By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the likelihood of a dry spell beginning this quarter very likely, along with Fire Prevention Month observed in March, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) yesterday urged landowners in the city to clear their properties of grass due to the threat of fire. Fire Officer 3 Benjie …
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‘Suspected’ measles cases in Bacolod City rises to 53
CHO: Youngest patient is a three-month-old baby By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Based on the latest monitoring by the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO), the number of “suspected” measles cases in the city has increased to 53. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, yesterday said the cases remain “suspected” as …
Macapagal-Arroyo inspects Iloilo flood control projects
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently conducted an inspection of the Iloilo Flood Control Project, a plan developed during her tenure as president. She said any concerns would be forwarded to the Disaster Management Oversight Committee. “Let me see the project,” the former president told local reporters. “I need to find the details then it [will] …
Libertad, Burgos market vendors subject to regulations
Pineda: Vendors’ association will monitor vendors By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a series of consultations, Market Coordinating and Monitoring Task Force (MCMTF) chief coordinator, Executive Assistant Ernesto Pineda, said the group will be regulating Bacolod City’s Libertad and Burgos markets. Among the actions being undertaken include a clearing operation at Libertad Market, …
Puentevella hits back at ‘fake news’ tag
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia went after former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella last week surrounding a viral social media post suggesting President Rodrigo Duterte was upset with the incumbent mayor over the death of deputy Police Station 6 commander, Senior Police Officer 4 Oscar Exaltado, with the …
Concerns over NPA rebels being used as ‘goons’ in elections –3ID
Dolina: Negrense politicians have used NPA rebels before By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the campaign period set to begin tomorrow, Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Dinoh Dolina, expressed concerns over the possibility of politicians using New People’s Army (NPA) rebels as “goons.” According to Dolina, based on historical monitoring, some …
Three injured after multiple vehicle pile up in Murcia
One-year-old child reportedly among the injured By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people were injured yesterday afternoon following a multiple vehicle pile up in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental. As of press time, police have yet to reveal the names of the injured but it was confirmed that one of the victims was one …
Ayala buys Negros Grace Pharmacy
Lo matriarch cries foul, sues two sons By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Grace Pharmacy stockholder Corazon Lo recently filed a writ of preliminary injunction, which is submitted in the early stages of a lawsuit, after the company was sold to Ayala Healthcare Holdings, the healthcare arm of the Ayala Corporation. According to documents related …
Suspects arrested in DSB are not a private armed group –Lawyer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The lawyer for the five suspects recently arrested in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental denied claims by police suggesting they are members of a private armed group. Atty. Ariel Malunes, who is representing Armando Remotigue, Joel Condes, Julito Tanoco, Antonio Bularan, and Bernie Bantilan, released a statement yesterday claiming police …
Bacolod City lawyer refutes ‘drug protector’ allegations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the release of a list, which was reportedly sent to a local radio station by a certain “Macario Dima,” naming 24 local individuals as “drug protectors,” a Bacolod City lawyer on the list yesterday denied the allegations. “That is farthest from the truth,” Atty. Cesar Beloria, Jr. affirmed. “That …