Capiz opens its 117th founding anniversary celebration today, April 13. According to the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6), the festival, which is set to run throughout the weekend, will highlight local hospitality, creativity, and cultural identity. Among the activities expected for the observance include a shooting event, motorcycle rally, cock fighting derby, job fair, among …
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New PNP chief will lead effectively –BCPO director
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, recently expressed his confidence in the leadership capabilities of incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) director, current National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Police Director Oscar Albayalde. In an interview with Watchmen Daily Journal, Ebreo called Albayalde a …
Vice Governor worried Isabela NPA attack will affect peace talks
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In a radio interview yesterday, Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is worried the recent shooting involving suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Isabela will affect the planned peace talks. He said, if it is proven the shooting was perpetrated by the NPA-Special …
Phivolcs director recommends preparing for Mt. Kanlaon, earthquakes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a visit to Bacolod City yesterday morning, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Renato Solidum recommended Negros Occidental local government units prepare for the possibility of a Mt. Kanlaon eruption, along with earthquakes from the newly-discovered fault lines …
One killed, one injured following head-on collision in Kabankalan City
Motorcyclist not wearing helmet, operating with student license –Police By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person is confirmed dead, while another was seriously injured, after a motorcycle slammed head-on with a cane truck along the national highway in Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as …
Iloilo City recognizes honest cabbies
The Iloilo City government recently awarded certificates of recognition and cash incentives for four taxi drivers who returned items left behind in their vehicles by passengers. Wilfredo Tabangcura, Joven Emas, Gerald Inventor, and Larry Cabigas were each awarded P2,000 by Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. “May these drivers inspire others to be honest,” the …
Silay City Mayor endorses Benitez for governor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Silay City Mayor Mark Golez yesterday reiterated his support for Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez to seek the governorship in 2019. Golez, who was in Bacolod City to attend Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turnover ceremonies, said he is still waiting for the congressman’s final decision. “I …
NOPPO condemns suspected NPA-SPARU attack in Isabela
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) yesterday condemned the recent deadly shooting allegedly perpetrated by members of the New People’s Army-Special Partisan Unit (NPA-SPARU) in Isabela, Negros Occidental, which resulted in three deaths. In a statement released by NOPPO spokesperson, Police Inspector Charmae De Paz, they denounced the …
Moises Padilla Vice Mayor, husband charged
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The acting provincial prosecutor of Negros Occidental revealed they found reasonable grounds to charge Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband, Felix Mathias Segundo Yulo, for illegal possession of firearms and explosives, following their arrest last December at a police checkpoint in town. Based on resolutions signed …
Bohol’s most wanted captured in Ilog
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bohol’s most wanted fell to police Monday morning after his whereabouts were traced to Sitio Balikbalik in Barangay Calubang, Ilog by the Regional Intelligence Unit-VI (RIU-6) and municipal police. Police identified the suspect as 47-year-old Apolinar Galapin, a resident of the said barangay and a native of Bohol. Negros …