamson, claims last UAAP semis seat
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles kept their title-retention bid alive after a 70-48 rout of the Adamson University Falcons in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball do-or-die game at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday, November 22. Jared Brown spearheaded the offense with …
Clippers take second straight from struggling Spurs
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and Paul George added 24 as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers used a huge third-quarter surge to put away the struggling San Antonio Spurs, 109-102, in the second of two NBA games yesterday (Philippine time). The Clippers have now won three straight games after losing six in a row. …
Loss in steering; PCG-Bacolod: Distressed fast craft caused by broken rudder
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Bacolod City said the mechanical failure of the distressed Iloilo-bound fast craft in the Guimaras Strait on Tuesday, November 21, was caused by a broken rudder. Chief Petty Officer Louie Campaner, PCG Bacolod substation commander, said, based on investigation by SRN Fast Seacrafts, the operator of distressed M/V …