Bacolod City Councilor Dindo Ramos, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Transportation, is seeking coordination with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region VI (LTFRB-6) following claims their satellite office in the city’s Barangay Mansilingan was closed. Concerns arose after Sentrong Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Negros Secretary-General Jessie Ortega released a statement claiming …
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BCPO-CDEU bust yields P1.2M worth of shabu
At least P1.2 million worth of suspected shabu was seized yesterday morning after Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit (BCPO-CDEU) operatives conducted a buy-bust operation in the city’s Barangay 6. Police identified the arrested suspect as Clint ‘Bukay’ Agsam and Paulo ‘Paw-paw’ Bersuela, both residents of the said area. BCPO-CDEU team leader, Police Major …
Provincial agriculturist: Armyworm infestation is not alarming
Negros Occidental provincial agriculturist, Atty. Japhet Masculino, assured local farmers that the ongoing fall armyworm infestation is not alarming. Based on the latest data, around three hectares of corn crops in Escalante City have been affected by the infestation. A meeting conducted by the provincial task force, along with a surveillance team from the Department …
Kabankalan City encounter leaves one dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) and Police Regional Office-6 Regional Mobile Force Battalion engaged in a gunbattle Wednesday night with New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents in Kabankalan City’s Barangay Tan-awan. 62IB commander, Lt. Colonel Egberto Dacoscos, said government forces went into the area after monitoring for …
MassKara Festival 2019
Public urged to be responsible with disposing waste By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City officials appealed for the public to be responsible with how they dispose of waste amid the ongoing MassKara Festival. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said, based on his observations, the volume of garbage increases during the festival period. However, he pointed out, …
Lacson: End corruption to maximize economic potential
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a Logic Network forum yesterday at the Negros First Hostel in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said ending corruption is the best way to maximize the economic potential of the Philippines. “Corruption siphons our economy [of] billions of pesos we cannot afford to lose,” the governor …
One dead in Bago City vehicle collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One person is confirmed dead while another was seriously injured following a collision early yesterday morning between a sedan and a pick-up truck at Kilometer 15 in Bago City’s Barangay Calumangan. Police identified the fatality as 41-year-old Franky Dorepes, a resident of Pulupandan; while the injured was 60-year-old Efren Villanes, …
Panelo: Not even a strike can paralyze the transport sector
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to demonstrations by various transport operators nationwide, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo stated, “Not even such moves will paralyze the transport sector.” The presidential official, who was in Bacolod City yesterday for the 19th National Public Employment Service Office Congress at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod, …
Unauthorized structures within NNNP eligible for legalization
Governor backs plan: Allow ‘multi-use zones’ in that area According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Western Mindanao (DENR-9) Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Jim Sampulna, who recently visited Bacolod City, owners of illegal structures within the North Negros Natural Park (NNNP) can now apply for classification as a special use agreement of protected area …
MassKara Festival 2019
Gun ban in effect A gun ban is currently in effect in Bacolod City for the duration of the ongoing MassKara Festival. Starting last Tuesday, October 8, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will be enforcing the policy until October 27. According to an order issued by Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Oscar Albayalde, permits to …