By Paulo Loreto Lim The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) held a protest yesterday as part of commemorations for the 32nd anniversary of the People Power movement, which ousted former President Ferdinand Marcos. “We all thought that democracy was given back to the people,” said NUJP Director Nonoy Espina. “32 years …
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Local DENR officials face charges over illegal structures
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An administrative case was recently filed before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas against two Negros Occidental Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials who allegedly failed to act on the proliferation of illegal structures at the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP). Green Alert Network (GAN) filed the case …
Military stresses urgency in classifying the CPP-NPA as a terror organization
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the Department of Justice (DOJ) filing a petition before the Manila City Regional Trial Court to have the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) formally classified as a terror organization, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently stressed the importance of the declaration. “Mahalaga na madeklarang …
DOT proposes ‘heritage law’ to protect Boracay
By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo recently proposed a “heritage law” as a method of protecting resort destination Boracay, which has been under scrutiny lately after President Rodrigo Duterte referred to the locale as a “cesspool” and ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to get a …
Duterte on suspected Iloilo ‘narco-politicians’ joining PDP-Laban: I have to check
By Paulo Loreto Lim Following last month’s PDP-Laban oath-taking at the Pototan Astrodome, where around 4,000 local Iloilo officials joined the ruling party, President Rodrigo Duterte, who was in the province recently to attend the wake for slain overseas Filipino worker Joanna Daniela Demafelis, reacted to news that accused ‘narco-politicians’ were among those joining …
Suspects in Demafelis case arrested
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The two primary suspects in the suspected murder of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Daniela Demafelis were recently arrested by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). In a statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) last Friday, Lebanese-national Nader Essam Assaf and his Syrian wife, Mona Hassoun, …
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Vice Governor requests DepEd probe into ‘football brawl’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson requested officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the province to investigate the brawl that took place during the secondary boys’ football championship match between Negros Occidental and Iloilo at the ongoing 2018 Western …
No political plans yet for local PDP-Laban –Party Official
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga PDP-Laban-Negros Occidental Secretary-General Yves Akol yesterday said the local chapter has yet to discuss political plans for 2019. Akol, who recently received his official designation from national party leadership, said they recognize Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. as the highest-elected provincial official, but have not yet received a memorandum …
DOJ formally requests CPP-NPA be classified a terror organization
By Paulo Loreto Lim After President Rodrigo Duterte signed a proclamation last December declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) a terror organization, a move backed by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., who said, “It has long been overdue,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a petition before the Manila City …
City Councilor calls for reflectorized signage, following streetlight resolution
BCPO-TMU: Traffic accidents up 65% By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution during their regular session earlier this week calling for lighting fixtures to be erected near dimly-lit crosswalks, Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito, who penned the said resolution, said there is also a need for reflectorized …