The Iloilo City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will kick off Fire Prevention Month today by sounding an alarm for five minutes beginning at 12:00 noon. There will also be a motorcade event comprised of fire volunteer brigade, fire safety education brigade, and BFP vehicles. The observance, which is celebrated throughout March, will also have …
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Bayan-Negros: We don’t need Chinese workers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros (Bayan-Negros) Secretary-General Michael dela Concepcion criticized Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III over recent comments regarding the entry of Chinese workers into the country. According to dela Concepcion, “The country does not need them.” He added, “Filipino workers are capable of doing the …
Cadiz City parish priest accused of child molestation
Statement: The priest invited a 4-year-old into his room By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Cadiz City clergyman, who served as parish priest in the city’s Barangay Caduhaan, is accused of molesting a four-year-old girl. While police have refused to identify the victim or her family, they did confirm her father was a …
NPA torches tractors in Negros Oriental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least five farm tractors and a truck were confirmed destroyed Monday evening after they were allegedly torched by around 50 heavily-armed New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Santa Monica, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental. Based on information released by the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB), the rebels attacked …
Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital formally Philhealth accredited
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod Queen Of Mercy Hospital Inc. has been granted accreditation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth). Hospital chief operating officer, Dr. Wilson Tulmo, confirmed Philhealth coverage was effective as of last month. “Since we opened, patients [with] Philhealth benefits were covered, even if we [received] the certificate …
Army called to reveal local officials supporting the NPA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental gubernatorial candidate, incumbent Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, yesterday called on the Philippine Army to reveal the names of local officials said to be supporting the New People’s Army (NPA). He appealed to Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division commander, Major General Dinoh Dolina, who earlier …
Minor blamed for Taculing fire
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A minor is being blamed for yesterday morning’s blaze at a residential area at Purok Bayanihan in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing. Based on reports issued by the Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), along with eyewitness accounts, the fire started around 6:45 a.m. at a home owned by …
Santa Barbara water treatment plant upgrade underway
Intermittent low water pressure expected through March 31 The Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corporation (MIB) began upgrading their Santa Barbara water treatment plant, which is expected to increase the water supply from 37 million liters per day to 50. The upgrade requires a shutdown of pumps, which serves as the main raw supply …
79IB: Negrenses are aware of NPA lies, deception
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After over 100 supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) withdrew support from the rebels, the commander of the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) recently said Negrenses have awakened from the lies and deception of the terrorist rebels. Lt. Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan encouraged …
Kabankalan City barangay declares NPA ‘persona non grata’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a meeting over the weekend facilitated by the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion, Kabankalan City’s Barangay Carol-an is expected to pass a barangay resolution declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF), “persona non grata.” “This is …