By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday had called for the formation of a task force which will investigate the Java Pension House fire which killed six people. In a press conference called by the mayor prior to a meeting with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bacolod City Police …
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Man found dead in Taculing vacant lot
A 26-year-old man was found dead yesterday morning in a vacant lot inside St. Francis Village in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing. Police identified the fatality as Arjay Espinase, a resident of Sitio Sibucao in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago. Based on initial investigation carried out by Police Station 6 (PS6), Espinase was said to have …
Provincial board unanimously approves 2020 budget
The provincial board of Negros Occidental unanimously approved the P4.3 billion budget of the provincial government during its regular session yesterday. On motion by Board Member Rommel Debulgado, chair of the Committee on Budget and Finance, the budget underwent public hearing for three weeks, wherein the departments, offices and programs defended their proposed budgets. Vice …
2.5T expired meat handed to Task Force Botagoy
Approximately 2.5 tons or 2,500 kilograms of expired imported meat products such as chicken and pork were turned over yesterday by a local food distributor to officials of the city’s Task Force Botagoy in Barangay Singcang-Airport. Task force head Edward Martin Pinaga, said the expired meat products were stored by the local food distributor, which …
Pension house fire kills six people in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least six people were killed while a foreigner was reported to be in critical condition after a fire struck the Java Pension House along Gonzaga Street in Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Authorities identified fatalities as Christopher Java, the pension house’s owner; Java’s 12-year-old son Miguel and 70-year-old …
Businessman shot dead in Sagay City
A Muslim businessman was shot dead by a riding-in-tandem around 6:45 a.m. yesterday at the Municipal Subdivision in Sagay City’s Barangay Poblacion I. Sagay City OIC chief, Police Major Antonio Benitez, Jr., identified the victim as Joemar Pendaliday also known as Abdul Mohammad, 36, married and resident of the said place. He was declared …
Capitol determining basis in giving extra bonus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government is now on the process of determining basis for giving extra bonus to its employees this Christmas. Board Member Rommel Debulgado, Chairman of the Committee on Finance revealed yesterday that Provincial Budget Officer Jose Percival Salado hasassured funds availability for the extra bonus of capitol officials …
44 of 61 brgys submit designated firecrackers zone
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Only 44 out of 61 barangays in Bacolod City have submitted their designated firecrackers zone to the city’s Task Force Paputok 2019. Task Force headExecutive Assistant Ernesto Pineda,said the barangays that have submitted will be referred to the Bacolod City Police Office and the Bureau of Fire and Protection-Bacolod …
DTI-6 advises public to check Christmas lights for ICC markings
The Department of Trade and Industry in Western Visayas (DTI-6) has advised consumers to be cautious in purchasing Christmas lights. DTI-6 Consumer Protection Division head Judith Degala encouraged shoppers to look for the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) or Philippine Standard (PS) markings prior to purchasing the lights. Consumers can also download and use the ICC …
1,190 PRO-6 cops get promotion
One thousand one hundred ninety (1,190) Police Commissioned Officers (PCO) and Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCO) from Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were promoted to the next rank yesterday at Camp Delgado in Iloilo City. PRO-6 Chief of Staff, Police Colonel Marlon A. Tayaba, administered the oath-taking and led the pinning of rank insignias of the …