By Ade S. Fajardo Thinking of harming someone without actually doing it does not amount to a crime. Representative Bong Suntay has advanced this defense of Vice President Sara Duterte when she made threats against the life of the President, the First Lady and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Suntay said, …
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Will Willie draw the line?
By Herman M. Lagon Sometimes the best way to notice change in a society is to watch how people react to a joke. Not the joke itself, but the pause that follows. Laughter comes quickly in television studios, yet viewers at home often feel something more complicated. That seemed to be the case when a …
Iran: Missile attacks to continue; US talks ‘not on agenda’
Iran’s foreign minister said that talks with the United States were not on the agenda. “I don’t think talking with the Americans would be on our agenda anymore,” Abbas Araghchi told PBS News, saying Tehran had a “very bitter experience” during previous negotiations with the US. On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes …
Crime vs. Property: Police on alert for theft, looting amid rising fuel prices
By CESAR JOLITO The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has heightened its alert level amid concerns that increasing fuel prices could trigger a rise in property-related crimes. BCPO Director Eugene Rebadomia said the police are preparing contingency measures to address possible incidents such as theft, robbery and looting that may arise as fuel costs continue …
Kanlaon erupts for 3rd time
By CESAR JOLITO III Kanlaon Volcano had another moderate explosive eruption at 6:07 p.m. yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The eruption produced a massive ash column that rose approximately five kilometers into the sky before drifting toward the southeast and northeast directions. This marks the third recorded eruptive event of …
Gov’t moves to secure fuel, fertilizer for sugar industry
By CESAR JOLITO III The Philippine government is taking steps to ensure a stable supply of fuel and fertilizer for the country’s sugar industry as it enters the most resource-intensive stage of the harvest season, amid concerns that the ongoing tensions in the Middle East could disrupt global petroleum supplies. In a statement released March …
30th Panaad sa Negros to be ‘most meaningful’
By CESAR JOLITO III The one-month countdown to the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival has begun, marking the start of preparations for Negros Occidental’s highly anticipated “Festival of Festivals.” Festival director Charina Magallanes-Tan said this year’s celebration aims to be the biggest and most meaningful edition of the festival as it marks three decades of …
Bacolod closely monitors fuel prices, coordinates with DOE
The Bacolod City government has sought the assistance of the Bacolod City Police Office in monitoring fuel prices as the scheduled price adjustments took effect. “I talked to police city director Colonel Eugene Rebadomia to help us monitor and keep watch. This is aside from the regular checks being conducted by the City Treasurer’s Office,” …
Ex-village watchman shot dead on Friday the 13th
By CESAR JOLITO III A former village watchman was shot dead outside a store in Bacolod City’s Barangay 22 on Friday evening, March 13, leading to the arrest of three persons of interest, one of whom later admitted to the crime. Ruben Altamira, a resident of Purok Gahiliugyon in the city’s Barangay 23, was having …
Firearms, drugs, explosives seized in 2 search warrant operations
By CESAR JOLITO III Operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) confiscated illegal firearms, suspected illegal drugs and an explosive device in two separate search warrant operations conducted in the city. The operations were carried out under search warrants issued by Therese Blanche Bolunia, executive judge of the Regional Trial Court. In the first …