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; …
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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 …
Medical, dental mission visits Moises Padilla
Nearly 1,000 residents from across Moises Padilla’s Barangay Quintin Remo visited the local covered court to participate in a free medical and dental mission over the weekend. According to Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo, “There seems to be no doctor brave enough to accept an assignment in this town.” She went on to call it one of …
Bacolod City declares the NPA ‘persona non-grata’
The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) “persona non-grata,” or unwelcome. According to City Councilor Al Victor Espino, who penned the resolution, cited Executive Order No. 16, s. 2017, which focused the nation on a united national security policy that calls for an end to all …