Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, recently reported a total 297 drug personalities were arrested throughout the region between January 1 and February 5, which he credited to the updated Oplan Tokhang. Negros Occidental produced the highest number of arrests with 222. Among those apprehended, 126 were from Bacolod City. …
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Rookie cop cut in half by cane truck in La Carlota City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A rookie police officer was declared dead on the spot after he was cut in half by a cane truck in Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, late Friday evening. Police identified the fatality as Police Officer 1 (PO1) Rowell Baluyot, a 25-year-old resident of La Carlota City, …
Teachers’ organization makes demands before agreeing to man polling stations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With recent reports by the Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) claiming a lack of teachers to man polling stations for the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, the Negros Occidental chapter of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said the Comelec must address several concerns. In a …
No reason for police officers to sleep on the job –PRO-6
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to incidents in Metro Manila last week, where cops were either found drinking or sleeping inside the police stations, in addition to last March, when six Police Station 10 (PS10) cops were caught sleeping on the job, PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, said there is no …
DOLE ban on worker deployments to Kuwait begins today
President to repatriate workers within 72 hours By Paulo Loreto Lim After the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) suspended the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to Kuwait last month, following reports surrounding the deaths of several migrant workers, a “total deployment ban” will be formally ordered today, February 12, by DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello …
Bacolod City officials seek assistance from MMDA to study traffic situation
2017 Study: Metro Manila has the third worst traffic in Southeast Asia By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Administrator, Atty. John Orola, recently announced a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) technical team will be in town this month to study the current traffic situation plaguing Bacolod City. According to Orola, the technical team will …
Two-story home heavily damaged in Alijis blaze
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A two-story house was heavily damaged after it caught fire last night at Purok DC-3 in the Regent Pearl Homes Subdivision, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Fire Marshall, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, said the fire was initially reported by a concerned resident around 6:49 …
Isabela Mayor reports receiving death threats from drug lords
Police: Drug dealers now engaged in mobile distribution By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor recently revealed he has received threats to his life from suspected drug lords, claiming they are a response to his “strong stance against the illegal drug trade.” “They are not from here, they are from outside the town,” …
LWUA urges Espinosa to respect MIWD appointments
Speaking during the recent Philippine Association of Water Districts (PAWD) National Convention in Iloilo City, Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Jeci Lapus urged Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III to respect the initial makeup of the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) board of directors. Last December, Espinosa terminated the five members of the MIWD …
Foreign national may face criminal charges for social media post criticizing BTAO
Ebreo: Offender could face up to six years in jail By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After taking notice of a social media post by a foreign national depicting the image of a Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) citation ticket with profane language directed at the said office, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director Police Senior …