During a meeting of the Iloilo City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) earlier this week, Iloilo City Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) head, Atty. Ferdinand Panes, said the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is requesting high resolution CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras in the city. “Ang issue nila ang mga CCTV cameras, especially …
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NPA claims responsibility for Kabankalan City dam attack
Rebels claim the project poses a threat, only benefits the Zayco family By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Mt. Cansermon Command claimed responsibility for the recent attack on a dam project in Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, which resulted in the burning of construction equipment. In a statement forwarded by …
Bomb joke suspends Dumaguete Airport operations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A priest was temporarily detained at Dumaguete Airport by members of the Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group (PNP-AVSEGROUP) after allegedly making a bomb joke while inside a parked plane. Police refused to name the 69-year-old clergyman. Based on information provided by the Dumaguete City PNP-AVSEGROUP office, the priest was …
Vice President awaiting Negros Federal State proposal
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a visit to Bacolod City yesterday, Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo said she is waiting for a formal proposal to create a Negros Federal State under a federal form of government. “It is hard to make a stand until we see the proposal,” she said. “Without the …
DOT-6 welcomes new secretary
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) director, Atty. Helen J. Catalbas, yesterday welcomed the appointment of Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as Department of Tourism secretary, following the resignation of former DOT Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo earlier this week. Catalbas said she is looking forward to working with the new cabinet official. “We’re actually …
Government programs cannot be used for political campaigns –DSWD
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officer-in-charge Emmanuel A. Leyco recently took note of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) campaigns claiming ownerships of programs administered by the government agency, affirming programs such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Service (KALAHI-CIDSS) are not conducted through …
24 arrested for illegal gambling in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested 24 individuals through anti-illegal gambling operations between May 4 to 6. Based on data provided by BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, 20 were found in violation of Presidential Decree 1602, signed by then-President Ferdinand Marcos, which increase penalties for illegal …
DPWH: Report signage blocking the road, obstructing traffic signals
A release by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) yesterday called on the public to report signage blocking the road or obstructing traffic signals, noting the agency has been receiving reports of signs installed along national highways, which obstruct motorists’ view of other drivers and traffic signals. “DPWH field personnel, nationwide, continuously monitor …
Resolution seeks explanation behind Baciwa rate hikes
The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently approved a resolution seeking an explanation behind the “hefty” rate hikes planned by the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa). The legislation, penned by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., called upon Baciwa general manager, Atty. Juliana Carbon, and Board Chairman Lorendo Dilag, to provide a clarification. “There is …
Ilonggo factory worker found dead in South Korean septic tank
Following a DNA test conducted by the Iloilo Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Consular Office, the government agency recently revealed the body found last month in a septic tank in Hwaseong City, South Korea was that of a missing factory worker from Iloilo. 34-year-old Angelo Camen Claveria of Cabatuan, Iloilo had been reported missing since …