Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, has proposed random drug testing for inmates at the Negros Occidental District Jail in Bago City’s Barangay Tabunan. According to the law enforcement official, he made the proposal after discovering disposable lighters within detention cells during last weekend’s prison shakedown. The NOPPO chief believes …
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Arevalo formally completes term as 303IB commander
Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo will soon step down from his post as Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander after formally completing his term. He is set to be replaced by his deputy, Army Colonel Inocencio Pasaporte. The outgoing commander’s next assignment will be at Philippine Army Headquarters as deputy chief of staff for education …
Report: Exports up marginally, imports drop
Rice imports drop 18% The Philippines Statistics Authority recently published highlights from the Philippine Export and Import Statistics Report for October 2019, which saw exports grow by 0.1 percent, a considerable drop from last October’s 6.7 percent. Contributing the most to the import figures were travel goods and handbags, which saw a 155.9 percent rise; …
Contraband confiscated during NegOcc district jail shakedown
Police report no drugs were recovered By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Officials from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted a prison shakedown or “Greyhound operation” last Sunday at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ). NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, said the operation sought …
Bacolod City anti-swine fever task force backs ban on pork importation
The Bacolod City anti-African swine fever task force will recommend a ban on the importation of pork into the city amid ongoing matters surrounding African swine fever, which they will pass on to Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who is then called on to forward an ordinance proposal to ban the importation of hogs and pork products …
Suspect in molestation of Bacolod City teen assaulted by victim’s relative
The soldier who was arrested for allegedly abducting and molesting a teenager was attacked and stabbed by the victim’s relative while inside a police station. According to Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Major Sherlock Gabana, the suspect, 32-year-old Deo Balangen, was rushed to the Riverside Medical Center after incurring two stab wounds to the …
Bacolod City employees to each receive P40K in bonuses
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced city employees, including appointed personnel, will each receive a total P40,000 in bonuses. The bonus includes collective negotiation agreement incentives amounting to P25,000, a productivity enhancement incentive of P5,000, and P10,000 in a service recognition incentive. The mayor said a budget for the bonus will be submitted to the …
Bacolod City employees to each receive P40K in bonuses
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced city employees, including appointed personnel, will each receive a total P40,000 in bonuses. The bonus includes collective negotiation agreement incentives amounting to P25,000, a productivity enhancement incentive of P5,000, and P10,000 in a service recognition incentive. The mayor said a budget for the bonus will be submitted to the …
Sugar industry officials call for SRA charter review
The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) recently issued a manifesto call for a review of the Executive Order No. 18, signed in 1986 by then-President Corazon Aquino, which created the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). “The call for the review of the charter of SRA is timely since sugar …
Soldier arrested for abducting, molesting teenager
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A soldier who is currently absent without leave, or AWOL, was arrested by officers from Police Station 2 (PS2) over the weekend after he allegedly abducted and molested a 17-yearold girl at Purok Saylan in Bacolod City’s Barangay 4. Police have requested not to identify the victim but noted she …