By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The pickpocket caught in a viral video back in January victimizing a senior citizen at Bangga Ramos, along Lacson Street in Bacolod City, was collared by angry commuters Thursday night after she tried to pickpocket another person in Barangay Taculing. In a social media post made by Jae Esther, …
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3ID slams local NPA affiliate over ‘terrorizing’ comments
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) yesterday slammed allegations made by New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command, accusing them of terrorizing Negros residents. In a statement by 3ID commander, Brigadier General Dinoh Dolina, he said it is an obsolete and repetitive issue that they have been tossing …
Silay City slay victim kin pleads for suspect to confess
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The daughter of a man recently murdered in Silay City recently returned home and urged the suspected killer to confess to police. Mary Grace Padua, daughter of 63-year-old Antonio Padua, who was murdered alongside another daughter, 7-year-old April Rean, earlier this week, visited the Silay City Police Station to …
Two minors raped in Murcia
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two female minors were allegedly raped by six teenage males last Wednesday in Murcia, Negros Occidental; however, local police are not classifying the incident as a “gang rape.” Murcia municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Roberto Indiape, Jr., withheld the names of both the victims and suspects. Based on …
DOT releases guidelines for Boracay shutdown
After resort destination Boracay was officially shuttered by President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this week, with a planned six month rehabilitation project set to commence, the Department of Tourism (DOT) released a list of guidelines for the public to abide by while the island is closed. The guidelines, released in accordance with the Department of Environment …
Benitez unhurt in Zamboanga City bridge collapse
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez was unhurt after he and several other officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) experienced a bridge collapse yesterday morning in Barangay Rio Hondo, Zamboanga City. Benitez, Zamboanga City first district Rep. Celso Lobregat, and Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar were …
Palace confident petitions seeking to stop Boracay closure will be dismissed
While addressing the media yesterday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. affirmed the planned closure of resort destination Boracay will push through despite petitions currently before the Supreme Court calling for a halt to the shutdown. “An earlier Supreme Court ruling already recognized [the] bulk of Boracay belongs to the state,” he explained. “We do not …
USLS graduate top bar exam
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A University of St. LaSalle (USLS) graduate was revealed to have topped the 2017 bar examinations after the results were released yesterday. 31-year-old Mark John Simondo, a resident of Lopez Jaena in Bacolod City’s Barangay 33 and son of a retired Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) official, scored 91.05 …
NPA accuses 79 IB of ‘making false stories’
Rebels deny molestation allegations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Roselyn Pelle Command yesterday accused the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (79 IB) of “making false stories” regarding last week’s gun battle in Barangay Guadalupe, San Carlos City. In a message by spokesperson Ka Cecil Estrella, she said the …
Kepco-SPC adjustment charges to be included on Ceneco bills
Consumers subject to different residential rates The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) recently announced increases in April 2018 residential rates, which they credited to the implementation of the Korean Electric Power Corporation-Salcon Power Corporation (Kepco-SPC) adjustment, which, as previously projected, added an additional 8¢ per kilowatt hour (kWh) to consumer bills. The additional …