Torrendon: 131 cases involved children in conflict with law The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) recently revealed a total of 965 criminal cases involving women and children were reported last year. According to BCPO-Women and Children Protection Desk head, Police Inspector Arlyn Torrendon, the office received a total of 520 cases reporting crimes committed against …
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Drainage plan details for Bacolod City requested
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod recently passed a resolution requesting the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Bacolod City District Engineering Office head, Engr. Abraham Villareal, to disclose their drainage system plans for the city to the City Engineer’s Office. The resolution, penned by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson …
152 firearms surrendered to BCPO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 152 firearms have been surrendered to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) since last month’s implementation of “Tokhang for illegal firearms.” In a press conference yesterday morning, BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said most of the guns surrendered were from those in the process of renewing …
NPA is conducting criminality while my home is being raided –Mayor
Peña: Why doesn’t Bulalacao go after the NPA? By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña yesterday said recent killings and atrocities conducted by the New People’s Army (NPA) in his town are being done specifically as the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) is conducting a raid on his home as a …
Proposed PDP-Laban senatorial line-up submitted
Benitez, Alunan included among the candidates By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III, who serves as president of the ruling PDP-Laban, yesterday submitted the party’s proposed senatorial line-up for the upcoming 2019 midterm elections to President Rodrigo Duterte. Based on Pimentel’s document, dated August 15, among the names are two …
BCPO on heightened alert following NPA clash in Antique
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has been placed on heightened alert yesterday following the violent clash in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique which resulted in the death of seven suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said police in the city have …
Police, Army clash with NPA in Antique
Seven suspected rebels reportedly killed By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the Antique Police Provincial Office and the Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion (61 IB) clashed with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels yesterday morning in Barangay Atabay, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, resulting in the deaths of seven supposed rebels. Authorities …
Italian Chamber of Commerce ‘impressed’ by Bacolod City traffic management
According to a release from the Negros Occidental provincial government, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Inc. (ICCPI) Executive Director Lorens Ziller said he was “impressed” by Bacolod City traffic management during a meeting with Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. at the Provincial Capitol yesterday. He also commended the ongoing infrastructure developments in …
Minor earthquake recorded near Hinoba-an
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), a 2.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded Tuesday morning in the vicinity of Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental. The agency noted, the tremor did not contribute to any damage and no aftershocks were expected. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often classified as a Level 1 on the Mercalli intensity …
NPA behind the death of Moises Padilla mayor’s security aide
Statement: Some security official ‘owe blood’ to local residents By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) yesterday claimed responsibility for the shooting of a civil defense security member for Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña last Tuesday. In a statement signed by Leonardo Panaligan Command spokesperson Ka JB Regalado, the NPA …