By Paulo Loreto Lim After the recent approval by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) for a proposed memorandum of agreement extending a contract allowing the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (Bredco) to continue operating a port in the city for another 25 years, various city officials have spoken out on the significance of keeping …
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Fire guts business, residential establishment in Sipalay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fire destroyed a business and a residential establishment over the weekend in Barangay San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Senior Fire Officer Manuel Casuyon, officer-in-charge of the Sipalay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), said they received a fire call around 6:00 p.m., reporting an establishment owned by Nepomuceno Bolao …
Bacolod City teachers agree to participate in Barangay, SK polls
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental chapter of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) recently agreed to participate in the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, following a meeting between the group and Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) elections officer, Atty. Mavil Majarucon-Sia. Provincial ACT chair Gualberto Dajao said several concerns …
Interpol investigating death of Ilongga OFW found dead in Kuwait
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the remains of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Daniela Demafelis back in her hometown of Sara, Iloilo over the weekend, it was recently revealed the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) are conducting an investigation into her suspected murder. Demafelis’ body was found inside a freezer earlier this month after …
Tourist response to Duterte’s position on Boracay ‘limited’ –DOT Secretary
Sipalay City Official: More ‘big spender’ Europeans will visit Sipalay By Paulo Loreto Lim and Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a recent press conference, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo said tourist reactions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to clean up resort destination Boracay or face a shutdown if the ongoing pollution situation is …
Moises Padilla Mayor urges others to fight against the NPA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña yesterday urged other Negros Occidental mayors to participate in the campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA). The mayor said he met with Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Bureau of Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña during the recent meeting between local officials and …
MBDJ guards, inmates test negative for drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total 190 “high profile” inmates and 22 jail guards tested negative for drugs following a random drug test conducted inside the Metro Bacolod District Jail (MBDJ) last Monday. MBDJ male dormitory warden, Jail Senior Inspector Norberto Miciano, said urine samples were taken and a surprise shakedown, or ‘greyhound’ operation, …
Fake cigarettes confiscated in Bacolod City raid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several boxes of fake cigarettes were seized after the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) conducted raids in two Bacolod City barangays yesterday morning, resulting in one arrest. Police identified the arrested individual as 44-year-old Adam Mangoda, a resident of Rodriguez Baybay at …
Iloilo City crime drops by 70% in the first week of February
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) reported crime in the first week of February dropped by around 70 percent. A total 25 criminal incidents were recorded between February 2 and 8, a drop from the 84 recorded during the same period last year. ICPO operations chief, Police Superintendent Jowel Saliba, credited …
DOT supports Duterte on Boracay
By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo issued a statement earlier this week backing President Rodrigo Duterte’s position on resort destination Boracay, with the latter recently threatening to shutdown the island if the ongoing pollution situation is not resolved within six months. “The massive clean-up of Boracay is a bitter pill that …