By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In an effort to provide a clearing for emergency vehicles to pass, a total of 11 homes at Purok Adarna, located in Bacolod City’s Barangay 16, were demolished after complaints were raised regarding the potential safety hazard. According to City Legal Office (CLO) enforcement team leader Dante Mendecillo, “These structures …
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‘Seal-off operations’ underway between Negros provinces
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In an attempt to avoid spill-over of violence from Negros Oriental, the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) is conducting “seal-off operations” between the two provinces. According to NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, operations include setting up checkpoints and border controls, along with blocking forces. Baleros identified the …
Leonardia to meet with barangay captains to discuss road clearing
The Bacolod City government announced Mayor Evelio Leonardia will be meeting with local barangay captains tomorrow at the Bacolod City Government Center. The gathering comes after President Rodrigo Duterte, in last week’s State of the Nation Address, called on “all concerned local officials” to “undertake immediate action to ensure the speedy and smooth flow of …
Yanson matriarch calls for decency amid ongoing Vallacar situation
Company president says mother, brother are harming operations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following recent events that transpired at the Dumaguete City Bus Terminal, Olivia Yanson, matriarch of the Yanson clan that runs Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, issued a written statement yesterday telling her four children Roy, Emily, …
Suspension of school uniform policy endorsed amid dengue calamity
With a “state of calamity” declared in Iloilo City regarding the rising number of dengue-related cases, the Sangguniang Panglungsod passed a resolution calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to suspend the requirement for students to wear school uniforms in an effort to provide protection from the virus. According …
PNP Director-General: No Martial Law in Negros
300 SAF troops to be deployed to the region By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent spate of violence in Negros Oriental that has already claimed the lives of 20 people, including four police officers and three politicians, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Oscar Albayalde yesterday gave his assurance that President Rodrigo Duterte will …
Dengue outbreak declarations pushed for five Negros Occidental localities
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) previously recommended a “state of calamity” declaration due to the rising number of dengue-related cases in the province, the office has since affirmed recommending declaring dengue outbreaks for five Negros Occidental localities. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, identified the areas of concern …
Vallacar chief reports Dumaguete City Bus Terminal offices were barricaded
Yanson: This act is illegal Roy Yanson, president of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, yesterday claimed officials at the Dumaguete City Bus Terminal were committing illegal acts following a visit last Sunday, where the company president reportedly found terminal offices barricaded with heavy benches blocking the entrance. “Our office …
Negros Oriental governor unveils task force to combat insurgency
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid an uptick of violence in the province that has already claimed the lives of 20 people, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, before members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council yesterday morning at the old Sangguniang Session Hall in Dumaguete City, formally announced the creation of the Provincial Task …
Vallacar chief reports Dumaguete City Bus Terminal offices were barricaded
Yanson: This act is illegal Roy Yanson, president of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, yesterday claimed officials at the Dumaguete City Bus Terminal were committing illegal acts following a visit last Sunday, where the company president reportedly found terminal offices barricaded with heavy benches blocking the entrance. “Our office …