By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A barangay tanod from Barangay Odiong, Moises Padilla is currently being treated after he was shot by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Good Friday. Police identified the victim as 44-year-old Dave Vallente. Moises Padilla municipal police said, around 7:40 p.m., Vallente was in the terrace …
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NPA celebrates 49th anniversary, renews call for Duterte’s ouster
Rebel group says they remain open to peace talks By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Mt. Cansermon Command, which operates in central Negros, renewed calls to oust President Rodrigo Duterte during the group’s recent 49th anniversary celebration. In a statement by Mt. Cansermon Command spokesperson Ka Dionesio Magbuelas, he …
Communists allegedly maintaining ‘communal farms’ in Negros –Army source
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303 IB) said their source working within the Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros (KR-N) said communal farms are being maintained and managed by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in certain areas of Negros. The source added, these “Land Cultivation Areas (LCAs)” are the result …
‘Most’ Negros Occidental beach resorts are in compliance with PCG safety measures
Vingno: Outbound passengers at Negros Occidental ports peaked yesterday By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Bacolod station commander, Lieutenant Senior Grade Jimmy Oliver Vingno, yesterday said they completed inspections of all Negros Occidental beach resorts, amid the ongoing Holy Week observance. According to Vingno, most resorts are fully compliant with …
DepEd Secretary confident in first graduating senior high school batch
With the first batch of senior high school students graduating this month, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones, expressed her confidence the new graduates will be able to advance in any field, particularly among the traditional routes provided after high school; higher education, skills development, employment, or entrepreneurship. She also defended the implementation of …
DOT pushes ‘faith tourism’
Secretary highlights Western Visayas Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo recently discussed the concept of “faith tourism,” especially with the Philippines being the only predominantly Roman Catholic country in Asia. “The Philippines, diverse as it is in religion, and recorded as the biggest catholic country in Asia, has many facets of development that …
Murcia senior lights herself on fire, dies
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An 83-year-old senior citizen burned herself to death last Tuesday evening at Canlaon View Subdivision in Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as Lucia Alvarez, a resident of the said subdivision. Murcia municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Roberto Indiape, said the incident happened around 7:00 …
Kadamay demands proposed DHSUD bill scrapped
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) recently held a protest rally in Bacolod City, demanding the bill proposing the creation of the Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) be scrapped. In a statement made by the group, they claimed the DHSUD was formed in order to hasten …
BCPO director: No kidnapping syndicate operating in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, yesterday affirmed there are no kidnapping syndicates operating in Bacolod City. The announcement comes following a spate of social media posts by Bacolod City netizens claiming false kidnapping incidents in barangays Tangub and Singcang-Airport. During a press conference …
La Castellana laborer gunned down
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A laborer was declared dead on the spot after he was recently gunned down by a fellow laborer at Sitio Pinulakan in Barangay Biak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 29-year-old Jonathan Gacita, a resident of the said area. La Castellana police chief, Police …