Local Bacolod City journalists, led by the Negros Press Club and the Bacolod City chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, will gather at the Negros Press Club office tomorrow to monitor the decision on the Maguindanao Massacre, which begins at 9:00 a.m. The Supreme Court earlier granted the petition put forward …
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Lacson: Swine fever remains a concern in Negros Occidental
According to Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, African swine fever remains a concern in the province, adding, the provincial task force on African swine fever is still on heightened alert. “African swine fever is still a concern now because we found out some products that are not supposed to come in are being passed …
PNP: 195,000-strong police force on full alert until January 5
Philippine National Police (PNP) deputy operations chief, Police Lt. General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan, recently issued a press statement affirming their 195,000-strong police force is on full alert until January 5, 2020. “This alert condition ensures the readiness of PNP units to respond to contingencies and police emergencies that are perennially associated with the traditional observance …
Case filed to invalidate Vallacar stockholders’ meeting
Spokesperson: The ‘Yanson 4’ are the majority stockholders With the rival camps of Vallacar Transit Inc., parent company of the Ceres bus liner, earlier conducting separate stockholders’ meetings, resulting in two separate boards of directors, Roy, Ricardo, Jr., and Emily Yanson, along with Celina Yanson-Lopez—often referred to as the ‘Yanson 4’—have filed a new …
Bacolod remains safe, lowest crime rate among urbanized cities –BCPO
PRO-6 deploys additional augmentation forces for the holidays By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Colonel Henry Biñas, said the city is still considered safe despite recently-reported violent shooting incidents. In a press conference yesterday morning, the law enforcement official said the city still has the lowest crime rate among …
Remains found in Murcia yet to be identified
Murcia municipal police have yet to identify the remains recovered over the weekend from the town’s Barangay Pandanon Silos. Murcia municipal police chief, Police Major Robert Dejucos, said the remains have been tagged as “Mr. X” as they have yet to be claimed. The law enforcement official said a post-mortem examination revealed the victim had …
Mayor affirms vendors are not approved to sell along city sidewalks
Leonardia: Police are supposed to be on guard After Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in response to requests from local vendors associations, issued an executive order allowing vendors to set up at the Bacolod Public Plaza despite street vendors across the city earlier being cleared as part of a nationwide order from President Rodrigo Duterte, …
Report: Remittances outpace local monthly incomes
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 …
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 …