19% of households report regularly running out of money Based on a recently-released report by international money transfer processing company UniTeller, monthly remittances are reportedly outpacing the monthly income of low-income families in the Philippines by 2.5 times. According to the report, the monthly remittance amount being sent back to the Philippines intended for low-income …
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Kin of former Bacolod City councilor shot dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The elder brother of former Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo Tan was killed yesterday after he was gunned down by riding-in-tandem suspects in the city’s Barangay Estefania. Police identified the fatality as 70-year-old Roberto Kaishek Tan, a resident of the city’s Barangay Villamonte. Based on initial information released by Bacolod City …
NPA denies extortion allegations raised by Bacolod City businessmen
In response to extortion allegations raised by two businessmen in Bacolod City against the New People’s Army (NPA), the insurgent group denied the claims over the weekend with Ka Juanito Magbanua, spokesperson for the Apolinario Gatmaitan Command in Negros, issuing a statement insisting there is no truth behind the allegations. The victims claimed the group …
Remains of unidentified man found hogtied in Murcia
The remains of an unidentified man were found over the weekend in a sugarcane plantation in Murcia’s Barangay Pandanon Silos. Murcia municipal police chief, Police Major Robert Dejucos, said, around 8:35 a.m. on Saturday morning, their station received a call from a concerned citizen after spotting a dead body in the plantation. Police immediately visited …
Three wounded following Mansilingan bar brawl
At least three people were seriously injured after a brawl erupted over the weekend inside Nening Carmela Videoke Bar in Bacolod city’s Barangay Mansilingan. Police identified the wounded as 24-year-old Mark Solomon, a resident of Bangga Totong in the city’s Barangay Felisa; along with 27-year-old Jonard Romero, a resident of the city’s Barangay Handumanan. Based …
Coast Guard begins monitoring Negros Occidental ports
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental has begun monitoring various ports across the province days before the official start of the holiday season, which kicks off on Sunday. Newly-appointed PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin, said, under the directive of PCG commander, Admiral Joel Garcia, they have …
Two injured after sugarcane truck tips over in La Castellana
Two people were slightly injured yesterday morning after a truck loaded with sugarcane tipped over in La Castellana’s Barangay Mansalanao. Based on information provided by La Castellana municipal police, the truck was traveling downhill when the driver lost control on a curve and flipped on its side. The driver and his assistant managed to escape …
Two earthquakes strike Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental was struck by two 2.0-magnitude earthquakes yesterday with the first detected north of Sipalay City around 6:06 a.m, while the second came about just before 4:00 p.m. with an epicenter near Candoni. Subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletins reported no damages as a result of the seismic activity nor were there …
Seven Bacolod City establishments shuttered for lacking permits
The Bacolod City Legal Office has reportedly shuttered seven establishments in the city for lacking the necessary permits to operate. Based on information obtained by Watchmen Daily Journal, the establishments were identified as the Royal Amrei Hotel, Luisa Pension, Olimba Pension House, Green Ocean Penzione, and Green Tree Gelato Cafe. Two other establishments were also …
Elderly woman dragged along Araneta Street by jeepney
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An elderly woman died yesterday morning after she was reportedly struck and dragged by a passenger jeepney along Araneta Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub. Police identified the fatality as 74-year-old Nelia Bo-oc, an oyster vendor and resident of the said barangay. Police Station 8 (PS8) traffic investigator, Police Staff …