Capiz Commission on Elections (Comelec) election supervisor, Atty. Wil Arceño, reminded all candidates in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to file their statement of election contributions and expenditures (SOCE) before June 13. While both winning and losing candidates are required to submit the said document, winning candidates found to be out of compliance …
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Family of slain Ilonggo OFW receives over P300K in assistance
With the remains of 34-year-old Angelo Camen Claveria of Cabatuan, Iloilo, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose body was found last month in a septic tank in Hwaseong City, South Korea, back home yesterday, May 27, various government agencies have since provided around P305,000 in financial assistance. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Region VI Director IV Albert …
Congress passes DSB township bill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A bill proposing a township for Don Salvador Benedicto recently passed the House of Representatives on its third reading. According to Abang Lingkod Partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano, passage of the bill will “bring more development to the town.” The party-list legislator said he will ask Senator Cynthia Villar to adopt …
PDEA asset recounts Poja operation
Peña recommends reward for PS3 commander By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) asset surfaced before members of the media yesterday afternoon recounting the operation that led to the death of wanted Bacolod City drug lord Ramie Poja. In a press conference organized by PDEA consultant, Moises Padilla Mayor …
PRO-6 Chief commends BCPO following Poja operation
Disturbance management competition held in Iloilo City By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, visited Bacolod City yesterday to personally commend Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) personnel for an operation that resulted in the neutralization of Bacolod City drug lord Ramie Poja, along with …
Pontevedra lightning strike kills four, injures four
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people are confirmed dead, while four others were sent to a hospital in Bacolod City, after they were reportedly struck by lightning yesterday afternoon at Hacienda Carmenchia in Barangay Don Salvador Benedicto, Pontevedra. Police identified the fatalities as Rubelyn Muedan, Glen Gatual, Marites Ganzon, and Renilda Villanueva; while …
Remains of Ilonggo OFW to return home this weekend
The remains of 34-year-old Angelo Camen Claveria of Cabatuan, Iloilo, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose body found last month in a septic tank in Hwaseong City, South Korea, are scheduled to return to Iloilo on Sunday, May 27. Following the discovery of his remains, Claveria’s mother called on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Region VI …
Wanted drug lord killed following Banago police encounter
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local drug lord Ramie Poja was killed after he and his men encountered Police Station 3 (PS3) personnel yesterday at Sitio Sibucao in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said, just past 2:00 a.m., PS3 cops, led by station commander, Police Senior …
Provincial official assures the governor is in ‘good health’
Gelvolea: God appointed him leader By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Acting Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, yesterday assured the public Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. is in “good health.” “He may have felt really tired last weekend, especially with the hot weather,” she said, but noted, “[He] has fully recovered.” “There is …
New technology could automate Bacolod City call centers
The Bacolod Blockchain Initiative, which seeks to introduce the city to new internet technology, including cryptocurrency, was held at the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Talisay City campus yesterday, where the concept of automated call centers was brought up as a possibility for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms. According to DynaQuest Technology Services CEO Randy …