By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Ariel Pico, said their units have been placed on “full alert” after law enforcement and military received intelligence suggesting terrorists were planning to target several churches. According to the BCPO official, while they have not received any “credible threat” in Bacolod …
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Former Vallacar chief takes control of company headquarters
‘Yanson 4’ slam police on their ‘use of force’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ousted Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) President Leo Rey Yanson managed to gain control of company headquarters yesterday morning in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan. Based on information obtained by Watchmen Daily Journal, the AGNSA Security Agency was reinstalled at the …
P1.8M worth of shabu seized in Vista Alegre drug bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Joint operatives from Bacolod City Police Office Police Station 7 (PS7) and the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-6 seized approximately 200 grams of suspected shabu worth P1.8 million following a Thursday night buy-bust in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City. The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Khalid Diacat, a native of …
Soldier killed in Himamaylan City clash identified
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army soldier killed following a recent gun battle with New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents in Himamaylan City’s Barangay Buenavista has been identified. Based on information forwarded by the 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB), the fatality was revealed to be Private First Class Joel Fariñas, while the two wounded …
BCPO urges pawnshop, banks to be on alert following Gaisano City robbery
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the robbery at Bacolod City’s Gaisano City mall earlier this week, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Colonel Henry Biñas, has urged banks and pawnshops in the city to be on alert. Immediately after the incident, he called a meeting with all city police station chiefs in …
Operations normalize at Bacolod South Terminal
Ousted Vallacar president focuses on Mansilingan office By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Operations at the Bacolod South Terminal normalized as of early yesterday morning, after Leo Rey Yanson, the former president of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, managed to take full control of the facility. VTI Legal and Media …
Iloilo Strait tragedy reignites Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge talk
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following last weekend’s tragedy in the Iloilo Strait, where 31 died after three boats capsized between Iloilo and Guimaras, talks over the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge project have reignited with Build, Build, Build Committee Chairperson Anna Mae Lamentillo holding a press conference yesterday, noting, feasibility studies over the project remain ongoing. …
Two of the eight Gaisano City robbers identified
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two out of the eight suspects in the robbery that recently took place inside Bacolod City’s Gaisano City Mall in the city’s Barangay Singcang-Airport have been identified by police. Police Station 8 (PS8) commander, Police Major Charles Gever, said authorities invited witnesses to the station in order to identify the …
Thousands of commuters affected by bus service interruption
Ousted Vallacar chief takes over Bacolod South Terminal By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thousands traveling between Bacolod City and southern Negros were affected after Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, halted operations at the Bacolod South Terminal. Service was suspended after acting Philippine National Police-Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation …
Nearly a third of those killed in the Iloilo Strait were from Guimaras
According to a recent report released by the Joint Iloilo City-Guimaras Incident Command Post, of the 31 confirmed fatalities from last weekend’s tragedy in the Iloilo Strait, 10 were from Guimaras, the most of any area. While those originating from Guimaras comprised nearly two-thirds of the total individuals, the report also found, of the total …