By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two suspected drug personalities were arrested yesterday morning following a buy-bust operation at Sitio Sibucao in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspects as 50-year-old Rolando Wenceslao and 40-year-old Roselyn Abellar, both residents of Barangay Zone 12, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Reports from Police Station 3 (PS3) said …
HEADLINE
Bacolod City unveils new strategy for waste management at markets
Familiaran: Vendors must wait for a garbage truck to pass By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City government unveiled their new strategy for garbage collection at markets. Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, who leads the Solid Waste Action Team, said a meeting was held with IPM-Construction and Development Corporation (IPM-CDC), …
Lady of Mercy Hospital reopens as Queen of Mercy Hospital today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After closing last August, the Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital will reopen today as Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital Incorporated. The medical facility, which will be led by Chief Executive Officer Lucio Giron, along with Doctors Wilson Tulmo and Jerome Pepingco designated as medical directors, has a …
NPA claims responsibility for Guihulngan City attack
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command confirmed their units engaged soldiers from the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental last Monday. In a statement by spokesperson Ka JB Regalado, he claimed they ambushed the soldiers, who were inside military trucks, using snipers. …
Dinagyang Festival 2019
Religious events open today The San Jose Parish Church will be opening religious events for the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival with Sto. Niño Masses beginning today and running until January 24. Services begin at 6:00 a.m. with mass in Ilonggo, with additional masses in English scheduled throughout the day. The image of Sto. Niño is …
Clearing operations conducted in Villamonte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Personnel from the Negros Occidental Highway Patrol Group (HPG), City Legal Enforcement Unit, Traffic Management Unit, Land Transportation Office, and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) conducted clearing operations yesterday along Burgos Avenue in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City. HPG-Negros Occidental chief, Police Senior Inspector Robelito Mariano, said the …
Provincial Jail, MBDJ undergo shakedowns
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 6 (PDEA-6) operatives and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel conducted random shakedowns between Monday and yesterday at the Metro Bacolod District Jail (MBDJ) in Barangay Taculing and the Negros Occidental Provincial Jail in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City. Based on a statement by …
Gun battle erupts between NPA, Army in Guihulngan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A gun battle erupted between New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) yesterday morning in Barangay Linantuyan, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. 302nd Infantry Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Ignacio Madriaga, said the 94IB was heading into the city to attend a condemnation rally when …
National Arts Month launches in Bago City next month
The National Arts Month observance will kick off in Bago City on February 1 with the launch of a scholarship program for artists and the “Sayaw Pinoy,” featuring various forms of dance. Shirley Halili-Cruz of the Halili-Cruz School of Dance said during a recent press conference, alongside National Commission for Culture and the Arts Executive …
P783K worth of drugs seized in Dumaguete City jail shakedown
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7), Dumaguete City police, Philippine Coast Guard K-9 unit, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted a shakedown of the Dumaguete City District Jail yesterday morning. Based on information provided by PDEA-7, a total of 179 sachets …