The Bacolod City Inter-Agency Task Force Against Novel Coronavirus plans to request passenger details from various transport firms in an effort to continue monitoring for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. According to Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, transport companies include airlines and ferry companies operating in Bacolod City. The vice mayor appealed for …
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Vinoya: Army in full control of operational pace, intensity
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a series of clashes with the New People’s Army (NPA), including a flare-up in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental earlier this week, Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Brigade (3ID) commander, Major General Eric Vinoya, said military forces in Negros are now in control of the region’s operational pace and intensity. The …
PRO-6: Law enforcement must
follow parking regulations In response to concerns raised by Iloilo City Liga ng mga Barangay President Irene Ong, who sits on the City Council, surrounding Philippine National Police vehicles impeding their road-clearing efforts, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, issued a directive yesterday to inform his personnel that parking along public …
Treñas vows to impose sanctions on non- compliant brgy officials
In light of the upcoming follow-up road-clearing evaluation, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas called a meeting earlier this week where he gathered the 46 barangay captains who failed the initial evaluation by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). “I told them, while I do not want to impose administrative sanctions against them, …
Minor raped by tricycle driver in Mansilingan
A 15-year-old student was allegedly raped Wednesday morning by a tricycle driver in sugarcane field at Hacienda Gonzaga in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan. Police have requested anonymity for the student but confirmed the minor is a resident of the said barangay. Based on information provided by the victim’s cousin to Police Station 7, around 7:30 …
Assaulted Himamaylan City teacher reassigned
The teacher who claimed she was assaulted by a student of Raymundo T. Tongson National High School-Su-ay Extension in Himamaylan City will be changing schools. Himamaylan City assistant schools division superintendent Bernie Libo-on said Kristel Anne Valencia has been reassigned to the city’s main school in Barangay Talaban. Meanwhile, amid the allegations, the student in …
Guihulngan City ambush leaves 4 soldiers wounded
62IB commander: Insurgents detonated an IED By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least four soldiers were wounded following an ambush by New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents last Tuesday night in the mountainous area of Barangay Luz in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) commander, Lt. Colonel Egberto Dacoscos, said elements of …
Familiaran discourages discrimination against Chinese, Korean nationals
Amid ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran discouraged the public from discriminating against Chinese and Korean nationals living in the city. According to a report published by the World Health Organization last Monday, China reported 8,774 confirmed cases, while another 4,212 were recorded in South Korea. …
Vessel barred from docking at Bredco Port departs for Iloilo
Philippine Coast Guard-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin, confirmed the M/V Unicorn Bravo, a cargo ship originating from Xiamen, China that was barred from docking at Bacolod City’s Bredco Port following an executive order issued by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, has left port and is headed for Iloilo. According to Benjamin, the Unicorn Bravo decided …
Obese NOPPO officers may be transferred
Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, plans to transfer obese law enforcement officers to Camp Alfredo Montelibano in Bacolod City’s Barangay Estefania. The NOPPO official said he wants obese officers at headquarters, where their food can be monitored along with their exercise routine. In response to a viral video showing …