Amid growing controversy surrounding the recruitment of students by militant and progressive groups with alleged links to the New People’s Army (NPA), which is said to be taking place at various schools and universities nationwide, Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, urged parents to protect their children from recruitment activities …
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Suspected NPA explosives factory in Sipalay City stormed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 15th Infantry Battalion forces, along with counterpart units from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office and the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force, stormed a factory in Sipalay City’s Barangay Camindangan last Sunday. The facility was believed to have been used by the New People’s Army (NPA) to produce …
P6.8M worth of shabu intercepted at Negros Oriental port
A total of P6.8 million worth of shabu was intercepted yesterday afternoon by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. PDEA agents identified the arrested suspects as Tim Bernard Las Piñas, Ellery Jude Alabanzas, Kathleen Caryl Tulabing, and Lesa Taganile. Based on information provided by both PDEA and the Negros Oriental Police …
Vallacar board reorganized, Leo Rey Yanson elected president
Yanson 4: Yesterday’s board meeting was a ‘sham’ A special Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) board meeting was held yesterday, where the company’s Board of Directors was reorganized and Leo Rey Yanson was returned to the post of company president. Aside from the company president, Olivia Yanson, Ginnette Yanson-Dumancas, and Charles Dumancas were among those in …
Roy Yanson calls for unity
Following yesterday’s special Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) board meeting, where the company’s Board of Directors was reorganized and Leo Rey Yanson was returned to the post of company president, Roy Yanson, who was earlier elected company president by the previous board, held a press conference calling for unity. He said, as the eldest sibling, he …
Woman shot dead outside Bacolod City jail facility
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was declared dead after she was gunned down yesterday afternoon by riding-in-tandem suspects outside the Metro Bacolod District Jail (MBDJ) along Magsaysay Street in Bacolod City. Based on the MBDJ visitor’s pass and tax identification number card recovered by police, the victim was identified as 25-year-old Ashly Kate …
Auxiliary forces augment Iloilo City police
Following the recent repeal of the Iloilo City liquor ban, which prohibited the sale of liquor and other intoxicating drinks after 2:00 a.m. in the city, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced the hiring of auxiliary forces to augment city police. A total of 59 auxiliary personnel took part in a pre-turnover earlier this month, along …
Bacolod City dengue cases up by over 90%
CHO: Six dengue-related deaths recorded By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Based on recent data from the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO), the number of dengue fever cases in the city has seen an over 90 percent increase from last year. Between January 1 and August 10, the city has recorded a total of 1,127 dengue-related …
Pag-IBIG Fund launches improved Loyalty Card Plus
Pag-IBIG Fund has launched an improved version of the popular Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card. Now called the Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus, the Fund’s discount and rewards card comes with the added feature of a cash card, top executives announced recently. “The new and improved Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus can now be used as a cash card …
Local farmers’ group slams agriculture secretary over sugar importation
The Negros Occidental Federation of Farmers Association (NOFFA), a local agrarian reform beneficiary group, slammed newly-appointed Agriculture Secretary William Dar over his open stance on sugar liberalization, or the deregulate of sugar importation. An email forwarded by NOFFA Chairman Enrique Tayo said he was “disappointed.” He said they were informed that Dar is “knowledgeable in …